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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7712954 | Device for assembling a touch-type crystal on a case The crystal (10), in the inner surface of which contact zones (17) are structured, includes close to its edge a hollow (14) machined in one of its faces (11, 12) or a groove (25) machined in its thickness and provided with an ename... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7581873 | Watch crystal having an optical effect and watch fitted with such a crystal The invention concerns a watch including a case fitted with a glass and containing display means able to be observed through the glass, characterised in that said glass is made from a plate formed of a fiber optic group. ... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7384189 | Watch including means for improving the shock resistance of the crystal The invention proposes a watch comprising a case which includes a middle part, a crystal and a display dial. The crystal includes an outer radial collar which abuts axially against the middle part and which is held axially against the middle part by means of a bezel... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7347619 | Watch assembly having a dial integrally formed in the watch-glass A watch assembly includes a case, a movement provided at an inner side of the case, hands coupled to the movement for indicating hours, minutes, and seconds, and a watch-glass provided at the case, the watch-glass having a dial so that the hands indicate a character... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7167689 | Crystal for a telephone watch The telephone watch includes a crystal (1) including a keyboard (2) formed in particular of a plurality of capacitive sensors (3) disposed under the crystal. This crystal includes a thick zone (4) at its center and a thinned zone (5 | 01/23/2007 |
| 7144151 | Electronic wrist device The invention relates to a wrist device, particularly to a fastening mechanism of a cover part and a plastic body part of the wrist device. The fastening mechanism comprises a fastening structure, which in turn comprises a projecting grip structure extending at leas... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7083326 | Adjustable watch crystal apparatus An adjustable watch crystal apparatus includes a watch body, a flexible lens having a changeable amount of curvature, and means for adjusting the amount of curvature of the flexible lens. The flexible lens is positioned upwardly adjacent a watch face for adjustably ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7038976 | Lighting device with central symmetry for a dial A light source (15) is housed in a housing (6) of a case, underneath the dial (10) opposite a guide (17) directing the light onto a reflector (20), formed in a hollow in the internal or external face of a crystal (1) the thi... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6813223 | Portable object such as, in particular, a timepiece, including a piezoelectric transducer for entering data manually The present invention concerns a portable object such as, in particular, a timepiece (1), including means (16) for displaying at least one data item and a case (2) formed of a top portion including a crystal (14) covering the display mean... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6695468 | Watches and method for their production Several watches (1.1-1.4) are placed in an arrangement and interconnected by connecting means (2.1-2.3). The watches (1.1-1.4) have cover glasses (11.1-11.4), dials (12.1-12.4), cases (13.1-13.4), winders (14.1-14.4) and time indicating means (15.1-15.4).... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6491424 | Apparatus for setting gems and providing hidden compartments in a timepiece A timepiece, such as a watch, having a protective cover with a gem set therein. The protective cover may be crystal, plastic or any other transparent and durable material. The protective cover has an aperture having concentric cuts. The setting is seated ... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6456569 | Mutual mounting of a crystal, a dial and a casing ring for a timepiece In order to angularly position and centre the crystal (5) with respect to the dial (4), the dial is provided with at least one lug (8) capable of being introduced precisely into a hollow (11) made in a collar (10) of the crystal (5). Thus, if the crystal ... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6406769 | Watch crystal including a lens and manufacturing method for such a lens The invention concerns a watch crystal (1) made of hard mineral material, in particular a crystalline material such as corundum, sapphire or spinel, including a non-circular optical lens (4) shaped in the thickness of the material of the crystal. The lens... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6111821 | Transparent and scratchproof watch crystal and watch case fitted with such a crystal A transparent and scratchproof watch crystal, characterized in that it is made of polycrystalline diamond. The invention also concerns a watch case fitted with such a watch crystal.... | 08/29/2000 |
| 5896349 | Clock kit The clock has a dial which may be removed from a casing and replaced by a different dial. The dial is located behind the crystal of the clock and the hands are located outside the crystal.... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5768217 | Antennas and their making methods and electronic devices or timepieces with the antennas A thin antenna 20 having a satisfactory length, its making method, and an electronic device such as a wristwatch having such antenna. The antenna 20 is formed on a lower surface of a transparent plate 5 by printing an ornamental layer 22 on a lower surfac... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5742564 | Timepiece with switch operable by pressing the timepiece glass A timepiece, such as a wristwatch, includes a casing, a carrier disc disposed in the casing, a glass mounted elastically to the casing in front of the carrier disc, and control switches in the form of piezoelectric sensors each sandwiched between an outer... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5400304 | Ornamental clock The invention relates to an ornamental clock having a clock glass with gems glued to the underside of the clock glass with transparent adhesive.... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5173884 | Bottle cap timepiece A crown seal cap blank (22) (when a crown seal cap blank is swaged on a bottle it is commonly called a bottle cap), which may have a trademark (30) thereon, is provided for the face of a timepiece (100) and, in particular, a wrist watch (20). A timepiece ... | 12/22/1992 |
| 4945523 | Timepiece glass assembly and a timepiece A timepiece glass assembly (1) is provided having a pair of superimposed, spaced apart, transparent glasses (2, 3) held together round their peripheries by a holding ring (6) in a manner such as to define between the glasses and ring an internal chamber (... | 07/31/1990 |
| 4884256 | Dial face for clock or watch An apparatus for indicating time featuring a face having members positioned around a central point in five minute time intervals thereby forming a continuous surface, a pair of hands which rotate relative to the members and a means for mounting to a watch... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4706238 | Clock A clock comprising capsule in which a timepiece movement is incorporated, a install plate on which the capsule is fixedly attached, a dial disposed in front of the install plate, a transparent front cover disposed in front of the dial, and hands disposed ... | 11/10/1987 |
| 4684264 | Protective overlay for watch crystal A protective overlay is provided for preventing scratching or chipping of the crystal of a wristwatch, while permitting visual determination of the time of day. The overlay comprises a circular disk of a transparent high static vinyl sheet material adapte... | 08/04/1987 |
| 4668101 | Water resistant seal for watch case An improvement in a water resistant seal for a watch case with a bezel having a peripheral wall and a lens having a peripheral edge. The wall has an inwardly protruding flange and the lens edge has an outwardly protruding flange, the flanges being diagona... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4637734 | Watch case A case for a wrist watch includes a crystal, in particular, formed from a mineral material in the shape of a spherical cap which extends over the entire upper surface of the caseband and the edge of which descends to a level below that of the dial.... | 01/20/1987 |
| 4623262 | Timepiece having a transparent element partially covered by a coating A timepiece containing, primarily, a first transparent element (1) visible from the outside of the piece, characterized in that this element has an adherent lining (2, 4) applied to at least part of its surface and assuring the attachment to that element ... | 11/18/1986 |
| 4610550 | Watch having a case providing an integral bottom-plate structure A watch is described having a case made of an alloy or of a metal compound, e.g. stainless steel, which provides an integral bottom-plate structure. The case consists of a stack of plates. The two outermost plates form a back and a bezel, bearing the watc... | 09/09/1986 |
| 4589886 | Method of making part of a watch case In the manufacture of a watch case part comprising a glass and a middle having an opening for the glass, the following operations are carried out: first, a metallic coating is deposited on a peripheral portion of the glass, then one or more elements are f... | 05/20/1986 |
| 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 |
| 4558957 | Plastic watch casing with plastic crystal and process for joining the crystal to the casing To simplify fitting and sealing the crystal (4) to the casing (2, 6, 8), assembly is effected by means of ultrasonic welding. The casing (2, 6, 8) and the crystal (4) are made of synthetic materials which are thermo-weldable to each other. The mating face... | 12/17/1985 |
| 4558955 | Wrist watch A wrist watch in which only a lower case portion is provided, onto which a watch glass is pressed. The watch glass is formed of two discs, one positioned on the other. Two discs are glued to each other and are assembled to form steps therebetween. The wat... | 12/17/1985 |
| 4518093 | Watch case A watch case is described comprising a glass soldered to a metal part. The area of the glass having to be soldered to the metal part is provided with a coating which includes at least an outer layer made of the same material as the metal part.... | 05/21/1985 |
| 4509866 | Waterproof watchcase with multi-layered resin-coated glass A waterproof watchcase-and-glass assembly has a plurality of superimposed resin layers coated on the glass in the region where the glass contacts the case to obtain a watertight connection between the case and glass. The innermost resin layer, which is in... | 04/09/1985 |
| 4487513 | Watch case structure A watch case structure including a plate member fixed on the inner periphery of the upper part of a caseband and provided with an opening; a bezel fixed along the rim of the opening in the plate member; and an upper glass fixed on the inner periphery of t... | 12/11/1984 |
| 4475822 | Electronic watch with conductor tracks formed on the watch glass An electronic watch in which the inside face of the glass 6 of the watch comprises, on its periphery, conductor deposits (10, 16, 22, 32) forming the conductor tracks of a printed circuit, the insulating substrate of which is formed by capacitor 14, the r... | 10/09/1984 |
| 4474482 | Watchcase A watchcase essentially comprises a crystal 1 engaged in a recess 2 of a bezel or body 3. A material 6 capable of assuming a liquid or pasty consistency at the time of assembly, then solidifying and adhering to the wall 4 of the recess 2 is inserted in th... | 10/02/1984 |
| 4473306 | Wristwatch case A crystal (1) of a wristwatch case contains a sapphire base plate (2) which, in front view, entirely covers the body (3) of the case. That plate (2) is in turn entirely covered by a second sapphire plate (4) which is glued (5) to plate (2) very rigidly. T... | 09/25/1984 |
| 4459032 | Thin wrist-watch A thin electronic wrist-watch the thickness of which is constituted by the uperposition of a first crystal, at least two time indicating discs and a case back, the latter including a second crystal. The gears are supported on specially designed studs and m... | 07/10/1984 |
| 4437770 | Timepiece A timepiece (1) contains a movement (2), topped by a dial (3) and housed in a casing (4) of a watch case. A crystal (5) is located over at least a portion of its periphery against the upper edge (6) of the casing. The edge (6) has a surface inclined (7) t... | 03/20/1984 |
| 4433921 | Watch crystal bonded to watch case with low temperature solder material The watchcase essentially comprises a crystal 1, or other transparent part visible from the outside of the case, assembled to the body 2 or a bezel exclusively by way of a layer 3 of low-temperature solder, in the nature of a silver or tin solder. A layer... | 02/28/1984 |
