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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7408844 | Calendar watch provided with locking means A calendar watch is arranged to allow time-setting to be carried out without this operation altering the state of the calendar mechanism at the passage to midnight. This mechanism, which is of the instantaneous date type, includes a large lever (2) loaded by ... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7359288 | Method and apparatus for automatically displaying a correct time and date when initially activating a clock Method and apparatus for automatically displaying a correct time and date when initially activating a clock. After manufacture of the clock and before it is purchased by the user, a basic data set, including the time and geographical region data, are input to the cl... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7280437 | Timepiece with a calendar display A timepiece, includes a Chinese calendar display device indicating lunar date and lunar month, taking account of bissextile months, and: a control lever actuated each day by a drive wheel of the timepiece movement; a lunar month indicator associated with a month sta... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7170824 | Calendar mechanism having means driving and correcting two indicators The calendar mechanism for a watch includes two rotating indicators provided with respective toothed wheels (11, 14), indicating for example the date and the phase of the moon or the day of the week, and drive lever (21) provided with two beaks (22,... | 01/30/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7027360 | Electronic timepiece with a date display function An electronic timepiece with date display function reduces power consumption in conjunction with the user adjusting the date, and makes it easier for the user to set the date. A displayed date detection unit H has a day detector H1 for detecting the displayed... | 04/11/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6711099 | Setting and winding mechanism A mechanism for setting and winding of a clockwork, with a winding button spindle, rotatable around its arbor and displaceable in the axial direction, and with a first gear arranged at a distance from the winding button spindle, rotatable around its arbor and displa... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6128252 | Electronic watch with autocalendar When an analog indicator is enabled, the position of the time indicator is detected by an indicator position detection circuit. When the indicator arrives at a predetermined position, typically 24:00, a CPU advances calendar data to a correct date and sto... | 10/03/2000 |
| 5367504 | Timepiece with improved display advancing and resetting mechanisms This invention concerns a timepiece of the mechanical and/or electromechanical type. Such piece comprises a first display mechanism (1), in particular a date display, a second display mechanism (2) such as a moon phase display, rapid correction means (4) ... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5357492 | Apparatus for indicating times and/or date in portable recording unit A clock apparatus includes a clock circuit having a display portion for displaying time and date and a non-volatile memory. Upon every usage of the apparatus, at least the year at the present time is taken from the clock circuit and is stored in the memor... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5239522 | Method for the setting of the perpetual calendar of an analogic quartz chronograph as well as a quartz chronograph for carrying it out The invention relates to a setting method of the perpetual calendar of a chronograph watch having an analogic display and comprising a watch case, a time setting stem and two chronograph pushers. The display comprises a dial provided with an hour and a mi... | 08/24/1993 |
| 5093814 | Method for programming the perpetual calendar of a watch and a watch for implementing such a process A process for programming the perpetual calendar of a watch with analog time display is effected using elements incorporated in the watch. The hand of the watch and the position of the hand is used to indicate the steps of the programming. The operation o... | 03/03/1992 |
| 4920365 | Electronic digital timepiece having a separate key for controlling the switching of the display from standard to daylight savings time A colon appearing on the display of an electronic digital timepiece between the hours and the minutes display serves as a display means for the time complexes "daylight-saving time" and "standard time", One point of the colon is surrounded by a first symb... | 04/24/1990 |
| 4775963 | Analog watch having two motors and comprising means for perpetually indicating the day of the month The watch has a first motor for driving a time display, a second motor for driving a numerical indicator of the day of the month, a perpetual-calendar circuit, a first transmission circuit, a non-volatile memory, a second transmission circuit, an initiali... | 10/04/1988 |
| 4695168 | Electronic watch having two motors and comprising means for perpetually indicating the day of the month A watch comprises a first motor (2) for driving a time display (4), a second motor (23) for driving means (20) for numerically indicating the day of the month, a perpetual-calendar circuit (30), a first transmission circuit (40), a non-volatile memory (41... | 09/22/1987 |
| 4376991 | Electronic watch with analogic display This watch comprises a date crown or date disc (9) pivoted onto a plate (10) and completely independent of a driving gear train (1, 2, 3). A second micro-motor (14) drives this crown (9) in its angular displacements.... | 03/15/1983 |
| 4261046 | Timepiece In an analog timepiece having calendar displays for day and date, a transducer operating independently of the hand driving transducer, feeds, that is, updates the calendar wheels automatically on a daily basis. Synchronization of the daily day and date ch... | 04/07/1981 |
| 4205516 | Electronic display device An electronic display device has numerals 1 to 31 for days of one month arranged in plural columns and rows, and numerals for displaying time such as "hours", "minutes" and "seconds" and including a plurality of segments. At least a part of the numerals f... | 06/03/1980 |
| 4037401 | Apparatus for adjusting a date ring of a watch A date adjusting mechanism for a timepiece includes a date ring and an operating shaft mounted for axial and rotational displacement. The shaft is axially shiftable into and from a date control position. A date control gear is mounted on the shaft. A corr... | 07/26/1977 |
| 3983691 | Winding and setting mechanism for watch movements This invention relates to a winding and setting mechanism for watch movements having a frame, the mechanism comprising a minute-wheel, a ratchet-wheel, a rotating control stem adapted to effect a movement of translation between at least two axial position... | 10/05/1976 |
| 3939645 | Calender timepiece movement comprising three indicators A calender time piece movement comprising three indicators, the first displaying the units figure of the date, the second displaying the tens figure of the date, and the third displaying the days of the week, an hour wheel, a driving mechanism actuated by... | 02/24/1976 |
