I bought mine for $250 at an estate sale 2 yrs ago. Sent it off to a hack who claimed expertise with a fancy website etc, but it was actually his father who was the expert. Lesson learned. Got my money back after two months and had to fix it myself. Internet info is quite thin but the revelation for me was a technical paper written a few years ago on the technology of this clock. That one document equaled all the combined information on the internet.
If your a technical geek like me, the paper is at this link:
https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/mecheng_pubs/8/
Anyway, it is very true that temp and stable placement are CRITICAL to a well running Atmos. You'll never see one running on time at a JLC store or show. The conditions are too variable.
I will say this, the JLC store reps love this clock. It's sort of the faberge egg of their business. 2017 Retail was $8,100 new. No kidding. The Swiss govt still gives these out to visiting dignitaries.
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