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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7862226 | Watch with a function indicator The dial (4) of the watch is fitted with an indicator (10), preferably with a hand (11), which displays the function fulfilled by a control crown (8), respectively, in each axial position of the crown, including a highly water resistant p... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7794138 | Device for operating an electronic multifunctional device An operating mechanism of a multifunctional device which can be worn on the wrist and has a housing with integrated electronics. The operating mechanism is integrated into the housing and has an operating element which is a one-piece or multi-piece setting stem. The... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7731416 | Time-setting member for a time indicator During normal use, the time indicator (2) is driven by a mechanism (3) controlled by the gear train (4) of the timepiece. This mechanism is arranged for uncoupling the gear train from the indicator when the time-setting member (1) is actu... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7654731 | Timepiece comprising an improved time-setting device According to the invention, the time-setting device (18) of the timepiece includes a time-setting lever (62) which carries a coupling device (64) and the pivoting of which is controlled between an uncoupled position and a coupled position corres... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7563020 | Control stem device for a watch The control stem device for a watch includes a first stem (1) rotating about its longitudinal axis and provided with means (32) for securing it to a manual control crown on the exterior of the watch, and a second stem (2), substantially parallel... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7540655 | Automatic setting device A setting device (1) includes an outer crown body (11), an inner crown body (12) firmly connected to this, a coupling (13,14) mounted at the inner crown body, as well as a crown sleeve (15) at least partly enveloping the inner crow... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7520664 | Timepiece apparatus A timepiece apparatus (10) comprising: a rotatable shaft (30) operatively connected to a magnet (40); a magnetic detection device (50) to detect a magnetic field of the magnet (40) when proximal to the magnetic detection device ( | 04/21/2009 |
| 7494269 | Timepiece movement A timepiece movement is disclosed in which a hand-setting stem is oriented in the longitudinal direction of the movement and that includes a relatively short portion inside the movement. A pull-out piece may be mounted pivotably on the frame of the movement and carr... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7441945 | Multifunction coaxial corrector device The device includes a single external control member including a pusher (10) whose head (11) and tube (13) are assembled on either side of a control button (15) which can manoeuvre a rack (35). The driving arm (49) of a leve... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7443769 | Timepiece with a striking work including dual function locking lever The timepiece includes a striking mechanism (20) which includes a mobile part (60, 70), and a time-setting mechanism (16). The time-setting mechanism (16) cooperates via a first arm (72) with the mobile part (60) of the stri... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7404667 | Magnetic control device for timepiece The magnetic control device (1) for a timepiece comprises a sealed tube (3) which comprises a blind end inserted into an opening of the timepiece, whereas the other end of the tube opens towards the outside. A control stem (12) is provided in or... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7360944 | Control device with a disengageable crown for a wristwatch A device includes a supporting tube fixed at the case of a watch, a drive shaft with teeth extending inside the supporting tube for controlling at least one function of the watch, a crown having a crown's head and a tube with teeth integral with the crown's head tha... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7350968 | Case for a watch movement A watch case for an analog watch movement has a housing and a setting ring in a rotatably moveable and axially slideable relationship. The setting ring is coupled with a setting stem of the analog watch for rotation of the setting stem by rotation of the setting rin... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7329042 | Watch crown with anti-rotation gasket There is provided a watch in which a crown and associated parts, excluding a winding stem pipe, can be replaced when the screw locking function is impaired. The watch includes a case band having a pipe attachment hole, a winding stem pipe, a ring gasket made of elas... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7322741 | Second hand reset device for a timepiece A setting device for a timepiece comprising a second-indicating element (1) and at least one other time-indicating element comprises a first manual control element (2) that can occupy a neutral position and a position for setting the other time-indicat... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7287901 | Reverser mechanism for uni-directional rotational driving of a wheel set The mechanism includes, mounted to rotate freely on an arbour 6, a driving wheel (5) driven by an oscillating drive pinion (3) and a driven wheel (7) meshed with the first wheel set (1) of a kinematic chain and comprising a dome ( | 10/30/2007 |
| 7278782 | Analog electronic clock having reset current conductive structure To provide a reset current conductive path between a reset lever and an overhang of a printed circuit board without using a conductive part such as a metal pin and without bending a distal end portion of the reset lever. When a movement is assembled, an overhang pat... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7275860 | Display correcting mechanism and timepiece having display correcting mechanism A timepiece has a train wheel, a display member for undergoing rotation in accordance with rotation of the train wheel, and a display correcting mechanism for correcting a display content of the display member. The display correcting mechanism has a corrector settin... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7272077 | Watch with digital display Watch with digital display capable of being adjusted by a control device sensitive to rotation and to axial pressure. The watch comprises two lines of alphanumeric characters, of which one is used exclusively for displaying the current time and the other is used exc... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7255473 | Portable timepiece To provide a portable timepiece having high durability constructed by a constitution capable of promoting operability of attaching and detaching a crown and holding a crown in an unoperated state so as not to rotate the crown unpreparedly. In a winding stem pipe att... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7244062 | Device for stopping the balance during the time-setting of a tourbillon watch The stop second device during precise time-setting of a watch fitted with a tourbillon (1) comprises mobile elements such as levers (14, 15, 16) mounted in the carriage (2) of the tourbillon, each of said mobile elements being returned by a retu... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7182507 | Portable timepiece To provide a portable timepiece capable of interchanging a part at a surrounding of a crown when a screw lock function is deteriorated. A premise is established by a portable timepiece screwing to lock a crown urged in a direction of separating from a case body by a... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7134783 | Device for adjusting a time indicator The device for adjusting a time indicator includes a gear train (1), the kinematic chain of which includes a sliding pinion (2) driven by a driving wheel set (3). The sliding pinion drives a driven wheel set (4) when the driving wheel set... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7111979 | Control device with multiple axial positions for electronic apparatus The present invention concerns a control device for electronic apparatus of the electronic stem type, adapted to be shifted between a plurality of axial positions. According to one preferred embodiment, the stem (1), with axis X, has four different axial posi... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7106661 | Calendar timepiece A calendar timepiece has a main plate, a time indicator mounted on the main plate for undergoing rotational movement to indicate time information, a date indicator mounted for undergoing rotation to indicate date information, and a date indicator driving wheel mount... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7083325 | Control mechanism for watch part The invention relates to a control mechanism for a timepiece of the type comprising a frame (10) defining a reference plane and, secured to this frame: a control rod (12) furnished with an annular groove (14) h... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7075800 | Timepiece equipped with a device for displaying two time zones This timepiece is equipped with a device for displaying two different time zones and comprises three display units (1, 2, 3) driven by the minutes geartrain of the timepiece, two units (2, 3) comprising only means (5, 7, 6, 9) for indicating the... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7027362 | Multifunctional rotating ring in a timepiece A timepiece having a display for displaying a digit provided on a ring which itself has a plurality of digits provided thereon, wherein the timepiece comprises an integrated circuit operable in at least (i) a date display mode and (ii) a counting mode; a gearing ass... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7025494 | Wrist-portable apparatus A wrist-portable apparatus has a case housing a rotational display member and an operational shaft for undergoing rotational movement and sliding movement relative to the case so that the operational shaft may be axially displaced between a pushed-in position, in wh... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7023762 | Date display assembly for an analog timepiece A date display assembly for a timepiece, wherein the timepiece comprises a casing, an hour wheel that is rotationally engaged with a meshing wheel, and a display window for displaying a date, the date display assembly comprising an outer date ring having a plurality... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6994466 | Timepiece with time correction mechanism In order to position a clutch plate 20 in a first angular position, in which teeth 2a of a second gear 2 mesh with a pinion 3b of a third gear 3, an abutment 21 and a projection 12 are provided on the cl... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6980488 | Device for winding and setting the time of a timepiece such as a date-watch including a date disc The present invention concerns a device for winding and setting the time of a timepiece such as a date watch (1) including a date disc (14), characterized in that the device includes a crown (12) arranged in the top plane of the watch (1)... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6948845 | Mechanical timepiece A storage device comprises a first seconds wheel, engaging with a mainspring, and a second seconds wheel, a setting wheel for connecting these two seconds wheels, a yoke on which said setting wheel is pivotably mounted, the pivot axis of this yoke and that of the se... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6939034 | Mechanism for the transmission of axial and rotative movements between two offset axles The mechanism for transmission of axial and rotative movements between two portions of a stem with offset axes, includes a movable assembly movable axially. The section portion of the stem carries a second pinion and is pivoted on said movable assembly but it is axi... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6935773 | Operating unit for the setting devices of a watch and watches incorporating such a unit An operating unit adapted to be incorporated into a watch with a main setting device, which comprises at least two engagement positions, namely one rest position and at least one pulled position, and with at least one auxiliary setting device. The invention is also ... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6918694 | Control mechanism for the setting devices of a watch and watches incorporating such a mechanism A control mechanism adapted to be incorporated into a watch with a main setting device, which comprises at least two engagement positions, namely one rest position and at least one pulled position, and with at least one auxiliary setting device. The invention is als... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6902169 | Sealed crown for watch casing The sealing device for a control member (17) is provided with a shaft (16) passing through a sealed casing and comprising a tube (1) driven into a bore (3) of the casing (4) . A shaft (16) of the control member (17) i... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6896403 | Mode selecting assembly for a timepiece The mode selecting assembly comprises a flexible hand, coupled to a frame in the casing, that has extending therefrom fingers that are sufficiently deflectable so as to deflect from first positions where they are not in contact with associated pads on a circuit boar... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6846104 | Tourbillion A tourbillon for a watch having a setting device for setting the hands of the watch includes a circular balance wheel that can swivel about a swivel axis. In addition, an escapement is provided that consists of a pallet and an escape wheel, the balance wheel and the... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6779916 | Electronic timepiece having reset lever with bush To provide an electronic timepiece in which there is not a concern of bending a bearing portion of a train wheel by a reset lever and there is not a concern of impairing the bearing portion when hands are set. An electronic timepiece is provided with a reset lever. ... | 08/24/2004 |
