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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110235475 | SHOCK ABSORBING MEMBER FOR WRISTWATCH AND WRISTWATCH A shock absorbing member for a wristwatch including a wristwatch case whose side portions are provided with a pair of bands and an operation member positioned avoiding the pair of bands, and back surface has a case back attached thereto. This shock absorbing member is m... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110032804 | WRIST MOUNTED WATCHCASE HAVING SEPARABLE MAIN BODY AND SURROUNDING PROTECTIVE FRAME AND WRISTWATCH INCORPORATING SAME A watch includes a watch movement, a dial supported on the watch movement, hands moveable by the watch movement with a watch case receiving the watch movement. The watch case includes a cylindrical main body configured to receive the watch movement therein, a bezel supp... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20100323154 | Multifunction Cushion Apparatus for Wristwatches and Wristwatch Bands and Methods Thereof An improved multifunction cushion apparatus for wristwatches and associated bands used by the individual watch wearer by attaching the inventive pad to the back of the wristwatch casing and to the back of the wristwatch band. A pad or a pad and associated cross members ... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100302913 | Wrist Watch Including a Reversibility Device The invention relates to a reversible watch housing (1) against which is provided on both sides a removable member (2, 2′) including the horns (3) of said housing (1). Each member (2, 2′) is connected to the watch housing (1... | 12/02/2010 |
| 20100142332 | Portable watch A wristwatch having a lid marking on a back lid which is screwed into a body is predicted. The body includes a lid mounting portion, and a lid receiving portion includes a thread and lid receiving surface on the side of an interior of the body with respect to the thread... | 06/10/2010 |
| 20100135128 | Timepiece (Clockwork Part) The band attachment device (1) and the closed case (17) together form the housing of the wristwatch. The device (1) is a perforated construction, the central part (2) of which contains the closed case (17) and the side parts (3 ... | 06/03/2010 |
| 20100039905 | Wristwatch with Concave Glass Lens and Dial A wristwatch that includes a concave lens and concave dial contained within a bezel and housing. The concave shape of the lens causes the upper most surface of the wristwatch to be the bezel, so the upper surface of the lens cannot be scratch if the user places the watc... | 02/18/2010 |
| 20090303843 | Wristwatch featuring a case the back of which can house a stone in contact with the skin The present invention provides a wristwatch the case back of which is designed as a seat for a stone of the same shape and size and the stone is fitted to the case by a ring, which allows the stone to project a few millimeters so that the stone is in contact with the sk... | 12/10/2009 |
| 20090257323 | Watch with rotatable case A rotatable wrist watch is provided. The rotatable wrist watch includes a watch case, a dial, a crown, an outer periphery, a wrist strap and a spindle. The watch case has an exterior and an interior. The exterior includes two opposing faces and a side portion. A dial is... | 10/15/2009 |
| 20090231961 | TIME PIECE FORMING A NAVIGATION AID FOR PILOTS AND SEAMEN Timepiece, particularly of the wristwatch (1) type, forming a navigational aid for aviators or navigators, characterized in that it includes at least two concentric bezels (38, 46), at least one (46) of which rotates, one of said bezels (46) ... | 09/17/2009 |
| 20090059735 | Timepiece Incorporating Wristband Contact Elements A wrist-worn timepiece may have a case, a timing element, a wristband, and a contact element. The timing element is located within the case. The wristband extends outward from the case and defines an aperture. The contact element is secured to the wristband and has an o... | 03/05/2009 |
| 20090059734 | Timepiece With Stabilizing Bezel A wrist-worn timepiece may have a case, a timing element, and a wristband. The case includes a body, a crystal, and a bezel. The body may define a depression and a channel. The timing element is positioned within the depression, and the channel is located to extend at l... | 03/05/2009 |
| 20090040881 | Portable apparatus and portable timepiece A wristwatch (portable apparatus) is provided with a wristwatch exterior (apparatus exterior) having a through hole, a pipe, a push button, a coil spring, and a packing in a ring-like shape. The pipe is formed by providing an outwardly arranged cylinder portion having a... | 02/12/2009 |
| 20080310260 | Modular watch and device for securing a watch strap to a watch casing A modular watchcase having a substantially hollow protective casing configured to hold a watch mechanism allowing passage for at least one watch control projection and a frame member configured to surround the casing and having anchor elements for the attachment of a wa... | 12/18/2008 |
| 20080198704 | Methods and Systems for Providing a Moveable Cover for a Timepiece Embodiments of the invention can provide systems and methods for providing a moveable cover for a timepiece. In one embodiment, a timepiece includes a housing with a display face capable of displaying a time. The timepiece can also include a plurality of covers each cap... | 08/21/2008 |
| 20080068932 | Wrist watch for monitoring diabetes A diabetes monitoring watch is shown with a computing system located in the watch, including a glucose monitoring system, a pulse rate monitor, a body temperature monitor, and an alert system. The system looks at the glucose level, the body temperature, and the heart ra... | 03/20/2008 |
| 20080049560 | Watch casing integrally formed with watch band A watch band construction in which the watch band itself forms at least a part of a watch casing. The watch band includes an integral casing portion that forms at least a part of a casing assembly for the watch. The casing portion of the watch band can then be securely ... | 02/28/2008 |
| 20080025152 | Equipment case, wrist watch case, and radio controlled watch An equipment case for use in an electronic device such as a radio wave wrist watch case comprises a metal case body, a metal back cover, a spacer member, and a ring member. The case body has an opening and houses an antenna inside the case body. The back cover covers th... | 01/31/2008 |
| 20070201317 | Regulating element for wristwatch and mechanical movement comprising one such regulating element Regulating element for wristwatch comprising: a balance, a magnetic return member for returning the balance to at least one stable equilibrium position, and an escapement for maintaining the oscillation of the balance around the equilibrium position. ... | 08/30/2007 |
| 20070194066 | Article of apparel incorporating a covered electronic device An article of apparel is disclosed that includes a covered electronic device. The apparel is at least partially formed from a material element that defines an aperture. The electronic device is locatable within the aperture and secured to the material element. A materia... | 08/23/2007 |
| 20070159930 | Thumb anchored watch for runners An improved watch for sports personnel which comprises a watchcase, a wrist loop extending from one side of case and a thumb loop extending from opposite side of the case. The watchcase houses a watch mechanism, a display and control buttons. The watch can be worn by a ... | 07/12/2007 |
| 20060203621 | Ornamental article The ornamental article is a bangle or ring which can house a watch or item of jewelry. The article has two or more planar portions fixed at a 90° angle and a display area that spans the surface of at least two of the planar portions to form a continuous angled display ... | 09/14/2006 |
| 20060171261 | Device whereby a wristwatch in particular is rendered reversible and interchangeable relative to a holder The aim of the present invention is to provide a device whereby various wristwatch movements can be fitted to a single strap, meaning that the watch can be replaced or reversed quickly without opening the strap or case. This aim is achieved by means of a device whereby ... | 08/03/2006 |
| 20060171258 | Wave timepiece To provide a wave timepiece that can suppress deterioration of reception sensitivity of an antenna provided with a magnetic core and a coil to the minimum. A wave timepiece 1 has an antenna which includes a magnetic core member made in such a manner that soft mag... | 08/03/2006 |
| 20060164921 | Radio-controlled wrist watch with metal dial A radio-controlled wrist watch includes a watch case in which are housed a brass dial and a signal-receiving antenna, such as a lamellar antenna. The dial defines a center axis, and the antenna is spaced at an axial distance from the dial of more than 0.5 mm, e.g., 1 to... | 07/27/2006 |
| 20060164924 | Timepiece movement holding structure and timepiece It is an object of the present invention to provide a timepiece movement holding structure and a timepiece which make it possible to realize a design that is elongated in the longitudinal direction or the lateral direction. The timepiece movement holding structure compr... | 07/27/2006 |
| 20060146654 | Wristwatch comprising one-piece elastic strap The invention relates to a wristwatch having functional components and a one-piece spring strap consisting of an elastic metal strip (12) possessing two stable states, in one of which it is straight and in the other of which it is coiled. Its functional component... | 07/06/2006 |
| 20060126445 | Reversible watch The invention concerns a device enabling reversibility and interchangeability of an object, such as a watch and a wrist watch, comprising at least one reversible and interchangeable element (110, 111) including a cavity (120, 121) and a removable projectin... | 06/15/2006 |
| 20060114752 | Bracelet fastening device for watches and jewels Bracelet fastening device for watches and jewels allowing the user to change the bracelet rapidly and without tool. The bracelet strand (3) is held by the horns (1) of the base element (9) that are not parallel to one another and that form a necking... | 06/01/2006 |
| 20060114751 | Water-resistant portable apparatus comprising an electroacoustic transducer The present invention concerns a water-resistant portable apparatus including a case in which there is mounted an electroacoustic transducer separated from an inlet cavity in a water-resistant manner by a deformable membrane. This inlet cavity is arranged in said case i... | 06/01/2006 |
| 20060034161 | Watch Watch (1), comprising a case (2, 7), at least one watch movement (13, 14) located in the case, and at least one display (3, 4) to display the time of day or other information, wherein at least one section of the watch (7) is movable, s... | 02/16/2006 |
| 20060018202 | Reversible watch Reversible watch, comprising a case (1) provided with a first face (10) for displaying first time indications and a second face (11) opposite said first face. A turning-over mechanism (20, 21, 22, 23) allows the case (1) to be turned o... | 01/26/2006 |
| 20050270910 | Watch The invention relates to a timekeeping apparatus having a hidden compartment. The compartment can contain permanent or removable psychological message and/or printed messages. The messages can be printed messages, digital messages, recordable audio messages and aromatic... | 12/08/2005 |
| 20050265125 | Wrist-worn communications apparatus A watch of the communications apparatus is worn on a user's wrist by bands. A support member pivoted on the band is then turned so as to extend in the transverse direction of the bands. A speaker unit is provided on the support member so as to face in a transverse direc... | 12/01/2005 |
| 20050259521 | Locking hinge device for a watchcase A locking hinge device for a watchcase comprises an upper case and a lower case, the upper case having at least one lug projectively formed at one side and provided with a through hole therein, and the lower case having at least one lug projectively formed at a position... | 11/24/2005 |
| 20050254353 | Timepiece with pushbuttons The timepiece comprises at least one pushbutton (9), at least one control member actuable by the pushbutton (9) and a device (10) for locking the pushbutton (9), and is characterized in that the locking device (10) is arranged to permi... | 11/17/2005 |
| 20050249050 | Watch comprising an electronic information-storage unit in the base of the case thereof The invention relates to watches, generally wristwatches, whose cases incorporate electronic modules for storing information that comprise an integrated circuit connected to an antenna consisting of a coil and are able to communicate by radio signals with a reading and/... | 11/10/2005 |
| 20050237863 | Watchcase adapted for a removable ornamental top The invention relates to a watchcase comprising: (a) a lower case characterized by a first annular recess for receiving an optically transparent cylinder and a timepiece support for receiving a timepiece mechanism; (b) an upper case characterized by (i) on the bottom su... | 10/27/2005 |
| 20050195692 | Watch with a container The invention relates to a watch housing comprising a body made in two parts (2, 3), connected one to the other. The one of the two parts (2) guarantees the function of a watch whilst the second part (3), connected to the bracelet, comprises means f... | 09/08/2005 |
| 20050162984 | Timepiece with integral molded wristband A bracelet-style watch having a case, a wristband formed integral with the case, and three separating element is disclosed. The separating elements, located on the case and wristband, form a space between the timepiece and the wrist. The space permits air to freely ente... | 07/28/2005 |
