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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7387433 | Integrated circuit chip for analogue electronic watch applications An integrated circuit for analogue electronic watch applications, comprising an oscillator circuit for generating clock signals, stepper motor driver circuit for generating motor driving signals, a plurality of trimming capacitors for fine-tuning the output frequenc... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7307921 | Wristwatch with movable movement case A watch design that has a movable case that keeps the face of the watch visible regardless of the position of the wrist. In this way, a user can quickly see the watch face in the proper orientation so that the time can be quickly and correctly determined. There are ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 6977819 | Apparatus and method for electrically coupling a bezel An apparatus including a front panel (102) and a bezel (104) coupled to the front panel (102) and having a gasket (110), where the gasket (110) is affixed to the bezel (104) and electrically couples the bezel (104) to... | 12/20/2005 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6616329 | Mounting structure of rotating bezel and watch with the same In a structure in which a rotating bezel is mounted on a case body, the present invention provides the structure which permits the rotating bezel to be mounted and removed without difficulty even if a brittle material and a deformation difficult material ... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6575619 | Method for assembling a casing ring in a watch case and casing ring for such method The method for assembling and fixing a casing ring (3) in a watch case (6) uses a ring made of plastically deformable material fitted with means (60, 70) forming a single piece with the ring and capable of positioning it with respect to the case. The ring... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6357908 | Timepiece including a movement mounted in a casing ring A timepiece including a case (24) provided with a back cover (28) and a middle part (26), a movement (30) mounted in the casing ring (32), a dial (34) mounted above the ring (32) and a crystal (36) mounted above the dial (34), said crystal (36) being prov... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6330208 | Watch with front mounted liquid crystal display and liquid crystal display with reflective sheet A watch with a liquid crystal display with the display and the device for controlling the display being formed as two separate pieces so that the display can be inserted through a front side of the watch case body and the control device, such as a printed... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6322246 | Water-resistant movement holder for a pocket watch A water-resistant movement holder for a pocket watch of the type that has a watch casing, comprised generally of a front and back portion that are joined or otherwise held together, a watch movement, a shaft, and a hinged cover portion. The movement holde... | 11/27/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6056432 | Watch housing for a wrist watch A watch housing has a mechanism carrier, an upper part and a base part which are installed on the mechanism carrier by screws which directly connect the upper part and the base part. Furthermore, sealing members are provided in order to make the watch hou... | 05/02/2000 |
| 5163030 | Watch case intended for automated assembly This watch case includes a caseband (1) and a fitting frame (2) inserted into said caseband. The frame includes a first seat (14) in which a bezel (4) rests, said bezel compressing the elastic material (15) forming the frame against the caseband, a second... | 11/10/1992 |
| 5042018 | Timepiece with simplified exterior parts A timepiece including a ring (6) which assures a quadruple function: that of a water-tight packing between the crystal (1) and the ring; that of securing the caseband (3) to the ring; that of a casing ring for the movement (5) and finally that of securing... | 08/20/1991 |
| 4956830 | Watch having a case formed at least partially from a hard material The setting stem 27 of a watch is engaged in a radial hole 29 of an inner metallic caseband 16 with a packing 31 to assure fluid tightness. An outer caseband 3 of hard material includes a radial hole 28 aligned with the hole in the inner caseband. A crown... | 09/11/1990 |
| 4853910 | Timepiece having case formed of rock-like material A timepiece includes an outer caseband 3 formed entirely in one piece of a hard material which likewise includes a hub member 4 providing the timepiece dial, and a metallic inner caseband 16. An annular step 10 for positioning and glue fastening a crystal... | 08/01/1989 |
| 4831607 | Watch case with glass-to-metal seal The case is essentially made up of a hollow middle cum glass unit (1), consisting of an integral glass pressing, and of a metal back (10) closing off a cavity (5) defined by the inside surface of the hollow unit, the cavity providing a housing for a movem... | 05/16/1989 |
| 4696577 | Integral watch case middle and movement plate and method of making same A watch middle cum plate is described that comprises an annular middle-forming portion and a plate-forming portion which is surrounded by the middle-forming portion and which is formed with recesses for receiving components of the watch movement. The midd... | 09/29/1987 |
| 4207735 | Dial and movement fixing structure A dial and movement fixing structure comprising a ring having legs that are held between a case ring of a watch case and a back cover, and a dial attached to the ring, wherein projections formed on the ring are introduced into a plurality of notched porti... | 06/17/1980 |
| 4184317 | Watch movement mounting structure A watch movement mounting structure for fixing a watch movement in a watch case having a case body including a radially extending annular shoulder and a radially inwardly extending annular projection contiguous with the annular shoulder, which structure c... | 01/22/1980 |
| 4150538 | Dial attaching device for watch A dial attaching device for use in watches with a movement holder ring functioning as a member for fixing a foot of a dial to a base plate and as a member for connecting the base plate to a watch case. The movement holder ring is made of synthetic resin a... | 04/24/1979 |
| 4117660 | Casing ring for watch movement A casing ring adapted to encircle a watch movement having an external diameter that is smaller than the internal diameter of the case into which it is to be fitted, the ring serving to effectively magnify the movement diameter so that it substantially mat... | 10/03/1978 |
