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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7431495 | Damping device, particularly for a wrist-watch A damping device, more particularly for a watchcase, includes a case (1) the back (7) of which has an extension provided with a groove (13) holding a gasket (14). The device further includes a support (2, 3) the lower segment (2... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7403450 | Timepiece A timepiece having an external case, a sound source disposed inside the external case, an internal filter that is gas permeable and waterproof and is disposed opposite with a gap to the external case and the sound source, and a communication opening that communicate... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7357569 | Crown lock structure and timepiece having crown lock structure A crown lock structure for a timepiece has a crown having an inner surface provided with a threaded section and a connecting assembly for removably connecting the crown to a case of the timepiece. The connecting assembly comprises a tubular member for integral conne... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7350969 | Watchcase with rotating cover-bezel The watchcase includes a middle part (3) closed by a back cover (5) delimiting a housing (7) provided for receiving a watch movement (9) including at least one off-centre display (10, 12). The external surface is entirely covered b... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7277360 | Ratchet assembly device for fitting a back cover and/or a bezel onto a watch case middle An elastic assembly joined to at least one side face of one of the members to be assembled is engaged by elastic deformation with a ratchet fastening element fixedly connected to the other member to be assembled. These elastic assemblies are constituted by an elonga... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7274520 | Magnification device for timepiece The device consists in compensating for the distortion of the characters marked on the dial caused by a lens, by writing the characters with a reverse pin cushion or barrel distortion. ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7234858 | Watch case The invention relates to a watch case comprising a case middle (16), a bezel (18) mounted so that it can turn on the middle and defining between them an annular chamber (36) and a gap (40) open towards the outside of the case, a glass ( | 06/26/2007 |
| 7182508 | Linking device between a rim and a case of watch This device comprises a first axial retention shoulder secured to the case, adjacent to a cylindrical seat, a second, opposite axial retention shoulder formed by one face of an annular groove secured to the rim, an annular retention element made of polymer bearing a... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7149153 | Watch whose case includes a back cover or cover with a bayonet fitting for manual opening In an electronic watch containing an electric battery assembly of large size, particularly a battery assembly including several batteries or accumulators (41, 42), the diameter of a removable cover (20) closing a large bottom opening of the back cover ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7111977 | Portable watch To provide a portable watch enabling components exchange around a crown while retaining the waterproof capability of a winding-stem-pipe attachment section when the screw lock capability is reduced. A winding stem pipe is screwed into a pipe-attachment hole of a cas... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7016263 | Device for data input into a portable object The invention concerns a device for data entry into a portable object, in particular a watch, with display screen comprising a control button (1) consisting of an elastic mass (2) wherein is housed a permanent magnet (3) and a positioning analog... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6971789 | Timepiece A thin timepiece having a module stably fixed therein has a case integrated with a wrist band and a case back, the case having an opening portion on a front surface side thereof, a module having a housing formed of a resin and a timepiece movement held by the housin... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6788623 | Wrist watch To provide a wrist watch having a small rim width while ensuring the strength of a glass rim. A movement with hands and a dial plate is assembled into a barrel from a side of a glass rim. A water-proof packing is arranged between a glass rim and the barrel. Machine ... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6762976 | Wristwatch case There is disposed a middle comprising a metallic inner middle (20) in which a movement (30) is housed, and a metallic outer middle (21) covering at least a part of the inner middle, and an elastic shock absorber (35) disposed between the ... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6636458 | Waterproof timer A waterproof electronic kitchen timer having a casing that can withstand gentle washing under a kitchen faucet for removal by detergents of grease and other soils.... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6213635 | Method for making a watch case An element made of elastomeric material (9) is made by overmoulding between the middle part (2) of a watch case and a support ring, in particular a casing ring (3) intended to support the watch movement. This allows the constraints of the inner form and i... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6200019 | Device for locking the rotatable bezel of watches, especially underwater watches, and for rendering the winding button watertight A device for locking the rotatable bezel of a watch and for rendering the winding button thereof watertight comprises a plastic washer connected to a flat surface of said button, coaxially thereto, so as to engage with circumferential knurling of the rota... | 03/13/2001 |
| 5726626 | Waterproof acoustic alarm safety device embodied in a wristwatch The invention concerns an acoustic alarm safety device comprising a case (2), a vibrating element (20) associated to a membrane (22) so as to make it vibrate, electrical means for providing a control signal to said vibrating element, and means (18) for ac... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5696741 | Timepiece including a fluid resistant container assembled in a metallic case The invention concerns a timepiece, specifically a wrist watch, including a fluid resistant container (19) provided with a framework (20) of plastic material housing the horometric components. Such fluid resistant container (19) is closed by a crystal (22... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5610878 | Desiccation capsule and article provided with said capsule Desiccation capsule (20) for the interior (32) of an article comprising a first compartment (27) containing a desiccant (30). One wall (22) of the first compartment is perforated by a first opening (25) obturated by a semi-permeable membrane or a filter (... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5598383 | Watch with double thread coupling device A watch with improved water-proof and pressure-resistance characteristics is disclosed. It comprises: (a) a casing, a bottom cover affixed to the casing, a screw winding crown, and a receiving port on the casing for receiving the screw winding crown; (b) ... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5521889 | Watch having a fluid-tight rotary crystal or crystal-bezel unit The crystal-bezel unit (1, 20) allows dismantling of the timepiece from above and can be moved rotatingly relative to a caseband (4), where a joining gasket (10) including at least one active portion is disposed between the crystal-bezel unit and the case... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5467325 | Watch case A watch case (M) including a caseband (1) and a back cover (4) which can be engaged with and clamped in the caseband by imparting a rotational movement to the back cover (4) through a predetermined angle (Ω) around an axis of closure (O--O'). The back co... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5396473 | Timepiece including a power cell compartment closed by a gasket seal The invention concerns a timepiece of the type including: a case (2); a power cell compartment (4) formed by a housing (6) arranged in the interior of the case (2) so as to receive an electrical energy source formed by a power cell (P); and means for clos... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5321670 | Timepiece comprising a rotatable bezel A timepiece includes a case (2), a crystal (10) fixedly mounted on the case (2) and a rotatable bezel (16) guided in rotation relative to the crystal (10) and said case (2), said bezel (16) furthermore being associated with a ratchet mechanism (M) and is ... | 06/14/1994 |
| 4626108 | Wristwatch with seal A wristwatch comprises an outer case having a longitudinal retaining bore. A hollow, generally cylindrical plastic seal is disposed in the bore. The seal includes upper and lower portions, the lower portion being of reduced diameter. The upper portion inc... | 12/02/1986 |
| 4561783 | Watchcase The watchcase has the upper face of its caseband wholly covered by the glass composed of: an outer plate of transparent material; a smaller transparent plate centrally glued to the inner face of the outer plate for securing the glass to the caseband by it... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4558956 | Water-tight watch The watch has at the top edge of its case, on opposite sides, flanges which project radially inwards and the underside of which is at a distance from the watch-glass edge. To close the watch and press the watch glass against a packing resting on an inner ... | 12/17/1985 |
| 4548514 | Wristwatch having tubular seal and method for assembly A wristwatch includes an assembly comprising a hard plastic seal in the form of a hollow tube in which are mounted a crystal, a movement and face, and a bottom cover. That assembly is inserted as a unit into the bottom end of an opening of a clamping ring... | 10/22/1985 |
| 4545688 | Watch case having synthetic material seals between detachable parts thereof The watch case comprising a middle (2) containing a lining (4) and a back (9) detachably mounted in a lower opening of the middle by means of a pressure device. A band (12) of synthetic material constituting a seal is formed on the periphery of the openin... | 10/08/1985 |
| 4529323 | Leak resistant watch casing having annular elastic element surrounding a casing ring which centers the watch movement relative to the casing A leak resistant watch casing is designed to accomodate a thin movement. It comprises a casing ring (7) supporting the movement (5) around which an elastic binding (10) is removably mounted. The binding is of rectangular cross section with the smaller sid... | 07/16/1985 |
| 4505598 | Case for a clock A case or housing for a clock, particularly for use in moist rooms, has a cup-shaped dome portion with an opening that is closed by a cover glass at the side of the observer and while a rear portion is closed by a back cover. A support plate which is prov... | 03/19/1985 |
| 4497584 | Wrist watch case with vulcanized gasket A case body is fixed to a glass by means of an interposed ring of a vulcanizable elastomer, this ring being bonded by vulcanization either directly to the glass or to a metallized coating applied to the glass, as well as to the upper surface of the case b... | 02/05/1985 |
| 4497583 | Fluid-tight watch case with U-shaped bezel A bezel (6) is composed of two parts (12 and 13) which may be formed by machining and are thereafter joined to one another by welding, soldering, brazing, or cementing. A peripheral rib (14) of a wall (2) of the case back (1) extends within the U-shaped p... | 02/05/1985 |
| 4496248 | Structure for a watch case made of cemented carbide A structure of a watch case, which comprises a watchglass, a case band member composed of a cemented carbide alloy and having a flange formed at an upper portion thereof and an annular surface formed at a lower portion of the flange, a watchglass supporti... | 01/29/1985 |
| 4490052 | Watchcase A watchcase (1) comprising essentially a body (15) to the top surface of which is held a flat crystal (2) by means of fixation members (4) providing grooves in which the edges of the crystal are secured after having been laterally engaged therein, and a s... | 12/25/1984 |
| 4479724 | Water-resisting structure for a watch A water-resistant device for a watchcase of a diver's watch having a case body, a back and a glass. The device comprises an O-ring for sealing the watchcase, an annular leaf spring having an elasticity in the axial direction of the watchcase, and a bezel ... | 10/30/1984 |
| 4473305 | Watchcase having resilient snap-fit for rigid crystal A watchcase (1) comprises a flat crystal (3) of hard material held by pressure between elastically deformable opposite side walls (4) of a recess (5) formed at the top of the body (2) of the watchcase. The bottom face (8) of the crystal (3) compresses a s... | 09/25/1984 |
| 4459039 | Pressure compensated watch enclosure At the time of the casing of a watch in the back of which a diaphragm (19) is placed, an insulating and inert transparent liquid is caused to penetrate into the interior of the case by placing the whole in an enclosure under negative pressure. The air is ... | 07/10/1984 |
| 4421423 | Watertight wrist-watch casing The bottom of the watertight wrist-watch casing is composed of a metallic piece (1) having its edges (2) bent up at right angles, and of a thin elastomer layer (3) lining the inner face of piece (1), to which it strongly adheres by means of a metal/elasto... | 12/20/1983 |
