You would think after the last week in Geneva, there couldn’t possibly be any more exciting news to come out of the timekeepers’ world. Instead, Jaeger-LeCoultre saved its best release until after the horologists had left town. While the Swiss watch and clock maker was still present at Watch and Wonders 2026 (in fact unveiling the Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Tribute Enamel Hokusai Waterfalls Series, which featured in our top picks from the show), the brand also crossed the Alpine border to pitch up at Milan Design Week – bringing two new clocks with it.
The pieces, unveiled as part of Jaeger-LeCoultre’s The Perpetual Timekeeper exhibition, are the latest in the long-term collaboration with Austrian-born designer Marc Newson. Since 2008, Jaeger-LeCoultre and Newson have been reinterpreting the Atmos clock, releasing successive calibres: 561 in 2008, 566 in 2010, the first iteration of 568 in 2016, and 590 in 2022. While Atmos fans will not be disappointed with 2026’s release – with the Atmos Hybris Artistica Tellurium announced as the most complicated Atmos Calibre the brand has ever created – the collaboration has also seen Newson put his spin on the Memovox Travel Clock.
For the Atmos Artistica Tellurium, the brand has taken the Calibre 590 and upgraded it into a heavenly objet d’art that not only draws direct inspiration from the solar system, but also tracks them, too. Suspended in a glass globe, which has been engraved with a map of the constellations with 539 cabochon-cut sapphires sparkling as stars, the Calibre 590 unites a tellurium with month, season, and zodiacal calendar indications. It does so with exceptional accuracy, with the moon phase only deviating by one day every 5,770 years.
While aesthetically it looks more toned down than its 32K of sapphire Atmos counterparts, the Memovox Travel Clock is no less mechanically compelling. Newson and Jaeger-LeCoultre have taken the 1950s style (where a central disc indicates the alarm time and produces the Memovox’s distinctive, school bell-like chime), but have powered this new iteration of the travel clock with a completely new, manually wound movement, Calibre 256.
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Designed in-house by Jaeger-LeCoultre, it has an exceptionally long power reserve of 12 days (thanks to two large barrels dedicated to the timekeeping function), meaning travelers do not need to worry about rewinding the clock. There is also an additional third barrel that is used exclusively for the alarm mechanism.
Not just technically impressive on the outside, but for the exterior of the clock, Newsom worked with Schedoni, a family-run leather workshop in Modena that’s better known for its work on mid-20th century classic Italian sports cars than on its timepieces. That said, the Italian artistry and dedication to craftsmanship remain.
The clock comes with its own stand for use at home, and a tan-coloured cowhide leather pouch will ensure it’s kept protected while traveling. Those interested in acquiring either the Atmos Artistica Tellurium or the Memovox Travel Clock will need to enquire for pricing – and do so quickly. There are only 100 pieces of the Memovox available and just three examples of the Atmos.
