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The Atmos 561 is an interesting clock to say the least. The energy required to power the clock comes from temperature variation, as long as there is 1-degree Centigrade of variation between 15-degrees and 30-degrees in a given day, the clock will have all the power that it needs for a full two days of operation.

I have no idea what the Atmos 561 by Marc Newson costs, but considering the fact that it is designed by Marc Newson, suspended in a bubble block of Baccarat crystal, and designed to run for years without human intervention, it would probably be safe to assume that it is expensive.

Read on for some more photos and an explanation of the unique power source.

According to Watchismo Times:

Its power source is a hermetically sealed capsule containing a mixture of gas and liquid ethyl chloride, which expands into an expansion chamber as the temperature rises, compressing a spiral spring; with a fall in temperature the gas condenses and the spring slackens. This motion constantly winds the mainspring. A variation in temperature of only one degree in the range between 15 and 30 degrees Celsius is sufficient for two days’ operation.

[Antiquorum via Watchismo Times]

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