EP0545229A1 - Watch-case with a bracelet clasp - Google Patents

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EP0545229A1
EP0545229A1 EP92120000A EP92120000A EP0545229A1 EP 0545229 A1 EP0545229 A1 EP 0545229A1 EP 92120000 A EP92120000 A EP 92120000A EP 92120000 A EP92120000 A EP 92120000A EP 0545229 A1 EP0545229 A1 EP 0545229A1
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G04—HOROLOGY
    • G04B—MECHANICALLY-DRIVEN CLOCKS OR WATCHES; MECHANICAL PARTS OF CLOCKS OR WATCHES IN GENERAL; TIME PIECES USING THE POSITION OF THE SUN, MOON OR STARS
    • G04B37/00—Cases
    • G04B37/14—Suspending devices, supports or stands for time-pieces insofar as they form part of the case
    • G04B37/1486—Arrangements for fixing to a bracelet
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A44—HABERDASHERY; JEWELLERY
    • A44C—PERSONAL ADORNMENTS, e.g. JEWELLERY; COINS
    • A44C5/00—Bracelets; Wrist-watch straps; Fastenings for bracelets or wrist-watch straps
    • A44C5/14—Bracelets; Wrist-watch straps; Fastenings for bracelets or wrist-watch straps characterised by the way of fastening to a wrist-watch or the like
    • A44C5/147—Watchcase itself used as fastener
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G04—HOROLOGY
    • G04B—MECHANICALLY-DRIVEN CLOCKS OR WATCHES; MECHANICAL PARTS OF CLOCKS OR WATCHES IN GENERAL; TIME PIECES USING THE POSITION OF THE SUN, MOON OR STARS
    • G04B37/00—Cases
    • G04B37/0083—Cases for more than one clockwork
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G04—HOROLOGY
    • G04B—MECHANICALLY-DRIVEN CLOCKS OR WATCHES; MECHANICAL PARTS OF CLOCKS OR WATCHES IN GENERAL; TIME PIECES USING THE POSITION OF THE SUN, MOON OR STARS
    • G04B37/00—Cases
    • G04B37/12—Cases for special purposes, e.g. watch combined with ring, watch combined with button
    • G04B37/127—Cases for special purposes, e.g. watch combined with ring, watch combined with button used as containers or cartridges
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G04—HOROLOGY
    • G04B—MECHANICALLY-DRIVEN CLOCKS OR WATCHES; MECHANICAL PARTS OF CLOCKS OR WATCHES IN GENERAL; TIME PIECES USING THE POSITION OF THE SUN, MOON OR STARS
    • G04B45/00—Time pieces of which the indicating means or cases provoke special effects, e.g. aesthetic effects
    • G04B45/04—Time pieces with invisible drive, e.g. with hands attached to a rotating glass disc
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G04—HOROLOGY
    • G04B—MECHANICALLY-DRIVEN CLOCKS OR WATCHES; MECHANICAL PARTS OF CLOCKS OR WATCHES IN GENERAL; TIME PIECES USING THE POSITION OF THE SUN, MOON OR STARS
    • G04B47/00—Time-pieces combined with other articles which do not interfere with the running or the time-keeping of the time-piece
    • G04B47/06—Time-pieces combined with other articles which do not interfere with the running or the time-keeping of the time-piece with attached measuring instruments, e.g. pedometer, barometer, thermometer or compass
    • G04B47/065—Time-pieces combined with other articles which do not interfere with the running or the time-keeping of the time-piece with attached measuring instruments, e.g. pedometer, barometer, thermometer or compass with a compass

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  • the present invention relates to a watch case having a clasp incorporated for a bracelet. It relates more particularly to a box of this type, the latter being delimited by a lateral face and two opposite main faces, in which an opening also joins the main faces.
  • Watch cases provided with a bracelet clasp are known per se.
  • the principle of a watch having a central opening joining the main faces of the box is also known from patent application GB-A-2162663. This opening, which gives the watch an original appearance, however, has only an aesthetic function in the examples described by this document.
  • the invention aims to provide a watch case, comprising an opening joining its main faces and a clasp for a bracelet, in which the clasp cooperates with the opening.
  • the watch case according to the invention delimited by two main faces arranged opposite one another, and by a lateral face joining the main faces, one of the main faces constituting the bottom of the box and the other the upper side revealing the time information, comprising a central opening passing through the box from side to side by joining the main faces, a housing for a clock movement, and a fastening device for fixing to the box.
  • one end of a bracelet is particularly remarkable in that it further comprises a clasp for the bracelet comprising a body at least part of which is disposed opposite the central opening, on the bottom side of the case, a locking device making it possible to make the body of the box clasp integral, or to release it, and a fastening device arranged on the clasp to fix the other end of the bracel to the body and.
  • the reference 1 designates in FIG. 1 a watch box, known per se, having a central opening 2.
  • the box is delimited by an upper main face 3, through which the time information can be read, and a lower face constituting the bottom of the box, the latter face not appearing in fig. 1.
  • the main faces are substantially planar and parallel to each other, and they are joined by a lateral external face 4 delimiting in the box a rim of circular shape.
  • the watch case 1 includes hour markers 6 and, opposite the six-hour marker, a projecting part 7 to the interior of which is a part of a housing, not shown, intended to receive an analog clockwork movement. To the protruding part 7 is also fixed in a conventional manner, by means of a bar, the end of a bracelet 8.
  • the display of the time in a watch using this type of box can be obtained, for example, by means of two concentric circular discs 9 and 10.
  • the discs driven by the clockwork movement, pivot around the opening central 2 opposite the upper main face 3, behind a window, and they respectively carry an hour index 11 and a minute index 12.
  • the time is set in a known manner by means of a crown 13 arranged on the edge of the protruding part 7.
  • a clasp 20 which is shown in the open position in FIG. 1.
  • the clasp is essentially formed by a body 21, the latter comprising a plate 22 and a cylindrical container 23.
  • the plate 22 When the clasp 20 is in the closed position, the plate 22 is in contact with the lower main face, or bottom, of the watch case 1.
  • the plate 22, which completely covers the bottom of the case, has a notch 24 in which takes up part of the housing containing the clockwork movement.
  • the side face 4 of the box covers, under these conditions, entirely the edge of the plate 22, except at the place, that is at twelve o'clock, where the bracelet 8 joins the clasp.
  • the container 23, for its part is fixed on the face of the plate 22 which comes into contact with the bottom of the watch case so as to take place, at least partially, inside the central opening 2 thereof. this.
  • a support 26, integral with the plate 22, guides the bracelet 8 to the place where it leaves the clasp 20.
  • Maintaining the body 21 of the clasp 20 on the watch case 1 is obtained by means of a lug 25 of the plate 22 which penetrates into a notch visible in the case, and of a locking device shown in a view of below in fig. 2.
  • This device which is housed in a hollow in the rim delimited by the lateral face 4 of the box, has a symmetrical structure with respect to an axis xx 'corresponding to the axis 6-12 hours.
  • a button 30, accessible from outside the box and movable along the axis xx ', is placed in abutment against the ends of two levers 31 and 32, symmetrical to one another and able to pivot respectively around the axes 33 and 34, parallel to the main faces of the box.
  • the other ends of the levers 31 and 32 respectively have projecting parts 35 and 36 directed towards the inside of the box.
  • a spring 37 acts on the levers so as to place them in a position which brings the protrusions 35 and 36 closer to the center of the box.
  • the button 30 is surrounded by a collar 38.
  • the plate 22 has two cavities, referenced 39 and 40, into which the protruding parts 35 and 36 penetrate respectively when the plate 22 of the clasp is applied against the bottom of the box 1.
  • the purpose of the container 23, which can play both a functional and an aesthetic role, is to personalize a watch case to which the presence of the opening 2 already gives an original appearance.
  • the container 23 contains an analog clockwork movement making it possible to display, by for example, a second time zone.
  • the time setting of the movement is done in a known manner from its rear face.
  • the container 23 could of course contain any other object, for example a compass, or include a cover and serve as a medicine box, or even contain a decorative part, the part and the container being able in the latter case to form a single element .
  • the container 23, in a preferred embodiment of the box, is detachably held in an opening 41 of the plate 22 by means of a fixing device shown in FIG. 3.
  • This device the operation of which is similar to the locking device described above, is controlled by two buttons 50 and 51, the first coming to bear against the ends of two pivoting levers 52 and 53, and the second against two other similar levers .
  • the other ends of the levers 52 and 53 have projecting parts, respectively 54 and 55, which take their place, by means of a spring 56 acting on these levers, in corresponding cavities of the container 23 to hold it, with the other two levers, in the desired position on the plate 22.
  • To extract the container 23 from its housing simply press the buttons 50 and 51 simultaneously.
  • the container 23 thus constitutes a removable accessory from the clasp, which can be supplied in various forms with the box and that the user of the watch has the possibility of easily exchanging himself.
  • the part of the body 21 of the clasp located opposite the opening 2 is constituted, in the examples given, by a container 23 can contain different objects, or by a massive decorative piece.
  • This part of the body 21 thus penetrates, at least partially, inside the volume circumscribed by the opening 2, a volume which is delimited more precisely by the upper main 3 and lower, or bottom, faces of the box 1, and by the inner cylindrical face 5.
  • This condition is however not essential.
  • the part of the body 21 disposed opposite the opening 2 may very well be set back from this opening, or be tangent to it. If this part is for example flat, extending the face of the plate 22, it could include a design, or information such as the name of the wearer of the watch, which would then be visible through the opening 2.
  • the box could have a shape other than round, for example oval or rectangular, as well as the opening 2, especially if the time is given by means of an electronic, digital or analog display having no moving parts.
  • the opening 2 could also be offset relative to the outside contour of the box, and the clasp locking device act on the container 23 rather than on the plate 22.

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The watch case is delimited by an upper face (3), a back, and a lateral face (4). A central opening (2) passes through the case thereby uniting the upper face with the back. A housing for a clockwork movement is at least partially arranged in a projecting part (7) of the case, to which part is fixed one end of a bracelet (8). The movement drives two discs (9, 10) in rotation about the opening (2) in order to display the time. A clasp (20), forming part of the case, includes a plate (22) which is applied to the back of the latter, and a receptacle (23) containing another movement and penetrating into the central opening (2), is fixed to the other end of the bracelet (8). A locking device (31, 32, 35, 36, 39, 40), controlled by a button (30), makes it possible to attach the plate (22) and the clasp (20) to the case or free them therefrom. The two movements can display, for example, the time in two different time zones. <IMAGE>

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La présente invention se rapporte à une boîte de montre ayant un fermoir incorporé pour un bracelet. Elle concerne plus particulièrement une boîte de ce type, celle-ci étant délimitée par une face latérale et deux faces principales opposées, dans laquelle une ouverture joint en outre les faces principales.The present invention relates to a watch case having a clasp incorporated for a bracelet. It relates more particularly to a box of this type, the latter being delimited by a lateral face and two opposite main faces, in which an opening also joins the main faces.

Les boîtes de montre pourvues d'un fermoir pour bracelet sont connues en soi. Le principe d'une montre présentant une ouverture centrale joignant les faces principales de la boîte est également connu par la demande de brevet GB-A-2162663. Cette ouverture, qui confère à la montre un aspect original, n'a cependant qu'une fonction esthétique dans les exemples décrits par ce document.Watch cases provided with a bracelet clasp are known per se. The principle of a watch having a central opening joining the main faces of the box is also known from patent application GB-A-2162663. This opening, which gives the watch an original appearance, however, has only an aesthetic function in the examples described by this document.

L'invention a pour objectif de proposer une boîte de montre, comportant une ouverture joignant ses faces principales et un fermoir pour un bracelet, dans laquelle le fermoir coopère avec l'ouverture.The invention aims to provide a watch case, comprising an opening joining its main faces and a clasp for a bracelet, in which the clasp cooperates with the opening.

Pour atteindre ce but, la boîte de montre selon l'invention, délimitée par deux faces principales disposées en regard l'une de l'autre, et par une face latérale joignant les faces principales, une des faces principales constituant le fond de la boîte et l'autre la face supérieure laissant apparaître les informations horaires, comportant une ouverture centrale traversant la boîte de part en part en joignant les faces principales, un logement pour un mouvement d'horlogerie, et un dispositif d'attache pour fixer à la boîte une extrémité d'un bracelet, est particulièrement remarquable en ce qu'elle comprend en outre un fermoir pour le bracelet comportant un corps dont une partie au moins est disposée en regard de l'ouverture centrale, du côté du fond de la boîte, un dispositif de verrouillage permettant de rendre solidaire, ou de libérer, le corps du fermoir de la boîte, et un dispositif d'attache disposé sur le fermoir pour fixer au corps l'autre extrémité du bracelet.To achieve this goal, the watch case according to the invention, delimited by two main faces arranged opposite one another, and by a lateral face joining the main faces, one of the main faces constituting the bottom of the box and the other the upper side revealing the time information, comprising a central opening passing through the box from side to side by joining the main faces, a housing for a clock movement, and a fastening device for fixing to the box. one end of a bracelet is particularly remarkable in that it further comprises a clasp for the bracelet comprising a body at least part of which is disposed opposite the central opening, on the bottom side of the case, a locking device making it possible to make the body of the box clasp integral, or to release it, and a fastening device arranged on the clasp to fix the other end of the bracel to the body and.

D'autres propriétés et avantages de la boîte de montre selon la présente invention ressortiront de la description qui va suivre faite en regard du dessin annexé et donnant, à titre explicatif mais nullement limitatif, un exemple de réalisation d'une telle boîte. Sur ce dessin, où les mêmes références se rapportent à des éléments analogues :

  • la fig. 1 est une vue générale en perspective d'une forme de réalisation de la boîte de montre avec fermoir selon l'invention, le fermoir étant représenté en position ouverte;
  • la fig. 2 montre dans une vue partielle en plan le dispositif de verrouillage du fermoir; et
  • la fig. 3 représente dans une vue en plan le corps du fermoir ainsi que le dispositif de fixation d'une partie amovible et interchangeable de celui-ci, cette partie venant se loger dans l'ouverture centrale de la boîte lorsque le fermoir est verrouillé.
Other properties and advantages of the watch case according to the present invention will emerge from the description which follows made with reference to the appended drawing and giving, by way of explanation but in no way limiting, an exemplary embodiment from such a box. In this drawing, where the same references relate to similar elements:
  • fig. 1 is a general perspective view of an embodiment of the watch case with clasp according to the invention, the clasp being shown in the open position;
  • fig. 2 shows in a partial plan view the locking device of the clasp; and
  • fig. 3 shows in a plan view the body of the clasp and the device for fixing a removable and interchangeable part thereof, this part being housed in the central opening of the box when the clasp is locked.

La référence 1 désigne sur la fig. 1 une boîte de montre, connue en soi, présentant une ouverture centrale 2. La boîte est délimitée par une face principale supérieure 3, à travers laquelle les informations horaires peuvent être lues, et une face inférieure constituant le fond de la boîte, cette dernière face n'apparaissant pas sur la fig. 1. Les faces principales sont sensiblement planes et parallèles entre elles, et elles sont jointes par une face extérieure latérale 4 délimitant dans la boîte un rebord de forme circulaire. L'ouverture centrale 2, également circulaire dans la présente réalisation, joint les deux faces principales en traversant la boîte de montre de part en part, ce qui définit dans la boîte une face cylindrique intérieure 5.The reference 1 designates in FIG. 1 a watch box, known per se, having a central opening 2. The box is delimited by an upper main face 3, through which the time information can be read, and a lower face constituting the bottom of the box, the latter face not appearing in fig. 1. The main faces are substantially planar and parallel to each other, and they are joined by a lateral external face 4 delimiting in the box a rim of circular shape. The central opening 2, also circular in the present embodiment, joins the two main faces by crossing the watch case right through, which defines an inner cylindrical face 5 in the box.

La boîte de montre 1 comporte des repaires horaires 6 et, en regard du repaire des six heures, une partie saillante 7 à l'intérieur de laquelle se trouve une partie d'un logement, non représenté, destiné à recevoir un mouvement d'horlogerie analogique. A la partie saillante 7 est en outre fixée de manière conventionnelle, au moyen d'une barrette, l'extrémité d'un bracelet 8.The watch case 1 includes hour markers 6 and, opposite the six-hour marker, a projecting part 7 to the interior of which is a part of a housing, not shown, intended to receive an analog clockwork movement. To the protruding part 7 is also fixed in a conventional manner, by means of a bar, the end of a bracelet 8.

L'affichage de l'heure dans une montre utilisant ce type de boîte peut être obtenu, par exemple, au moyen de deux disques circulaires concentriques 9 et 10. Les disques, entraînés par le mouvement d'horlogerie, pivotent autour de l'ouverture centrale 2 en regard de la face principale supérieure 3, derrière une glace, et ils portent respectivement un index des heures 11 et un index des minutes 12. La mise à l'heure est faite de manière connue au moyen d'un couronne 13 disposée sur le bord de la partie saillante 7.The display of the time in a watch using this type of box can be obtained, for example, by means of two concentric circular discs 9 and 10. The discs, driven by the clockwork movement, pivot around the opening central 2 opposite the upper main face 3, behind a window, and they respectively carry an hour index 11 and a minute index 12. The time is set in a known manner by means of a crown 13 arranged on the edge of the protruding part 7.

A l'autre extrémité du bracelet 8 est fixé, au moyen d'une barrette, un fermoir 20 qui est représenté en position ouverte sur la fig. 1. Le fermoir est formé essentiellement d'un corps 21, celui-ci comportant une plaque 22 et un récipient cylindrique 23.At the other end of the bracelet 8 is fixed, by means of a bar, a clasp 20 which is shown in the open position in FIG. 1. The clasp is essentially formed by a body 21, the latter comprising a plate 22 and a cylindrical container 23.

Lorsque le fermoir 20 est en position fermée, la plaque 22 se trouve en contact de la face principale inférieure, ou fond, de la boîte de montre 1. La plaque 22, qui recouvre entièrement le fond de la boîte, comporte une échancrure 24 dans laquelle vient prendre place une partie du logement contenant le mouvement d'horlogerie. La face latérale 4 de la boîte recouvre, dans ces conditions, entièrement le bord de la plaque 22, sauf à l'endroit, soit à douze heures, où le bracelet 8 rejoint le fermoir. Le récipient 23, de son côté, est fixé sur la face de la plaque 22 qui vient en contact du fond de la boîte de montre de manière à prendre place, au moins partiellement, à l'intérieur l'ouverture centrale 2 de celle-ci. Enfin un support 26, solidaire de la plaque 22, guide le bracelet 8 à l'endroit où il quitte le fermoir 20.When the clasp 20 is in the closed position, the plate 22 is in contact with the lower main face, or bottom, of the watch case 1. The plate 22, which completely covers the bottom of the case, has a notch 24 in which takes up part of the housing containing the clockwork movement. The side face 4 of the box covers, under these conditions, entirely the edge of the plate 22, except at the place, that is at twelve o'clock, where the bracelet 8 joins the clasp. The container 23, for its part, is fixed on the face of the plate 22 which comes into contact with the bottom of the watch case so as to take place, at least partially, inside the central opening 2 thereof. this. Finally, a support 26, integral with the plate 22, guides the bracelet 8 to the place where it leaves the clasp 20.

Le maintien du corps 21 du fermoir 20 sur la boîte de montre 1 est obtenu au moyen d'un ergot 25 de la plaque 22 qui pénètre dans une entaille non visible de la boîte, et d'un dispositif de verrouillage représenté dans une vue de dessous sur la fig. 2. Ce dispositif, qui est logé dans un creux du rebord délimité par la face latérale 4 de la boîte, présente une structure symétrique par rapport à un axe xx' correspondant à l'axe 6-12 heures. Un bouton 30, accessible depuis l'extérieur de la boîte et mobile suivant l'axe xx', est disposé en appui contre les extrémités de deux leviers 31 et 32, symétriques l'un de l'autre et pouvant pivoter respectivement autour des axes 33 et 34, parallèlement aux faces principales de la boîte. Les autres extrémités des leviers 31 et 32 présentent respectivement des parties saillantes 35 et 36 dirigées vers l'intérieur de la boîte. Un ressort 37 agit sur les leviers de manière à les placer dans une position qui rapproche les parties saillantes 35 et 36 du centre de la boîte. Afin d'éviter toute pression involontaire sur le bouton 30, celui-ci est entouré d'une collerette 38. Enfin la plaque 22 comporte deux cavités, référencées 39 et 40, dans lesquelles pénètrent respectivement les parties saillantes 35 et 36 lorsque la plaque 22 du fermoir est appliquée contre le fond de la boîte 1.Maintaining the body 21 of the clasp 20 on the watch case 1 is obtained by means of a lug 25 of the plate 22 which penetrates into a notch visible in the case, and of a locking device shown in a view of below in fig. 2. This device, which is housed in a hollow in the rim delimited by the lateral face 4 of the box, has a symmetrical structure with respect to an axis xx 'corresponding to the axis 6-12 hours. A button 30, accessible from outside the box and movable along the axis xx ', is placed in abutment against the ends of two levers 31 and 32, symmetrical to one another and able to pivot respectively around the axes 33 and 34, parallel to the main faces of the box. The other ends of the levers 31 and 32 respectively have projecting parts 35 and 36 directed towards the inside of the box. A spring 37 acts on the levers so as to place them in a position which brings the protrusions 35 and 36 closer to the center of the box. In order to avoid any involuntary pressure on the button 30, the latter is surrounded by a collar 38. Finally, the plate 22 has two cavities, referenced 39 and 40, into which the protruding parts 35 and 36 penetrate respectively when the plate 22 of the clasp is applied against the bottom of the box 1.

Dans ces conditions, pour verrouiller le fermoir il faut introduire d'abord l'ergot 25 dans la fente correspondante de la boîte 1 et le récipient 23 dans l'ouverture 2, puis appliquer à force la plaque 22 du fermoir contre le fond de la boîte. Les deux parties saillantes 35 et 36, qui présentent à leurs extrémités un chanfrein formant un plan incliné, pénètrent alors, sous l'effet de la pression exercée par la plaque 22 sur les plans inclinés, à l'intérieur du rebord de la boîte, ce qui entraîne le pivotement des leviers 31 et 32 et la déformation du ressort 37 . La plaque 22 une fois mise en contact du fond de la boîte 1, les parties saillantes 35 et 36 pénètrent respectivement dans les cavités 39 et 40 de cette plaque et verrouillent le fermoir, grâce à la force exercée par le ressort 37 sur les extrémités des leviers 31 et 32.Under these conditions, to lock the clasp, first introduce the lug 25 into the corresponding slot in the box 1 and the container 23 in the opening 2, then forcefully apply the plate 22 of the clasp against the bottom of the box. The two projecting parts 35 and 36, which have at their ends a chamfer forming an inclined plane, then penetrate, under the effect of the pressure exerted by the plate 22 on the inclined planes, inside the rim of the box, which causes the levers 31 and 32 to pivot and the spring 37 to deform. The plate 22 once brought into contact with the bottom of the box 1, the projecting parts 35 and 36 respectively penetrate into the cavities 39 and 40 of this plate and lock the clasp, thanks to the force exerted by the spring 37 on the ends of the levers 31 and 32.

Pour dégager le corps 21 de la boîte 1, il suffit d'appuyer sur le bouton 30 avec une force supérieure à celle exercée par le ressort 37 sur les extrémités des leviers 31 et 32. Les leviers pivotent alors de manière que les parties saillantes 35 et 36, en sortant des cavités 39 et 40, libèrent la plaque 22 et donc le corps 21 du fermoir.To release the body 21 from the box 1, it suffices to press the button 30 with a force greater than that exerted by the spring 37 on the ends of the levers 31 and 32. The levers then pivot so that the projecting parts 35 and 36, leaving the cavities 39 and 40, release the plate 22 and therefore the body 21 of the clasp.

Le but du récipient 23, qui peut jouer un rôle aussi bien fonctionnel qu'esthétique, est de personnaliser une boîte de montre à laquelle la présence de l'ouverture 2 confère déjà un aspect original.The purpose of the container 23, which can play both a functional and an aesthetic role, is to personalize a watch case to which the presence of the opening 2 already gives an original appearance.

Dans le cas de la fig. 1, le récipient 23 contient un mouvement d'horlogerie analogique permettant d'afficher, par exemple, un deuxième fuseau horaire. La mise à l'heure du mouvement est faite de manière connue depuis sa face arrière. Le récipient 23 pourrait bien entendu contenir tout autre objet, par exemple une boussole, ou comporter un couvercle et servir de boîte à médicament, ou encore contenir une pièce décorative, la pièce et le récipient pouvant dans ce dernier cas former un seul et même élément.In the case of fig. 1, the container 23 contains an analog clockwork movement making it possible to display, by for example, a second time zone. The time setting of the movement is done in a known manner from its rear face. The container 23 could of course contain any other object, for example a compass, or include a cover and serve as a medicine box, or even contain a decorative part, the part and the container being able in the latter case to form a single element .

Le récipient 23, dans une forme de réalisation préférée de la boîte, est maintenu de manière amovible dans une ouverture 41 de la plaque 22 au moyen d'un dispositif de fixation représenté sur la fig. 3. Ce dispositif, dont le fonctionnement est similaire au dispositif de verrouillage précédemment décrit, est commandé par deux boutons 50 et 51, le premier venant en appui contre les extrémités de deux leviers pivotants 52 et 53, et le deuxième contre deux autres leviers semblables. Les autres extrémités des leviers 52 et 53 comportent des parties saillantes, respectivement 54 et 55, qui viennent prendre place, grâce à un ressort 56 agissant sur ces leviers, dans des cavités correspondantes du récipient 23 pour le maintenir, avec les deux autres leviers, dans la position désirée sur la plaque 22. Pour extraire le récipient 23 de son logement il suffit d'apuyer simultanément sur les boutons 50 et 51. Le récipient 23 constitue ainsi un accessoire amovible du fermoir, pouvant être fourni sous diverses formes avec la boîte et que l'utilisateur de la montre a la possibilité d'échanger aisément lui-même.The container 23, in a preferred embodiment of the box, is detachably held in an opening 41 of the plate 22 by means of a fixing device shown in FIG. 3. This device, the operation of which is similar to the locking device described above, is controlled by two buttons 50 and 51, the first coming to bear against the ends of two pivoting levers 52 and 53, and the second against two other similar levers . The other ends of the levers 52 and 53 have projecting parts, respectively 54 and 55, which take their place, by means of a spring 56 acting on these levers, in corresponding cavities of the container 23 to hold it, with the other two levers, in the desired position on the plate 22. To extract the container 23 from its housing, simply press the buttons 50 and 51 simultaneously. The container 23 thus constitutes a removable accessory from the clasp, which can be supplied in various forms with the box and that the user of the watch has the possibility of easily exchanging himself.

La partie du corps 21 du fermoir se trouvant en regard de l'ouverture 2 est constituée, dans les exemples donnés, par un récipient 23 pouvant contenir différents objets, ou par une pièce décorative massive. Cette partie du corps 21 pénètre ainsi, au moins partiellement, à l'intérieur du volume circonscrit par l'ouverture 2, volume qui est délimité plus précisément par les faces principales supérieure 3 et inférieure, ou fond, de la boîte 1, et par la face cylindrique intérieur 5. Cette condition n'est cependant pas indispensable. La partie du corps 21 disposée en face de l'ouverture 2 peut très bien rester en retrait de cette ouverture, ou lui être tangente. Si cette partie est par exemple plane, prolongeant la face de la plaque 22, elle pourrait comporter un dessin, ou une information telle que le nom du porteur de la montre, qui serait alors visible à travers l'ouverture 2.The part of the body 21 of the clasp located opposite the opening 2 is constituted, in the examples given, by a container 23 can contain different objects, or by a massive decorative piece. This part of the body 21 thus penetrates, at least partially, inside the volume circumscribed by the opening 2, a volume which is delimited more precisely by the upper main 3 and lower, or bottom, faces of the box 1, and by the inner cylindrical face 5. This condition is however not essential. The part of the body 21 disposed opposite the opening 2 may very well be set back from this opening, or be tangent to it. If this part is for example flat, extending the face of the plate 22, it could include a design, or information such as the name of the wearer of the watch, which would then be visible through the opening 2.

Il est évident que la boîte de montre qui vient d'être décrite peut subir encore d'autres modifications et se présenter sous diverses variantes évidentes à l'homme de l'art, sans sortir du cadre de la présente invention. En particulier la boîte pourrait avoir une forme autre que ronde, par exemple ovale ou rectangulaire, ainsi que l'ouverture 2, surtout si l'heure est donnée au moyen d'un affichage électronique, numérique ou analogique ne comportant pas de pièces mobiles. L'ouverture 2 pourrait aussi être décentrée par rapport au contour extérieur de la boîte, et le dispositif de verrouillage du fermoir agir sur le récipient 23 plutôt que sur la plaque 22.It is obvious that the watch case which has just been described can undergo still other modifications and come in various variants obvious to those skilled in the art, without departing from the scope of the present invention. In particular the box could have a shape other than round, for example oval or rectangular, as well as the opening 2, especially if the time is given by means of an electronic, digital or analog display having no moving parts. The opening 2 could also be offset relative to the outside contour of the box, and the clasp locking device act on the container 23 rather than on the plate 22.

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Boîte de montre délimitée par deux faces principales disposées en regard l'une de l'autre, et par une face latérale (4) joignant les faces principales, une desdites faces principales constituant le fond de la boîte et l'autre la face supérieure (3) laissant apparaître les informations horaires, comportant une ouverture (2) traversant la boîte de part en part en joignant lesdites faces principales, un logement pour un mouvement d'horlogerie, et un dispositif d'attache pour fixer à la boîte une extrémité d'un bracelet (8), caractérisée en ce qu'elle comprend en outre un fermoir (20) pour ledit bracelet (8) comportant un corps (21) dont une partie au moins est disposée en regard de ladite ouverture (2), du côté du fond de la boîte, un dispositif de verrouillage (30, 31, 32, 35, 36, 39, 40) permettant de rendre solidaire, ou de libérer, ledit corps (21) de la boîte, et un dispositif d'attache disposé sur le fermoir (20) pour fixer audit corps (21) l'autre extrémité dudit bracelet (8).Watch box bounded by two main faces arranged opposite one another, and by a lateral face (4) joining the main faces, one of said main faces constituting the bottom of the case and the other the upper face ( 3) revealing the time information, comprising an opening (2) passing through the box from side to side by joining said main faces, a housing for a watch movement, and a fastening device for fixing to the box an end d '' a bracelet (8), characterized in that it further comprises a clasp (20) for said bracelet (8) comprising a body (21) of which a part at less is arranged opposite said opening (2), on the bottom side of the box, a locking device (30, 31, 32, 35, 36, 39, 40) making it possible to make integral, or to release, said body (21) of the box, and a fastening device disposed on the clasp (20) for fixing to said body (21) the other end of said bracelet (8). Boîte de montre selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que ladite partie dudit corps (21) se trouvant en regard de l'ouverture (2) de la boîte pénètre, au moins partiellement, à l'intérieur du volume circonscrit par ladite ouverture (2).Watch case according to claim 1, characterized in that said part of said body (21) lying opposite the opening (2) of the case penetrates, at least partially, inside the volume circumscribed by said opening ( 2). Boîte de montre selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisée en ce que ladite partie dudit corps (21) se trouvant en regard de ladite ouverture (2), porte un motif décoratif ou une information.Watch case according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that said part of said body (21) lying opposite said opening (2), carries a decorative pattern or information. Boîte de montre selon la revendication 2, caractérisée en ce que ladite partie dudit corps (21) qui pénètre à l'intérieur du volume délimité par ladite ouverture (2) est constituée par un récipient (23) destiné à contenir un objet, tel qu'une pièce décorative, une boussole, ou un mouvement d'horlogerie donnant une information horaire pouvant être lue depuis ladite face principale supérieure (3).Watch case according to claim 2, characterized in that said part of said body (21) which penetrates inside the volume delimited by said opening (2) consists of a container (23) intended to contain an object, such as 'a decorative piece, a compass, or a clock movement giving time information that can be read from said upper main face (3). Boîte de montre selon la revendication 4, caractérisée en ce que ledit récipient (23) comporte un couvercle permettant d'introduire dans le récipient, ou d'en extraire, un objet tel qu'un médicament.Watch case according to claim 4, characterized in that said container (23) has a cover allowing to introduce into the container, or extract, an object such as a medicine. Boîte de montre selon la revendication 4, caractérisée en ce que ledit corps (21) est constitué par une plaque (22) et ledit récipient (23), et en ce que le récipient est solidaire de ladite plaque et en constitue une partie fixe.Watch case according to claim 4, characterized in that said body (21) consists of a plate (22) and said container (23), and in that the container is integral with said plate and constitutes a fixed part thereof. Boîte de montre selon la revendication 4, caractérisé en ce que ledit corps (21) est constitué par une plaque (22) et ledit récipient (23), et en ce que le récipient est maintenu sur ladite plaque de manière amovible au moyen d'un dispositif de fixation (50 à 56).Watch case according to claim 4, characterized in that said body (21) consists of a plate (22) and said container (23), and in that the container is detachably held on said plate by means of a fixing device (50 to 56). Boîte de montre selon l'une des revendications 4 à 7, caractérisée en ce que ladite pièce décorative forme avec ledit récipient (23) un seul et même élément.Watch case according to one of claims 4 to 7, characterized in that said decorative piece forms with said container (23) one and the same element.
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