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Choke 
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I have more watches than I do bikes. But the coolest timekeeping piece that I have is the JLC Atmos. The clock never needs winding; it has a capsule that is filled with a special gas and temperature variations cause the capsule to expand and contract. The capsule is connected to a chain which goes to the mainspring and the expansion/contraction winds the movement. A single degree of temperature variation is enough to wind the clock for approximately two days.

This one is a 'baby Atmos' (model 526-5) and was made in the 1950s.

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