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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 6270251 | Push-button mechanism and timepiece fitted with such mechanisms The push-button mechanism includes a lever (11) which pivots on a plane support (2), and includes two other pins (14, 16) arranged in a triangle with respect to the stud (12), and a second member (20) including a substantially U shaped cut-out portion (21... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6252827 | Device for regulating the minute hand of a clock having at least a minute hand and a second hand An arrangement for setting the minute hand of a timepiece which has at least minute and second hands 29, having a setting stem 1 which can be moved axially out of a normal position into a setting position. In this case, upon movement of the setting stem 1... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6196713 | Device for adjusting the minutes hand of a watch with at least a minutes and a seconds hand An arrangement for setting the minute hand of a timepiece which has at least minute and second hands 29, having a setting stem 1 which can be moved axially out of a normal position into a setting position. In this case, upon movement of the setting stem 1... | 03/06/2001 |
| 5963511 | Timepiece with mechanism for setting the hands by direct action of the pull-out piece Analogue display timepiece comprising a mechanism for hand setting via direct action of a pull-out piece (4) on an intermediate wheel (10) mobile along a shaft perpendicular to the general plane of the plate (P) of said timepiece between at least one neut... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5504721 | Correction mechanism Correction mechanism consisting of a corrector (K) mounted so as to pivot (1) and provided with a roller-pin (P) pressing against a rod (T) under the action of a spring (Kr). The rod (T) has two parts (Ta, Tb) of different diameters. When the roller-pin (... | 04/02/1996 |
| 4970709 | Watch hand adjustment gear A hand adjustment structure for a wristwatch which has a spur gear structure disposed intermediate the minute and the hour gears of the watch includes a crown gear structure on one side of the spur gear disc for engagement with the pinion of a time settin... | 11/13/1990 |
| 4469448 | Setting mechanism for a watch The time setting intermediate wheel 20 comprises both a wheel 20a which engages with the sliding crown wheel 8 when the crown wheel is slid in to the illustrated engaged position, and a pinion 20b which engages with a wheel of the watch gear train, for ex... | 09/04/1984 |
| 4464062 | Battery powered time piece A battery operated time piece including a movement casing, slip means for the minute wheel, terminal members, correction means for the minute wheel, a sounder, an adjuster to control the level of the sounder. All these elements are of simple structure whi... | 08/07/1984 |
| 4295215 | Second hand correction device for use in timepieces A second hand correction device comprising a second hand correction member which may be moved manually in inward and outward directions and in forward rotation and reverse rotation directions and a cam wheel, having a plurality of cams, which is fixed to ... | 10/13/1981 |
| 4254493 | Quick hour setting system for timepiece A watch having epicyclic speed reduction gearing to drive the hour hand from the minute hand with quick hour setting device to change the hour hand without affecting the timekeeping function being measured by the minute hand.... | 03/03/1981 |
| 4112673 | Operating mechanism for mechanical watch movement A watch movement is disclosed which is capable of being equipped either with or without a calendar mechanism without the need for structural modification of the movement. The setting lever spring of the unit is formed by a linear arm of the guard plate an... | 09/12/1978 |
| 3972177 | Control mechanism for time setting and similar functions A control mechanism for setting a watch or the like includes a rotatable gger piece, a stem actuatable from the exterior of the timepiece, linkage between the stem and the trigger piece, and a setting lever which cooperates with the trigger piece for mov... | 08/03/1976 |
