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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110242947 | TIMEPIECE PROVIDED WITH A DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING FUNCTIONS AND/OR TIME INDICATIONS This timepiece is provided with a device for the adjustment of functions and time indications comprising a selection control (L) for each time indication which has to be adjusted and a control (T) for adjustment of the said selected time indications. At least the select... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110216630 | Electronic timepiece An electronic timepiece can reduce a burden imposed on a user who performs a manipulation for correcting the positional displacement of a pointer when a position of the pointer is displaced due to the demonstration of the pointer movement. The electronic timepiece inclu... | 09/08/2011 |
| 20110205856 | PROGRAMMABLE AND REPROGRAMMABLE MECHANICAL MEMORY WHEEL FOR A TIMEPIECE The invention concerns a programmable and reprogrammable mechanical memory wheel (30) for a timepiece, including a wheel (31) that is mobile about an axis of rotation (33). It is wherein it includes a mobile heart-piece... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110205855 | DEVICE FOR ELECTROMECHANICAL WATCH FOR DETERMINING THE MOMENT AT WHICH AND THE DIRECTION IN WHICH A TIME INDICATION HAS TO BE CORRECTED Device for electromechanical watch (1) allowing an electronic control circuit of the watch (1) movement to determine the moment at which and the direction in which an indication showing a magnitude of time has to be corrected, said device including a wheel... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110090768 | Watch A watch with a drive by which a gear train of a digital display having one or more number disks driven in rotation in cyclical steps and a manually actuatable disk adjusting mechanism. A drive wheel is advanced rotationally in steps by the drive of the watch and rotatio... | 04/21/2011 |
| 20110044140 | Manual Device for Adjusting and/or Controlling a Function of a Timepiece Manual device for adjusting and/or controlling a function of a timepiece comprising a case 2 housing a horological movement, said manual device comprising a rod 3 and a retractable crown 4 mounted in said case, and such that the crown comprises a cy... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20090296534 | HAND POSITION DETECTING DEVICE When detecting a rotational position of a seconds hand, it is determined whether data stored in a register in correspondence with a supply state of a drive current previously supplied to a coil of a stepping motor is “0”. When the data is “0”, the rotational pos... | 12/03/2009 |
| 20090296533 | HAND POSITION DETECTING DEVICE AND HAND POSITION CONTROL METHOD A solar panel determines whether or not a wristwatch is in darkness. When the darkness has continued for a predetermined time period, e.g., for 61-70 minutes, it is determined that the wristwatch is not in use and set in a sleep state. Out of seconds, center and hour ha... | 12/03/2009 |
| 20080247277 | CORRECTION DEVICE FOR TIMEPIECE DISPLAY MECHANISM AND WHEEL FITTED THERETO The invention concerns a correction device (10) for a timepiece display mechanism of the type including a display member (12) fitted with a toothing (16) of pitch P, the correction device (10) including a pinion (26) provided with a to... | 10/09/2008 |
| 20080186808 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH A TOUCHSCREEN DISPLAYING AN ANALOG CLOCK An electronic device, such as a mobile terminal, includes a touchscreen display and a control unit for operating responsive to user contact with the display. The control unit is configured to display an analog clock, detect user contact with the display, and adjust disp... | 08/07/2008 |
| 20080025156 | Time Correction Device, Timepiece Having a Time Correction Device, and Time Correction Method A time correction device has a reception unit that receives satellite signals transmitted from positioning information satellites orbiting the Earth; a time correction information storage unit that stores time correction information for correcting time information produ... | 01/31/2008 |
| 20060193209 | Watch A watch is offered in which there is no danger that the waterproofness is impaired by manipulation of the crown. The watch permits replacements of parts around the crown in a case where the threadedly locking function has deteriorated. The watch is based on a watch in w... | 08/31/2006 |
| 20050276166 | Method for synchronising an analog display of a timepiece with its electronic time base The method of synchronising the analogue display (41) of a timepiece (40), including an electronic time base (64), is achieved using proximity sensors (60, 62) respectively associated with wheels (46, 48) each having an aperture (54... | 12/15/2005 |
