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EP0714051A1
EP0714051A1 EP94810665A EP94810665A EP0714051A1 EP 0714051 A1 EP0714051 A1 EP 0714051A1 EP 94810665 A EP94810665 A EP 94810665A EP 94810665 A EP94810665 A EP 94810665A EP 0714051 A1 EP0714051 A1 EP 0714051A1
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  • the watch is more and more a fashion accessory.
  • the consumer therefore wishes to be able to match his watch with the clothes he wears. This implies the possibility of changing the watch strap according to the type and / or colors of the clothes worn.
  • the manufacturers therefore sought solutions to allow an easy and rapid change of the watch strap.
  • the present invention aims to provide a watch case provided with a removable attachment device allowing an easy change of the bracelet and which is simple, reliable, and robust; it further aims to provide a device which does not wear out quickly, and which is applicable to boxes provided with two-horn fasteners.
  • the present invention also aims to ensure that the retention of the bar in the horns does not depend on the force of the closure.
  • Figure 1 is a top view of a box according to the invention, with a cover folded down on the left side, and without cover on the right side.
  • Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view along B-B of a watch case horn according to the invention, with part of the cover folded down.
  • Figure 3 is a partial view in longitudinal vertical section along A-A of a box according to the invention, with the cover closed.
  • Figure 4 is an identical view, with the cover open.
  • the box according to the invention has one, or preferably two, removable fastening devices each comprising two horns 1.
  • Each horn has a notch 2. It would be possible to place two notches, or three, or even more, in each horn . The usefulness of such multiplication is doubtful, however.
  • a bar 3 is placed in the notch. The bar is intended to fix the bracelet 4 to the box.
  • the notch 2 is open on the top of the horn, that is to say on the side of the upper face of the watch, or in other words still on the side of the watch dial. The cut is made, for example, with strawberries.
  • the notch has a opening 11 on the top, and a recess 6 whose longitudinal axis is substantially directed along the plane of the portion of the bracelet which is close to the horn.
  • the bottom of the recess 6 has a semi-circular section, the diameter of which corresponds to that of the bar. The latter is housed in this recess, and a flange 13, which completely covers the recess, prevents the bar from going up and out of the recess.
  • the opening of the recess in the direction of the box is however open on the opening 11, so as to allow the insertion of the bar.
  • This opening of the recess in the direction of the box must be blocked when the bar is in place.
  • a pivoting cover 5 is fixed by means of a pivot 8 between the horns.
  • the pivot 8 is placed closer to the box than the bar 3.
  • the pivoting cover has, on each side, protrusions 9 shaped so as to be inserted in the openings 11 when the pivoting cover is folded down.
  • the axis of the pivot 8 is placed in the longitudinal plane 7 of the recess 6, or above, i.e.
  • the closure In order to keep the cover in place when it is closed, it is therefore not essential that the closure be extremely firm, unlike what is the case with the notched devices mentioned above.
  • the notched devices there is by definition a male part which is inserted into a female part, after having passed over an obstacle. The passage of the obstacle is done thanks to the elasticity of the male part, or of an element integral with the male part, and / or thanks to the elasticity of the obstacle itself, or of an element attached to the obstacle.
  • the retraction of the male part relative to the obstacle is low, because the elasticity of the parts in question is limited. This elasticity is even lower than the said pieces are massive. It follows that even minimal wear of the parts is sufficient to seriously weaken the firmness of the closure.
  • each horn is pierced right through with a cylindrical hole 12, the outer part of which has a thread 14 and the part which opens on the inside of the horn a tightening 16.
  • a cylindrical tube 17 containing a spring 18 and having a lug 19 is introduced from the outside of the horn. The edge of the cylinder is blocked by the tightening, and the lug protrudes inside the horn.
  • the lug has a rounded shape.
  • each horn is provided with such a device, and each cover has two cavities, that is to say one on each side. It would obviously be possible for only one of the two horns to be provided with a lug, a single cavity being formed on one side of each cover. It would also be possible to place several lugs per horn, the corresponding side of the cover having several corresponding cavities.
  • the advantage of the spring-loaded lug device compared to one of the notch devices already known and previously described lies in the fact that the wear of the lug and the corresponding cavity does not cause appreciable weakening in the firmness of holding the cover in place. Indeed, the high elasticity of the helical spring allows a fairly long stroke of the lug, so that, in comparison, the thickness of material removed by wear is minimal and is not felt.
  • the lateral protuberance 9 is slightly extended so as to protrude on each side of the horns, which facilitates gripping by the fingers of the user and allows easy closing and opening.

Abstract

The watch housing has a movable attachment unit, which comprises two horn-shaped pieces (1) having at least one notch or groove (2) for receiving a bar or pinion piece attached to a bracelet or strap. Each groove has an opening (11) on top of the horn-piece, and leads in the direction of the bracelet to terminate in a bore The latter receives the pinion such that a traction force is exerted on the bracelet towards the base of the watch to hold the bar or pinion in the groove. At least one pivoting cover is adapted to close the openings by means of lateral protrusions, each locatable in an opening when the cover is closed. The cover has at least one lateral cavity and at least one horn-piece has a hole extending from part to part. A thread element is located in one part of the hole, and a tapered closing at the other end. A spur (19) is pushed by elastic elements and is introduced into the hole such that it passes from the horn element while being held by the tapered end.

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Les systèmes d'attaches de bracelet aux boîtes de montre sont assez nombreux. Ils se résument cependant, dans leur immense majorité, sinon dans leur totalité, à une barrette insérée dans une ou plusieurs cornes solidaires de la boîte et à laquelle vient se fixer le bracelet. Le plus souvent, la barrette est prise entre deux cornes, chaque extrémité de la barrette venant s'insérer dans un trou pratiqué dans une des cornes, le bracelet, qu'il soit en cuir, en métal ou en matière plastique, étant fixé à la barrette en entourant en tout ou en partie sa longueur libre. Dans les dipositifs à fixation centrale, il n'y a qu'une seule corne pour chaque brin du bracelet, et la barrette traverse la corne de part en part, le brin du bracelet présentant une échancrure au centre pour laisser la place à la corne, et étant fixé aux deux parties de la barrette qui dépassent de part et d'autre de la corne.There are quite a number of strap attachment systems to watch cases. However, in their immense majority, if not all, they boil down to a bar inserted in one or more horns integral with the box and to which the bracelet is attached. Most often, the bar is taken between two horns, each end of the bar being inserted into a hole made in one of the horns, the bracelet, whether leather, metal or plastic, being attached to the bar by surrounding all or part of its free length. In the devices with central fixing, there is only one horn for each strand of the bracelet, and the bar crosses the horn from side to side, the strand of the bracelet having a notch in the center to make room for the horn , and being attached to the two parts of the bar which protrude on either side of the horn.

Actuellement, la montre est de plus en plus un accessoire de mode. Le consommateur désire donc pouvoir assortir sa montre aux habits qu'il porte. Cela implique la possibilité de changer le bracelet de la montre selon le type et/ou les couleurs des vêtements portés. Les fabricants ont donc cherché des solutions pour permettre un changement facile et rapide du bracelet de la montre.Today, the watch is more and more a fashion accessory. The consumer therefore wishes to be able to match his watch with the clothes he wears. This implies the possibility of changing the watch strap according to the type and / or colors of the clothes worn. The manufacturers therefore sought solutions to allow an easy and rapid change of the watch strap.

En effet, dans le type classique d'attache, avec deux cornes, la barrette est à ressort, et un non-professionnel a beaucoup de difficultés à faire sortir ses extrémités des trous pratiqués dans les cornes. Dans le type d'attache à corne centrale, le blocage de la barrette est le plus souvent assuré au moyen de petites vis placées à chaque extrémité de la barrette. Ici encore, le démontage est malaisé et exige, outre une certaine habitude, un tournevis de petites dimensions dont le consommateur ne dispose habituellement pas.In fact, in the classic type of attachment, with two horns, the bar is spring-loaded, and a non-professional has great difficulty in pulling its ends out of the holes made in the horns. In the type of central horn attachment, the blocking of the bar is most often ensured by means of small screws placed at each end of the bar. Here again, disassembly is difficult and requires, in addition to a certain habit, a small screwdriver which the consumer usually does not have.

Une solution a été proposée, dans laquelle la barrette est fixée rigidement à l'une des cornes, l'autre corne étant montée sur un pivot, de façon à pouvoir basculer en laissant libre l'extrémité de la barrette. Le bracelet peut ainsi être extrait facilement. La fabrication d'un tel dispositif est toutefois délicate et il n'est pas d'une grande solidité.A solution has been proposed, in which the bar is rigidly fixed to one of the horns, the other horn being mounted on a pivot, so as to be able to tilt, leaving the end of the bar free. The bracelet can thus be easily removed. The manufacture of such a device is however delicate and it is not very solid.

On a également proposé, antérieurement, des dispositifs destinés à des montres à fixation centrale, et dont le bracelet était constitué d'un cordon formant une boucle, la boucle étant enserrée dans l'attache. Dans ces dispositifs, la corne centrale présente une ouverture vers le haut, dans laquelle vient s'insérer la bouche du bracelet. L'ouverture est fermée par un couvercle pivotant qui se rabat et qui est maintenu par un cran. Des dispositifs de ce genre sont montrés en particulier dans les brevets suisses Nos. 278'045 ROLEX et 280'260 SCHWEICKERT.Devices have also been proposed previously for watches with central fixing, and the bracelet of which consists of a cord forming a loop, the loop being enclosed in the fastener. In these devices, the central horn has an opening upwards, into which the mouth of the bracelet is inserted. The opening is closed by a pivoting cover which folds down and which is held by a notch. Devices of this kind are shown in particular in Swiss patents Nos. 278,045 ROLEX and 280,260 SCHWEICKERT.

L'inconvénient de tels dispositifs, outre le fait qu'ils sont essentiellement adaptés aux attaches centrales plutôt qu'aux attaches à deux cornes, réside notamment dans le fait qu'un système de fermeture à cran s'use rapidement. En outre, le maniement des dispositifs en question est malaisé, car les doigts ont de la peine à saisir le couvercle pour l'ouvrir. Enfin, dans les formes d'exécution connues, la barrette est retenue en haut par la plus ou moins grande force de la fermeture à cran, de sorte que la fermeture doit être bien ferme pour éviter que le bracelet sorte vers le haut.The disadvantage of such devices, in addition to the fact that they are essentially suitable for central fasteners rather than two-horn fasteners, lies in particular in the fact that a notch closure system wears out quickly. In addition, the handling of the devices in question is difficult, because the fingers have difficulty grasping the cover to open it. Finally, in known embodiments, the bar is retained at the top by the greater or lesser force of the notch closure, so that the closure must be very firm to avoid the bracelet coming out upwards.

La présente invention a pour but de fournir une boîte de montre pourvue d'un dispositif d'attache amovible permettant un changement aisé du bracelet et qui soit simple, fiable, et robuste; elle vise en outre à fournir un dispositif qui ne s'use par rapidement, et qui soit applicable à des boîtes pourvues d'attaches à deux cornes.The present invention aims to provide a watch case provided with a removable attachment device allowing an easy change of the bracelet and which is simple, reliable, and robust; it further aims to provide a device which does not wear out quickly, and which is applicable to boxes provided with two-horn fasteners.

La présente invention vise aussi à ce que le maintien de la barrette dans les cornes ne dépende pas de la force de la fermeture.The present invention also aims to ensure that the retention of the bar in the horns does not depend on the force of the closure.

L'invention est définie dans les revendications.The invention is defined in the claims.

Les dessins représentent, à titre d'exemples, deux formes d'exécution de l'invention.The drawings show, by way of examples, two embodiments of the invention.

La figure 1 est une vue de dessus d'une boîte selon l'invention, avec un couvercle rabattu du côté gauche, et sans couvercle du côté droit.Figure 1 is a top view of a box according to the invention, with a cover folded down on the left side, and without cover on the right side.

La figure 2 est une vue en coupe transversale selon B-B d'une corne de boîte de montre selon l'invention, avec une partie du couvercle rabattu.Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view along B-B of a watch case horn according to the invention, with part of the cover folded down.

La figure 3 est une vue partielle en coupe verticale longitudinale selon A-A d'une boîte selon l'invention, avec le couvercle fermé.Figure 3 is a partial view in longitudinal vertical section along A-A of a box according to the invention, with the cover closed.

La figure 4 est une vue identique, avec le couvercle ouvert.Figure 4 is an identical view, with the cover open.

La boîte selon l'invention présente une, ou de préférence deux, dispositifs d'attaches amovibles comprenant chacun deux cornes 1. Chaque corne présente une entaille 2. Il serait possible de placer deux entailles, ou trois, ou même plus, dans chaque corne. L'utilité d'une telle multiplication est toutefois douteuse. Une barrette 3 est placée dans l'entaille. La barrette est destinée à fixer le bracelet 4 à la boîte. L'entaille 2 est ouverte sur le dessus de la corne, c'est-à-dire du côté de la face supérieure de la montre, ou en d'autre termes encore du côté du cadran de la montre. L'entaille est pratiquée, par exemple, à la fraise. Sa forme est telle qu'une traction imprimée au bracelet et transmise la barrette vers le bas, c'est-à-dire dans le sens et la direction qui résultent normalement du port de la montre au poignet, tendent à maintenir la barrette dans l'entaille. Dans les formes d'exécution représentées dans les dessins, l'entaille présente une ouverture 11 sur le dessus, et une creusure 6 dont l'axe longitudinal est sensiblement dirigé selon le plan de la portion du bracelet qui est proche de la corne. Le fond de la creusure 6 a une section semi-circulaire, dont le diamètre correspond à celui de la barrette. Cette dernière vient se loger dans cette creusure, et un rebord 13, qui recouvre entièrement la creusure, empêche la barrette de remonter et de sortir de la creusure. L'ouverture de la creusure en direction de la boîte est cependant ouverte sur l'ouverture 11, de façon à permettre l'insertion de la barrette. Cette ouverture de la creusure en direction de la boîte doit être bloquée lorsque la barrette est en place. A cette fin, un couvercle pivotant 5 est fixé au moyen d'un pivot 8 entre les cornes. Le pivot 8 est placé plus près de la boîte que la barrette 3. Le couvercle pivotant présente, de chaque côté, des protubérances 9 conformées de façon à s'insérer dans les ouvertures 11 quand le couvercle pivotant est rabattu. Afin d'éviter qu'une pression exercée sur la barrette en direction de la boîte ne tende à provoquer l'ouverture du couvercle, l'axe du pivot 8 est placé dans le plan longitudinal 7 de la creusure 6, ou au-dessus, c'est-à-dire dans la direction du dessus de la boîte. De la sorte, toute pression exercée par la barrette en direction de la boîte sur les protubérances 9 ne tend pas à ouvrir le couvercle. Afin de maintenir en place le couvercle lorsqu'il est fermé, il n'est donc pas indispensable que la fermeture soit extrêmement ferme, contrairement à ce qu'il en est dans les dispositifs à cran mentionnés plus haut. Dans les dispositifs à cran, il y a par définition une partie mâle qui vient s'insérer dans une partie femelle, après avoir passé dessus un obstacle. Le passage de l'obstacle se fait grâce à l'élasticité de la partie mâle, ou d'un élément solidaire de la partie mâle, et/ou grâce à l'élasticité de l'obstacle lui-même, ou d'un élément solidaire de l'obstacle. En règle générale, la rétraction de la partie mâle par rapport à l'obstacle est faible, du fait que l'élasticité des pièces en question est limitée. Cette élasticité est d'autant plus faible que lesdites pièces sont massives. Il s'ensuit qu'une usure même minime des pièces suffit à affaiblir sérieusement la fermeté de la fermeture.The box according to the invention has one, or preferably two, removable fastening devices each comprising two horns 1. Each horn has a notch 2. It would be possible to place two notches, or three, or even more, in each horn . The usefulness of such multiplication is doubtful, however. A bar 3 is placed in the notch. The bar is intended to fix the bracelet 4 to the box. The notch 2 is open on the top of the horn, that is to say on the side of the upper face of the watch, or in other words still on the side of the watch dial. The cut is made, for example, with strawberries. Its shape is such that a pull printed on the bracelet and transmits the bar downwards, that is to say in the direction and direction which normally result from wearing the watch on the wrist, tend to keep the bar in the 'notch. In the embodiments shown in the drawings, the notch has a opening 11 on the top, and a recess 6 whose longitudinal axis is substantially directed along the plane of the portion of the bracelet which is close to the horn. The bottom of the recess 6 has a semi-circular section, the diameter of which corresponds to that of the bar. The latter is housed in this recess, and a flange 13, which completely covers the recess, prevents the bar from going up and out of the recess. The opening of the recess in the direction of the box is however open on the opening 11, so as to allow the insertion of the bar. This opening of the recess in the direction of the box must be blocked when the bar is in place. To this end, a pivoting cover 5 is fixed by means of a pivot 8 between the horns. The pivot 8 is placed closer to the box than the bar 3. The pivoting cover has, on each side, protrusions 9 shaped so as to be inserted in the openings 11 when the pivoting cover is folded down. In order to avoid that a pressure exerted on the bar in the direction of the box tends to cause the opening of the cover, the axis of the pivot 8 is placed in the longitudinal plane 7 of the recess 6, or above, i.e. in the direction of the top of the box. In this way, any pressure exerted by the bar in the direction of the box on the protrusions 9 does not tend to open the cover. In order to keep the cover in place when it is closed, it is therefore not essential that the closure be extremely firm, unlike what is the case with the notched devices mentioned above. In the notched devices, there is by definition a male part which is inserted into a female part, after having passed over an obstacle. The passage of the obstacle is done thanks to the elasticity of the male part, or of an element integral with the male part, and / or thanks to the elasticity of the obstacle itself, or of an element attached to the obstacle. In general, the retraction of the male part relative to the obstacle is low, because the elasticity of the parts in question is limited. This elasticity is even lower than the said pieces are massive. It follows that even minimal wear of the parts is sufficient to seriously weaken the firmness of the closure.

Pour assurer une fermeture peu sujette à l'usure, il est préférable d'utiliser un dispositif dans lequel un ressort donne la pression nécessaire à l'insertion d'un ergot dans un creux. En effet, un ressort assure à l'ergot une course assez longue, et compense ainsi aisément l'usure d'un tel ergot. Dans la forme d'exécution représentée ici, chaque corne est percée de part en part d'un trou cylindrique 12 dont la partie extérieure présente un filetage 14 et la partie qui s'ouvre sur l'intérieur de la corne un resserrement 16. Un tube 17 cylindrique contenant un ressort 18 et présentant un ergot 19 est introduit par l'extérieur de la corne. Le bord du cylindre est bloqué par le resserrement, et l'ergot dépasse à l'intérieur de la corne. L'ergot a une forme arrondie. Une vis 15 est ensuite vissée par l'extérieur pour maintenir en place le cylindre. Le couvercle présente latéralement une cavité 10, placée de façon que, lorsque le couvercle est abaissé, l'ergot, après s'être rétracté dans le cylindre au passage du bord du couvercle, vienne se placer sous la pression du ressort dans ladite cavité. Dans la forme d'exécution montrée ici, chaque corne est pourvue d'un tel dispositif, et chaque couvercle présente deux cavités, c'est-à-dire une de chaque côté. Il serait évidemment possible qu'une des deux cornes seulement soit pourvue d'un ergot, une seule cavité étant pratiquée d'un seul côté de chaque couvercle. Il serait également possible de placer plusieurs ergots par corne, le côté correspondant du couvercle présentant plusieurs cavités correspondantes. L'avantage du dispositif à ergot poussé par ressort par rapport à un des dispositifs à cran déjà connus et précédemment décrits réside dans le fait que l'usure de l'ergot et de la cavité correspondante n'entraîne pas d'affaiblissement sensible dans la fermeté du maintien du couvercle en place. En effet, la grande élasticité du ressort hélicoïdal permet une course assez longue de l'ergot, de sorte que, en comparaison, l'épaisseur de matière enlevée par usure est minime et n'est pas ressentie.To ensure a closure not very subject to wear, it is preferable to use a device in which a spring gives the pressure necessary for the insertion of a lug in a hollow. Indeed, a spring ensures the lug a fairly long stroke, and thus easily compensates for the wear of such a lug. In the embodiment shown here, each horn is pierced right through with a cylindrical hole 12, the outer part of which has a thread 14 and the part which opens on the inside of the horn a tightening 16. A cylindrical tube 17 containing a spring 18 and having a lug 19 is introduced from the outside of the horn. The edge of the cylinder is blocked by the tightening, and the lug protrudes inside the horn. The lug has a rounded shape. A screw 15 is then screwed from the outside to hold the cylinder in place. The cover laterally has a cavity 10, placed so that, when the cover is lowered, the lug, after having retracted into the cylinder on passing the edge of the cover, comes to be placed under the pressure of the spring in said cavity. In the embodiment shown here, each horn is provided with such a device, and each cover has two cavities, that is to say one on each side. It would obviously be possible for only one of the two horns to be provided with a lug, a single cavity being formed on one side of each cover. It would also be possible to place several lugs per horn, the corresponding side of the cover having several corresponding cavities. The advantage of the spring-loaded lug device compared to one of the notch devices already known and previously described lies in the fact that the wear of the lug and the corresponding cavity does not cause appreciable weakening in the firmness of holding the cover in place. Indeed, the high elasticity of the helical spring allows a fairly long stroke of the lug, so that, in comparison, the thickness of material removed by wear is minimal and is not felt.

La protubérance latérale 9 est légèrement étendue de façon à dépasser de chaque côté des cornes, ce qui facilite la préhension par les doigts de l'utilisateur et permet une fermeture et une ouverture aisée.The lateral protuberance 9 is slightly extended so as to protrude on each side of the horns, which facilitates gripping by the fingers of the user and allows easy closing and opening.

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Boîte de montre comprenant au moins un dispositif d'attache amovible d'un bracelet à la boîte, l'attache comprenant deux cornes (1) présentant chacune au moins une entaille (2) apte à recevoir une barrette (3) fixée au bracelet (4), caractérisée en ce que chaque entaille (2) présente une ouverture (11) sur le dessus de la corne et est allongée en direction du bracelet en une creusure (6) dans laquelle vient se placer la barrette de façon qu'une traction exercée sur le bracelet vers le bas de la montre tende à maintenir la barrette dans l'entaille, ladite attache comprenant en outre au moins un couvercle pivotant (5) apte à fermer les ouvertures au moyen de protubérances latérales (9) qui viennent se placer chacune dans une ouverture (11) lorsque le couvercle est rabattu, le couvercle présentant au moins une cavité (10) latérale, au moins une des cornes présentant au moins un trou qui la perce de part en part, un filetage (14) étant pratiqué dans la partie du trou donnant vers l'extérieur, un resserrement (16) étant pratiqué à l'autre extrémité du trou, à l'intérieur de la corne, un ergot (19) poussé par des moyens élastiques (18) étant introduit dans le trou de façon que l'ergot dépasse du côté intérieur de la corne tout en étant retenu, directement ou indirectement, par le resserrement, une vis (15) étant vissée dans le filetage de façon à appuyer directement ou indirectement sur les moyens élastiques qui poussent l'ergot vers la face intérieure de la corne, l'ergot prenant place dans la cavité lorsque le couvercle est rabattu et que les protubérances (9) sont en place dans les ouvertures (11).Watch case comprising at least one device for removable attachment of a bracelet to the box, the attachment comprising two horns (1) each having at least one notch (2) capable of receiving a bar (3) fixed to the bracelet ( 4), characterized in that each notch (2) has an opening (11) on the top of the horn and is elongated in the direction of the bracelet in a recess (6) in which the bar is placed so that a traction exerted on the strap towards the bottom of the watch tends to keep the bar in the notch, said fastener further comprising at least one pivoting cover (5) capable of closing the openings by means of lateral protuberances (9) which are placed each in an opening (11) when the cover is folded down, the cover having at least one lateral cavity (10), at least one of the horns having at least one hole which pierces it right through, a thread (14) being formed in the part of the hole giving outwards, a constriction (16) being made at the other end of the hole, inside the horn, a lug (19) pushed by elastic means (18) being introduced into the hole so that the lug protrudes from the inside of the horn while being retained, directly or indirectly, by tightening, a screw (15) being screwed into the thread so as to press directly or indirectly on the elastic means which push the lug towards the inner face of the horn, the lug taking place in the cavity when the cover is folded down and the protrusions (9) are in place in the openings (11). Boîte de montre selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que le couvercle pivotant (5) est fixé au moyen d'un pivot (8) entre les cornes et en ce que l'axe dudit pivot est placé sensiblement dans le plan (7) de la creusure (6), ou au-dessus de ce plan.Watch case according to claim 1, characterized in that the pivoting cover (5) is fixed by means of a pivot (8) between the horns and in that the axis of said pivot is placed substantially in the plane (7) of the recess (6), or above this plane.
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