A beautiful electric Art Deco cabinet clock. Léon Hatot (H ATO T) 22. April 1883 in Châtillon-sur-Seine, 11. Léon Hatot studied from 1895 to 1898 at the’École d’horlogerie’ in Besançon and after’École des Beaux Arts’. In 1905 he opened a shop in Besançon for the production and engraving of watch cases made of precious metals. In 1911 he took over the company Bredillard that was located in Paris, but also continued to manufacture in his previous manufactory. From 1919 he founded a company for the production of battery-powered watches. In 1923 Marius Lavet joined in. Lavet is “Engineer des Arts et Metiers” and teacher at the “École supérieure d’électricité” and, like Hatot, passionately interested in the use of electricity in clock making and they began manufacturing the ATO clock’s. In 1925, Hatot won the Grand Prix of Exposition des Arts Décoratifs et industriels Moderne for a collection of electric clocks in Art Deco style and was named Knight of the Legion of Honor. 1929 followed the development of a novel form of self-winding wristwatches (“Rolls”), more attention excited, however, small electric clocks, the Hatot introduced at the Colonial Exhibition in 1931 for the first time. In 1933, Hatot also took over the watchmaking business of Jean Paul Garnier, which has been based in Paris for over 100 years, to expand the range of models. The fabrication was now centralized in Paris, the location in Besançon greatly reduced. Marius Lavet patented the Lavet stepper for Hatot in 1938, which is still used in quartz watches today. Hatot was especially known for his artistic design of custom-made items. He was one of the founding members of the Chronometric Society of France and also designed each year the watch trophy, which was awarded to the winner of the chronometric competition. The company Léon Hatot today belongs to the Swiss Swatch Group. Private Collection (Paris / France). Glass, nickled silver and bakelite featuring an exposed electro-magnetic pendulum. Approx 8.7 inch tall (22 cm). Not tested, overall condition is good. Netherlands : 1 week maximum Europe : 2 weeks maximum Outside Europe : 4 till 6 weeks maximum (sometimes Earlier). It is safer and faster! Good communication is the best way to solve any issues. The item “A RARE art deco CLOCK ATO LEON HATOT BAKELITE GLASS 1930s” is in sale since Thursday, October 24, 2019. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Clocks\Vintage (1930-69)\Other Vintage Clocks”. The seller is “ancient-arts.gallery” and is located in Breda. This item can be shipped worldwide.