CH712005A1 - Analog time display comprising a complementary scale for displaying the characteristic events of the life of the wearer. - Google Patents

Abstract

The subject of the invention is a watch or timepiece with an analogue time display comprising a complementary display scale of years relating to the life of the wearer, characterized in that the case of the watch contains a an index magazine (51, 91) which can take the form of diamonds, said indexes (51, 91) being able to be moved on the complementary scale by means of external members such as the winding (13) or a pushbutton ( 31), to a position dependent on the events of the life of the wearer and unknown at the time of production of the watch, this same watch also comprises a coupling means, controlled by the external organs, which allows to couple the marks to a complementary mechanism for counting the years and thus move them on the complementary scale or decouple them in order to immobilize them on the said scale.

Description

Description: [0001] The invention belongs to the field of watches and other timepieces. More particularly, the invention relates to a watch or timepiece with analog time display, to strengthen the relationship between it and its carrier or its successive carriers by visualizing, on a scale complementary, the characteristic events of their lives. It comprises a housing (1), an analog dial (3) with a first scale associated with the two hands indicating the hours and minutes (7, 9) and driven by a time counting mechanism (5), a second scale called years and associated with a benchmark (15-18, 51, 61, 85-87) indicating the evolution over the years, the life of the wearer of the watch, this benchmark being driven by a mechanism of multiplier hours called the mechanism of counting the years, a winding device (13) for reassembling the watch as well as setting the time or year of the hands and the marker, a store of at least two additional physical markers materialized by disks (15). -18) or indexes (61, 91, 85-87), movable on the second scale called years, by means of external organs such as the winding (13) or a push button (31), until at positions dependent on the events of the wearer's life and inco nnues at the time of production of the watch and decoupling means occupying a coupling position for which the mark (15-19; 51; 61; 85-87) is coupled to the counting mechanism of years to be moved relative to the years scale.

[0002] In horology, a complication is a function other than the display of the hour, minutes and seconds, which is the case of the present invention. Virtually all the complications known to date are oriented towards the display of predictable events relating to local or sidereal time, the phases of the moon, the duration of the day or the night, the evolution of the tides or the dates particular as Easter. Two relevant documents reveal solutions that create a closer relationship between a watch and its wearer or that include markers.

The first is the document DE 20 2007 000 614 U. The distinct mark of the minute and hour hands is an annular ring of 360 degrees, split radially and the coupling means comprises a gear wheel engaged with the reference mark. to move it according to the time counting mechanism or using a manually operated control member. In other words, the coupling means occupies only a coupling position for which the marker is coupled to the movement mechanism of the needles and moved relative to the dial. In fact, the annular ring is used to display the age of a person on a scale of a century distributed over 360 degrees of the dial.

If this arrangement allows the marker to display a duration, it does not display an event, except that it corresponds to a stop of the time counting mechanism, that is to say that it marks the end of a period of use of the timepiece.

[0005] The second document US Pat. No. 8,861,314 discloses an analog clock watch in which two markers occupying a discrete position on the dial are coupled to the mechanism for moving the hands and moved according to the count of time. These movable landmarks are shifted by one hour and are used to indicate on the dial, the last hour and the next hour coming. They pass periodically over landmarks occupying a discreet and fixed position on the dial. In other words, by coincidence with a fixed reference, the mobile marks can display events that do not necessarily correspond to a stop of the time counting mechanism. But on the other hand, the events are necessarily marked by prefixed positions and correspond to instants prefixed within a duration of use of the watch.

Thus the object of the invention is to allow the marks of a timepiece according to the recall made above, to display not only a duration of use but also several events occurred at any moment during this period of use and corresponding to particular events in the life of the wearer.

For this purpose, the subject of the invention is a watch or timepiece with an analogue time display comprising a complementary display scale of years in relation to the life of the wearer, characterized in that the watch case contains a magazine of at least two additional physical markers (15-18, 61, 91, 85-87) materialized by disks (15-18) or indexes (61,81,85-87) can be moved on the complementary scale by means of external organs such as winding or a push button, to positions dependent on the events of the life of the wearer and unknown at the time of production of the watch.

In addition, a coupling means, controlled by the external members, makes it possible to couple the markers (15-18; 51; 61; 85-87) to a complementary mechanism for counting the years and thus to move them on the outside. complementary scale or to decouple them in order to immobilize them on the said scale.

When the coupling and decoupling means is in the coupling position, the index is moved by the needle displacement means to indicate a duration of use of the timepiece, calculated by the counting mechanism time. When the coupling and decoupling means is in the decoupling position, the index is immobilized relative to the dial to indicate an event.

The decoupling position allows the marker to be immobilized without asking to stop the counting mechanism time. In other words, the event indicated by the immobilization position of the marker has any date within the duration of use of the timepiece.

The control member thus makes it possible to move the coupling and decoupling means again in the coupling position in order to move a second marker or to resume the movement of the first mark, after a second mark has been placed in the immobilization position of the first. Moving the second mark or resuming the movement of the first marker makes it possible to continue displaying the duration of use of the timepiece. Preferably, this duration is related to the time counting mechanism in 100 annual divisions to allow the marker to indicate the age of the wearer of the watch or the timepiece or in 200 to 300 divisions when the watch is worn. successively by several people.

Thus, this watch can indicate, on the display, the main events or phases characteristic of the life of the wearer over time such as childhood, adolescence, studies, the opening of a firm or the creation of a company, then the fallback phase. Another variant allows to display family elements such as weddings, births of children or grandchildren, even events of religious life such as baptism, confirmation, communion or any other characteristic element of the life of the wearer. and its culture. The same watch can also be worn by a succession of people as part of a dynasty.

According to a particular embodiment of the invention, the decoupling and decoupling means comprises a transmission means (23; 53) displaceable about the axis of rotation (11) and a separate needle (25). minute hands (7) and hours (9) and connected to the transmission means (23; 53) and in that the control member (31) comprises a rod (33) movable relative to the housing (1). ) and acting on the transmission means (23; 53) to move it against an elastic return means (37, 38, 39, 41; 55), the coupling position (C) for which the needle (25) is engaged with the mark (15-18; 51; 91; 61; 85-87) at the decoupling position (D) for which the needle (25) is disengaged from the mark (15-198; 51; 61; 85 -87).

A first embodiment is that in that the transmission means (23; 53) comprises a toothed wheel (23), firstly rotatably connected to a drive disc (21), rotatably controlled by the counting mechanism of the years by means of an elastic return means (37, 38, 41) cooperating with a notch (43) of the toothed wheel (23) and secondly movable in rotation by the control member (31), about the axis of rotation (11) against the elastic return means (37, 39, 41) and in that the needle (25) is movable in translation in a slide (27) fixed relative to the drive disc (21) and in ratchet connection (29) with the gear wheel (23).

In this case, the mark is a disc (15-18) coaxial with the dial (3), bound (28) to the housing (1) by controlled effort clamping means (20, 22, 24, 26) and secured to the housing, moved by the needle (25) into the coupling position (C), rotated about the axis of rotation (11) and immobilized relative to the dial (3) in the decoupling position (D). ) and the dial (3) is provided with a window (30) for displaying the disk (15-18).

A second embodiment is that the transmission means (23; 53) comprises a hub (53), rotated by the counting mechanism years and movable in translation along the axis of rotation (11) by the control member (31) against the elastic return means (55) and in that the needle (25) is fixed to the hub (53).

In this case, the mark is an index (51, 91), moved by the needle (25) in the coupling position (C), following a circular path from the magazine (92) to the dial, defined by a gap (57) between the dial (3) and a ring gear (59), concentric with the dial (3) and in the decoupling position (D), immobilized by means of controlled force clamping means (50, 52) fixed (54) to the mark (51), in a position belonging to the circular path defined by the gap (57).

An index mark is also provided in a third embodiment for which, in the coupling position, the index is housed in a groove (63, 65) of a drum (67) controlled in rotation by the counting mechanism of the years and in the decoupling position is immobilized in a ring gear (59), concentric with the dial (3), at a predetermined position (71, 73).

In this case, the transmission means comprises a toothed wheel (23), firstly connected in rotation to the drum (67) via an elastic return means (37, 39, 41), cooperating with a notch (43) of the toothed wheel (23) and secondly displaceable in rotation by the control member (31), about the axis of rotation (11) against the elastic return means (37, 39, 41) and the needle (25) is fixed to the toothed wheel (23).

In this case again and in the coupling position (C), the needle (25) is engaged with the reference (61; 85-87) against the compression of an elastic return means (69) disposed in the groove (63, 65) of the drum (67).

It should be noted that the coupling and decoupling means provided for the e second embodiment can be applied to the third. And again, in the coupling position (C), the needle (25) is engaged with the mark (61; 85-87) against the compression of an elastic return means (69) disposed in the groove (63). 65) of the drum (67).

A fourth embodiment is based on the third and more particularly in that it comprises a second disc-shaped mark (15-19), disposed between the drum (67) and the dial (3), bound to the drum (67) by controlled force clamping means (22, 24, 26), rotatably displaced by the drum (67) in the coupling position (C) and locked in the decoupling position (D), by the first index mark (85-87) immobilized in the predetermined position of the crown (59) and in that the dial (3) is provided with a window (30) for displaying the second mark in disc shape (15-19).

Other advantages of the invention will become apparent in the light of the description of the embodiments illustrated by the drawings.

Fig. 1 shows a first embodiment of a watch with markers in the form of discs.

Fig. 2 shows three discs of a watch according to the first embodiment.

Fig. 3 shows the means for coupling and decoupling a watch according to the first embodiment in a coupling position.

Fig. 4 shows the means for coupling and decoupling a watch according to the first embodiment in a decoupling position.

Fig. 5 shows an exploded stack of discs and controlled effort clamping means in a watch according to the first embodiment.

Fig. 6 is an enlargement of the controlled effort clamping means of FIG. 5.

Fig. 7 shows an arrangement of the disks and coupling and decoupling means in the case of a watch according to the first embodiment, said means being in a coupling position for the disks.

Fig. 8 shows an arrangement of the disks and the coupling and decoupling means in the case of a watch according to the first embodiment, said means being in a decoupling position for a first disk and in a coupling position for the other disks.

Fig. 9 shows a second embodiment of a watch with markers in the form of index placed on the display or in store.

Fig. 10 shows an arrangement of the indexes and the coupling and decoupling means in the case of a watch according to the second embodiment, said means being in a coupling position for an index.

Fig. 11 shows an arrangement of the indexes and coupling and decoupling means in the case of a watch according to the second embodiment, said means being in a decoupling position for an index.

Fig. 12 shows an index of a watch according to the second embodiment carrying a gemstone.

Fig. 13 shows an index of a watch according to the second embodiment carrying a bending.

Fig. 14 shows a third embodiment of a watch with index markers.

Fig. 15 has a drum housing a plurality of indexes in a watch according to the third embodiment.

Fig. 16 shows another drum housing two pluralities of index in a watch according to the third embodiment.

Fig. 17 shows a ring concentric to the dial of a watch according to the third embodiment.

Fig. 18 shows another ring concentric to the dial of a watch according to the third embodiment.

Fig. 19 has an index mark which can occupy a predetermined position on a ring according to FIG. 17.

Fig. 20 has an index mark that can occupy a predetermined position on a ring according to FIG. 18.

Fig. 21 shows an arrangement of the indexes and the coupling and decoupling means in the case of a watch according to the third embodiment, said means being in a coupling position for an index.

Fig. 22 shows an arrangement of the indexes and the coupling and decoupling means in the case of a watch according to the third embodiment, said means being in a decoupling position for an index.

Fig. 23 shows the coupling and decoupling means of a watch according to the third embodiment, in a coupling position.

Fig. 24 shows the coupling and decoupling means of a watch according to the third embodiment, in a decoupling position.

Fig. 25 shows another arrangement of the indexes and the coupling and decoupling means in the case of a watch according to the third embodiment, said means being in a coupling position for an index.

Fig. 26 shows the other arrangement of the indexes and the coupling and decoupling means in the case of a watch according to the third embodiment, said means being in a decoupling position for an index.

Fig. 27 shows a dual means of coupling and decoupling a watch according to the third embodiment, in a coupling position.

Fig. 28 shows a dual means of coupling and decoupling a watch according to the third embodiment, in a decoupling position.

Fig. 29 shows a fourth embodiment of a watch with markers in the form of indexes and others in the form of discs.

Fig. 30 has three disks and three indexes of a watch according to the fourth embodiment.

Fig. 31 presents a drum housing a plurality of indexes in a watch according to the fourth embodiment.

Fig. 32 shows three indexes of a watch according to the fourth embodiment.

Fig. 33 shows an exploded stack of discs and controlled effort clamping means in a watch according to the fourth embodiment.

Fig. 34 is an enlargement of the controlled effort clamping means of FIG. 33.

Fig. 35 shows an arrangement of the indexes and the coupling and decoupling means in the case of a watch according to the fourth embodiment, said means being in a coupling position for an index.

Fig. 36 shows an arrangement of the indexes and the coupling and decoupling means in the case of a watch according to the fourth embodiment, said means being in a decoupling position for an index.

Fig. 37 shows another arrangement of the indexes and the coupling and decoupling means in the case of a watch according to the fourth embodiment, said means being in a coupling position for an index.

Fig. 38 shows the further arrangement of the indexes and the coupling and decoupling means in the case of a watch according to the fourth embodiment, said means being in a decoupling position for an index.

In the following description, an element common to several embodiments of the invention has the same reference.

Thus, an analog clock watch of the hour, according to one or the other of the embodiments that follow, comprises a housing 1 housing an analog dial 3 and a mechanism 5 for moving the hands of minutes 7 and 7. hours 9 around an axis of rotation 11. The displacement of the needles 7, 9 is related to a time counting mechanism or using a winding mechanism 13. The time counting mechanism and the movement mechanism 5 minute and hour hands are known per se and will not be described further. The watch also includes a timeshifter mechanism called the counting mechanism of the years.

The watch also comprises a control member 31 separate winding 13. This control member 31 comprises a rod 33 movable relative to the housing 1 against an elastic return means.

A first embodiment of the invention is illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 8.

The watch comprises, fig. 1 to 6, chronological marks 15-19, distinct from the needles 7, 9 and in the form of coaxial disks at the dial 3. They are connected to the casing 1 by means of force-controlled clamping means 20, 22, 24. The dial 3 is provided with a window 30 for displaying disks 15-19.

The force-controlled clamping means comprise a stirrup 24, a bottom plate 20 and spacer plates 22, made for example of ultrafine sheet 0.05 mm thick. The ring 24 is fixed to the casing 1 by means of a support 28, illustrated by FIGS. 7 and 8, wherein are screwed clamping screws. The disks 15-19 are provided with an arcuate window for the passage of the clamping screws. The clamping screws make it possible to control the clamping force due to the spring 26 housed in the stirrup 24.

The watch also comprises a transmission means 23, movable around the axis of rotation 11 and a needle 25, separate from the minute hands 7 and hours 9 and linked to the transmission means 23.

The transmission means is a gear wheel 23, firstly connected in rotation to a drive disk 21 and secondly rotatable by the control member 31.

The drive disk 21 is rotated by the counting mechanism of the years.

The toothed wheel 23 is rotated about the axis of rotation 11 by the drive disk 21 and the control member 31, respectively via and against an elastic return means 37,38 , 41, cooperating with a notch 43 of the toothed wheel 23. The elastic return means comprises an arm 37 engaged with the notch 43 of the toothed wheel 23 by means of a roller 41 and pivoting against a flexible blade 38. The swivel arm 37 and the flexible blade 38 are attached to the drive disk 21.

The needle 25 is movable in translation in a slideway 27 fixed relative to the drive disk 21 and in connection with the pawl 29 with the toothed wheel 23.

The drive disk 21, the toothed wheel 23, the needle 25, the slide 27 and the pawl 29 compete in a means of coupling and decoupling disks 15-19 vis-à-vis the mechanism 5 of movement of the hands of minutes 7 and 9 hours.

In the coupling position C, fig. 7, the needle 25 is engaged with the disks 15-17 abutting 10-14 sockets formed at the periphery of the disks 15-17. The latter are thus coupled to said mechanism 5 and moved relative to the dial 3. The displacement means either the movement function of the time counting mechanism, or the movement with the winding 13.

In the decoupling position D, fig. 8, the needle 25 is disengaged from the first disk 15, which is decoupled from said mechanism 5 and immobilized with respect to the dial 3. The other disks 16 to 19 remain engaged with the needle 25 and are displaced by said mechanism 5.

Controlled force clamping means 20, 22, 24, 26 allow both disks 15-19 to be moved in the coupling position and to be immobilized in the decoupling position.

The radial extent of each socket 10-14 will be reduced from disk 15 to disk 17, to allow the needle 25 to be successively released from each disk at each implementation of the control member 31 controlling the toothed wheel 23 and the needle 25 in the decoupling position D. The translation of the rod 33 of the control member 31 is reported by the toothed wheel 23 and the pawl 29 to the necessary translation of the needle 25 to disengage the latter from the socket 10-14 of each of the disks 15-17.

[0040] A second embodiment of the invention is illustrated in FIGS. 9 to 13.

The watch comprises chronological landmarks, distinct from the needles (7, 9) having the index form (51, 91) some of them (51) are already placed on the scale of the years whereas of others (91) are still in storage in the store and hidden under the hood (92).

The watch also comprises a transmission hub 53 and a needle 25 fixed to the hub 53. The hub 53 is rotated by the counting mechanism years and movable in translation along the axis of rotation 11 by the organ of control 31.

The transmission hub 53 and the needle 25 compete in a means of coupling and decoupling the chronological indices 51 vis-à-vis the counting mechanism years.

In the coupling position C, fig. 10, the needle 25 is engaged with one of the indexes 51 by a basket-shaped end 32. The index is moved by the needle 25 along a circular path defined by a gap 57 between the dial 3 and a crown 59, concentric with the dial 3. The displacement means either the displacement function of the time counting mechanism, or the movement using the winding 13.

In the decoupling position D, fig. 11, the needle is disengaged from the index 51. The translation of the rod 33 of the control member 31 is reported by a beveled plane 56 of the transmission hub 53 to the translation of the needle 25 along the axis rotation 11, necessary to disengage the basket 32 from the chronological index 51. The latter is immobilized in a position belonging to the circular path defined by the gap 57.

The index 51 is inserted into the gap 57 between the ring 59 and the dial 3 by means of force-controlled clamping means 50, 52. These means comprise a trotter 52 and a curved plate 50 for effect elastic return. The wiper 52 and the plate 50 are attached to a rod 58 of the mark 51 via a fastener 54. The clamping force is controlled by means of the fastener 54.

A third embodiment of the invention is illustrated in FIGS. 14 to 28.

The watch also includes chronological references, separate needles 7, having the index form 61.

The watch further comprises, FIG. 15, a drum 67 rotated by the counting mechanism of the years. The displacement of the drum 67 is understood to be either of the function of the time-counting mechanism or of the movement by means of the winding mechanism 13. The drum 67 is provided with a groove 63 receiving the indexes 61. It can comprise, FIG. . 16, two grooves 63, 65 housing two series of indexes 61. The two grooves 63, 65 are arranged along a diameter of the drum 67, on either side of the center through which the axis of rotation 11 passes.

The watch still comprises, fig. 17 and 18, a ring 59, concentric with the dial 3. The ring 59 has housings 71,73 which form predetermined positions for the indexes 61. Figure 19, the index 61 is provided with dovetails 62 for its guidance in the housings 71 of the ring 59. Figure 20, the index 61 is provided with a rib 64 for its guidance in the housing 73 of the crown. It is further magnetized S-N to stay in contact with the crown, itself made of a magnetic material.

Note that the drum 67 may comprise a synchronizing disk 72 to allow to align the index 61 with the housing 71, 73 of the ring 59. This synchronizing disk 72 is controlled by the control member 31 Another form of synchronization can be achieved by making use of the technology known as the annual calendar, which is to advance the counting out of years by steps from year to year rather than continuously. Such devices exist since the early 1900s, a particular example is the patent FR 331 429 named date-calendar of 1903 which offers this device for marking days and months.

Figs. 21 and 22 illustrate a variant of the third embodiment in which the coupling and decoupling means is that described in the second embodiment.

The watch thus comprises a transmission hub 53 and a needle 25 fixed to the hub 53. The hub 53 is rotated by the counting mechanism of the years and movable in translation along the axis of rotation 11 by the member As for the drum 67, the displacement of the hub 53 is understood to be either of the displacement function of the time counting mechanism, or of the displacement by means of the winding device 13.

In the coupling position C, fig. 21, the indexes 61 are housed in the groove 63 of the drum 67 and the needle 25 is engaged with one of the indexes 61 by a hook-shaped end, against the compression of an elastic return means 69 disposed in the groove 63.

In the decoupling position D, fig. 22, the needle is disengaged from the index 61. The translation of the rod 33 of the control member 31 is reported by the beveled plane 56 of the transmission hub 53 to the translation of the needle 25 along the axis rotation 11, necessary to disengage the hook of the chronological index 61. The latter is immobilized in the housing 71,73 forming a predetermined position in the ring 59.

The return of the hub 53 in the coupling position C allows the needle 25 to retain the other indexes 61 in the groove 63 of the drum 67.

Figs. 23 to 28 illustrate another variant of the third embodiment in which the transmission means 23 comprises a toothed wheel 23 on the one hand, connected in rotation to the drum 67 via an elastic return means 37, 39, 41 , cooperating with a notch 43 of the toothed wheel 23 and secondly, displaceable in rotation by the control member 31, about the axis of rotation 11 against the elastic return means 37, 39, 41. The means of resilient return comprises an arm 37 engaged with the notch 43 of the toothed wheel 23 by means of a roller 41 and pivoted against a spring 39. The pivoting arm 37 and the flexible blade 39 are fixed to the drum 67.

In this other variant also, the needle 25 is fixed to the toothed wheel 23. These two elements compete in a means of coupling and decoupling indexes 61 vis-à-vis the counting mechanism years.

Figs. 23 and 24 illustrate an arrangement of the toothed wheel 23 and the needle 25 with the control member 31 with single rod 33.

In the coupling position C, fig. 25, the indexes 61 are housed in the groove 63 of the drum 67 and the needle 25 is engaged with one of the indexes 61 by a hook-shaped end, against the compression of an elastic return means 69 disposed in the groove 63.

In the decoupling position D, fig. 26, the needle is disengaged from the index 61. The translation of the rod 33 of the control member 31 is reported by the toothed wheel 23 to the rotation of the needle 25, necessary to disengage the hook of the chronological index 61. The latter is immobilized in the housing 71,73 forming a predetermined position in the ring 59.

The return of the toothed wheel 23 in the coupling position allows the needle 25 to retain the other indexes 61 in the groove 63 of the drum 67.

Figs. 27 and 28 illustrate an arrangement of the toothed wheel 23 and the needle 25 with the control member 31 with two rods 33. This arrangement goes in pair with the drum 67 with two grooves 63, 65 described above. While the single rod 33 controls the toothed wheel 23 in a single direction of rotation about the axis of rotation 11, the two rods 33 allow control in both directions of clockwise rotation and counterclockwise, a rod 33 controlling for the one of the two directions of rotation.

The drum 67 with two grooves 63, 65 and the control member 31 with two rods 33 and allows to deposit on the ring 59 two sets of indexes 61.

A fourth embodiment of the invention is illustrated in FIGS. 29 to 38.

The watch comprises two types of markers, separate from the hands of minutes 7 and 9 hours: on the one hand, disks 15-17 conform to those described with the first embodiment and secondly indexes 85-87 conform to those described with the third embodiment.

The watch also includes the drum 67 described with the third embodiment, controlled in rotation by the counting mechanism of the years. The displacement of the drum 67 is understood to be either of the function displacement of the time counting mechanism or of the displacement using the winding device 13.

The indexes 85-87 are housed in the groove 63 of the drum 67. The disks 15-19 are here connected to the drum 67 by the force-controlled clamping means 22,24,26. The dial 3 is provided with the window 30 for displaying the disks 15-19.

The watch further comprises a ring 59, concentric to the dial 3. This ring 59 has housings 71, 73 which form predetermined positions for the index 85-87.

Figs. 35 and 36 illustrate a variant of the fourth embodiment in which the coupling and decoupling means is that which has been described with the variant of the third embodiment.

The watch thus comprises a transmission hub 53 and a needle 25 fixed to the hub 53. The hub 53 is rotated by the counting mechanism of the years and movable in translation along the axis of rotation 11 by the member As for the drum 67, the displacement of the hub 53 is understood to be either of the displacement function of the time counting mechanism, or of the displacement by means of the winding device 13.

The transmission hub 53 and the needle 25 compete in a means of coupling and decoupling indexes 85-87 and disks 15-17 vis-à-vis the counting mechanism years.

In the coupling position C, fig. 35, the indexes 85-87 are housed in the groove 63 of the drum 67 and the needle 25 is engaged with one of the indexes 85 by a hook-shaped end, against the compression of an elastic return means 69 disposed in the groove 63. The disks 15-19 are rotatably connected to the drum 67 by the force-controlled clamping means 22, 24, 26.

In the decoupling position D, fig. 36, the needle is disengaged from the index 85. The translation of the rod 33 of the control member 31 is reported by the beveled plane 56 of the transmission hub 53 to the translation of the needle 25 along the axis rotation 11, necessary to disengage the hook from the index 85. The latter is immobilized in the housing 71,73 forming a predetermined position in the ring 59. One 15 disks is then locked in rotation by the index 85 immobilized in the crown 59.

The locking implements the 10-14 sockets formed at the periphery of the disks 15-17, abutting against the index 85-87. The radial extent of each tap 10-14 will be reduced from disc 15 to disc 17. Also, the radial extent of each index 85-87 will increase from index 85 to index 87. This arrangement allows each disc to be successively blocked by an index at each implementation of the control member 31 controlling the hub 53 and the needle 25 in the decoupling position D. The translation of the rod 33 of the control member 31 is reported by a beveled plane 56 of the hub 53 to the translation of the needle 25 along the axis of rotation 11, necessary to disengage the hook from the index 85.

The return of the hub 53 in the coupling position C allows the needle 25 to retain the other indexes 86, 87 in the groove 63 of the drum 67.

Figs. 37 and 38 illustrate a variant of the fourth embodiment in which the coupling and decoupling means is that which has been described with the other variant of the third embodiment.

The watch thus comprises a toothed wheel 23 on the one hand, connected in rotation to the drum 67 by means of the elastic return means 37, 39, 41, cooperating with the notch 43 of the toothed wheel 23 and on the other hand, movable in rotation by the control member 31, about the axis of rotation 11 against the elastic return means 37, 39, 41. The elastic return means comprises the arm 37 engaged with the notch 43 of the toothed wheel 23 via the roller 41 and pivoted against the spring 39. The pivoting arm 37 and the flexible blade 39 are here fixed to the drum 67.

In this other variant also, the needle 25 is fixed to the toothed wheel 23. These two elements combine in a means of coupling and decoupling indexes 85-87 and disks 15-17 vis-à-vis the counting mechanism of the years.

In the coupling position C, fig. 37, the indexes 85-87 are housed in the groove 63 of the drum 67 and the needle 25 is engaged with one of the indexes 85 by a hook-shaped end, against the compression of an elastic return means 69 disposed in the groove 63. The disks 15-19 are rotatably connected to the drum 67 by the force-controlled clamping means 22, 24, 26.

In the decoupling position D, fig. 38, the needle is disengaged from the index 85. The translation of the rod 33 of the control member 31 is reported by the toothed wheel 23 to the rotation of the needle 25, necessary to disengage the hook of the chronological index 61. The latter is immobilized in the housing 71,73 forming a predetermined position in the ring 59. One of the disks 15 is then locked in rotation by the index 85 immobilized in the ring 59.

Claims (10)

The return of the toothed wheel 23 in the coupling position allows the needle 25 to retain the other indexes 86, 87 in the groove 63 of the drum 67. For each of the four embodiments of a watch according to FIG. the invention, the function of the coupling and decoupling means is the same: on the one hand, to couple the marker to the movement mechanism of the hands minutes and hours and secondly, the uncoupling of this mechanism for the deposit in a locked position relative to the dial. In the coupling position, the marker is moved through the transmission means. As indicated above, the movement of the marker and the transmission means is the movement set by the time counting mechanism or obtained using the winder. The winding device referred to includes a rest position, a position of advance or retreat of the minute and hour hands, when it is pulled one notch of the housing and a position of advance or retreat of the landmark, when drawn from two notches. It should be noted that the displacement of the marker and the transmission means uses different reduction ratios, depending on whether it is set by the time counting mechanism, the crown being in the rest position, or results from the advance or recoil using the winder pulled two notches. In the decoupling position, the marker is immobilized relative to the dial. This immobilization is reversible in the second embodiment. In the third and fourth embodiments, on the other hand, the immobilized position of the marker in the crown is irreversible. It is the same for the first embodiment and the disc immobilized relative to the housing, as a result of a movement with a ratchet effect of the needle mounted in the slide of the drive disc. The invention finds its greatest utility with a plurality of markers. In embodiments for which the immobilization is irreversible, the marks are coupled in their entirety to the mechanism of movement of the hands minutes and hours. This required housing the indexes in the groove of the drum or stacking the discs through the controlled effort clamping means. However, the decoupling applies to a single index or a single disk at a time and the elastic return of the coupling means prepares each index or each disk to be deposited under the same operating conditions of the coupling and decoupling means. In the embodiment for which the immobilization is reversible, only one index at a time is coupled to the displacement mechanism and decoupled. It is thus possible to deposit and resume an index to advance or retreat, using the winder pulled two notches, along the path defined by the gap between the crown and the dial. But again, the operation of the coupling and decoupling means is the same for one or more indexes. Also the invention opens the possibility of creating a strong relationship between the time indicator given by the watch and the evolution of its carrier, or its successive carriers. The marker coupled to the movement mechanism of the minute and hour hands will for example be moved on a time scale in annual divisions. To this end, the counting mechanism will be adjusted, in a manner known per se, according to the duration of use of the watch and the extent of the angular sector of the dial allowing the display of the marker, for example a Adjustment of 2.6 degrees of rotation per year for a life of 100 years and an angular sector of display of 260 degrees. The marker coupled to the movement mechanism of the minute and hour hands will progress to the rhythm of the counting time in annual divisions and can thus indicate the age of the wearer on the dial of the watch. The decoupled landmarks of the mechanism and immobilized relative to the dial will indicate events occurring in the life of the wearer. The position of the landmarks will keep the memory of the year in which each event took place. It should be noted that in the third embodiment, the marker housed in the groove of the drum with which the needle of the coupling and decoupling means is in contact with its hook will act as a marker of the age of the wearer. provided that it can be displayed on the dial. It is thus planned to form in the latter a crown of transparent material, covering the angular sector of desired display, to allow to see the mark by transparency. Another arrangement is to provide the drum 67 with an additional disc 66 carrying a mark covering the mark 61 housed in the groove 63 of the drum 67. The additional disc 66 is rotatably connected to the drum 67, so that the mark will progress to the rhythm of the marker 61 taken in the coupling position and of which it will form a visible double of the dial. However, this mark carried by the additional disk 66 does not constitute a marker within the meaning of the invention. It should also be noted that the minute and hour hand movement mechanism and the time counting mechanism can be driven by a mechanical or electromechanical motor. claims 1. Analog display watch or timepiece, comprising a housing (1), an analogue dial (3) with a first scale associated with the two hands indicating the hours and minutes (7, 9) and driven by a counting mechanism time (5), a second scale called years and associated with a benchmark (15-18, 51, 61, 85-87) indicating the evolution over the years, the life of the wearer of the watch, this benchmark being driven by an hours multiplier mechanism called the counting mechanism of the years, a winder (13) for reassembling the watch and setting the time or year of the hands and the mark, characterized in that the case of the watch contains a store of at least two additional physical markings materialized by disks (15-18) or indexes (61, 91, 85-87), which can be moved on the second scale called years, by means of external organs such as the winder ( 13) or a push button (31), to positions dependent on the events of the life of the wearer and unknown at the time of production of the watch. Analog time display according to claim 1, characterized in that a coupling means, controlled by the external members, is used to couple the marks (15-18; 51; 61; 85-87) to the counting mechanism of the years and thus move them on the complementary scale or decouple them in order to immobilize them on the said complementary scale. Analog time display according to claim 2, characterized in that the coupling and decoupling means comprises a transmission means (23; 53) movable about the axis of rotation (11) and a needle (25), distinct from the minute hands (7) and hours (9) and connected to the transmission means (23; 53) and in that the control member (31) comprises a rod (33), movable relative to the housing (1) and acting on the transmission means (23; 53) to move it against an elastic return means (37, 38, 39, 41; 55), the coupling position (C) for which the needle (25) is engaged with the mark (15-19; 51; 61; 85-87) at the decoupling position (D) for which the needle (25) is disengaged from the mark (15-19; 61, 85-87). Analog time display according to claim 3, characterized in that the transmission means (23; 53) comprise a toothed wheel (23), firstly connected in rotation with a drive disc ( 21), rotated by the counting mechanism of the years by means of a resilient return means (37, 38, 41) cooperating with a notch (43) of the toothed wheel (23) and other part movable in rotation by the control member (31), around the axis of rotation (11) against the elastic return means (37, 39, 41) and in that the needle (25) is movable in translation in a slide (27) fixed with respect to the drive disk (21) and in ratchet connection (29) with the toothed wheel (23). 5. Analog time display according to claim 4, characterized in that the marks are disks (15-18) coaxial to the dial (3), connected (28) to the housing (1) by clamping means with controlled force (20, 22, 24, 26) and secured to the housing, moved by the needle (25) in the coupling position (C), rotated about the axis of rotation (11) and immobilized relative to at the dial (3) in the decoupling position (D) and in that the dial (3) is provided with a window (30) for displaying the discs (15-18). 6. analog time display according to claim 3, characterized in that the transmission means (23; 53) comprises a hub (53), rotated by the counting mechanism years and movable in translation following the axis of rotation (11) by the control member (31) against the elastic return means (55) and in that the needle (25) is fixed to the hub (53). 7. analog time display according to claim 6, characterized in that the marker is an index (51), moved by the needle (25) in the coupling position (C), along the circular path of the complementary scale defined by a gap (57) between the dial (3) and a ring gear (59), concentric with the dial (3) and in the decoupling position (D), immobilized by means of clamping means at controlled force (50,52) fixed (54) to the mark (51), in a position belonging to the circular path defined by the gap (57). 8. Analog time display according to claim 3, characterized in that the marks are indexes (61; 85-87), which in the coupling position are housed in a groove (63, 65) of a drum (67) controlled in rotation by the counting mechanism of the years) and which in the decoupling position are immobilized in a ring gear (59), concentric with the dial (3), at predetermined positions (71, 73) . Analog time display according to claim 8, characterized in that the transmission means comprises a toothed wheel (23), on the one hand connected in rotation to the drum (67) via a elastic return means (37, 39, 41), cooperating with a notch (43) of the toothed wheel (23) and secondly displaceable in rotation by the control member (31), about the axis of rotation (11) against the elastic return means (37,39,41) and in that the needle (25) is fixed to the toothed wheel (23) and that in the coupling position (C) the needle ( 25) is engaged with the mark (61; 85-87) against the compression of an elastic return means (69) disposed in the groove (63, 65) of the drum (67). 10. Analog time display according to claim 9, characterized in that it comprises a second disc-shaped mark (15-19), arranged between the drum (67) and the dial (3), bound to the drum (67) by controlled force clamping means (22, 24, 26), rotatably displaced by the drum (67) in the coupling position (C) and locked in the decoupling position (D), by the first index mark (85-87) immobilized in the predetermined position of the crown (59) and in that the dial (3) is provided with a window (30) for displaying the second mark in disc shape (15-19).