EP1459138B1 - Timepiece having a non-circular movement provided with a chronograph - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a timepiece with non-circular shape movement provided with a chronograph mechanism comprising rockers and a column wheel.
- the movements of wristwatches equipped with a chronograph mechanism are generally circular.
- the main reason is that the chronograph mechanism occupies a large area.
- the surface reduction is generally between 10% and 15% with respect to the surface of the circle in which this shape movement is inscribed. This loss of surface to accommodate the chronograph mechanism adds to the area occupied by the exhaust mechanism, representing about 30% of the remaining area, which must be left free to not interfere with the setting of the watch.
- Such an example of a chronograph mechanism is described in the document CH32314 and features a central seconds wheel that carries a pin to drive at every turn a hammer engaged with a wheel of a minute counter positioned by a jumper.
- the subject of the present invention is a timepiece with non-circular shape movement associated with a chronograph mechanism as defined by claim 1.
- the advantage of the proposed solution is to reduce the space occupied by the chronograph mechanism and thus offer the possibility of achieving in particular a wristwatch shaped with such a mechanism.
- the clockwork movement of non-circular shape to which the chronograph mechanism is associated is a movement comprising an additional reduction mobile between the barrel and the center wheel also called large average, to rotate the barrel more slowly and
- a motor spring can be housed, which can make the movement work for about 10 days in order to ensure a useful working period of 8 days.
- the movement is still provided with a power reserve indicator mechanism.
- the chronograph mechanism that is the subject of the invention is completely integrated in the shape movement, that is to say that all the components of which it is composed are directly mounted on the various decks of the gear train. without intermediate support allowing an optimal use of the space as well in surface as in height.
- the non-circular shape watch movement illustrated by the figure 1 shows in particular a chronograph mechanism, a control lever 1 pivotally mounted around a screw 1a screwed into the barrel bridge B and one end 1b is intended to be connected to a single pusher (not shown) coaxial with the winding stem T.
- a single pusher not shown
- the end 1b of the flip-flop 1 could also be in front of "2 hours”.
- the other end of this control lever 1 terminates in a pawl 2 engaged with ratchet teeth 4a ( figure 3 ) a column wheel 4.
- a return spring r 1 tends to return the control lever 1 in a rest position illustrated in figure 1 against a stop 1d working with the edge of an oval opening 1c, thus defining two limit positions.
- Another return spring r 2 tends to keep the pawl 2 constantly in engagement with the ratchet toothing 4a.
- This column wheel 4 is selectively in direct contact with all the latches of the chronograph mechanism.
- One of these rockers is the rocker 5 of the reset hammers carrying two hammers 5a, 5b and pivoted about an axis 5c integral with the barrel bridge B.
- This rocker 5 is engaged with a return spring r 5 which constantly presses it towards the column wheel 4.
- Another rocker is a brake 6 constantly pushed against the column wheel 4 by an elastic arm 6a stamped with the brake 6 and bearing against a stop 6c.
- This brake 6 is pivotally mounted around a screw 6b screwed into the barrel bridge B.
- a third flip-flop is the clutch rocker 10 which has a semi-circular mobile pivoting opening 10a pivotally mounted around a circular surface 14a of a pivoting plate 14, itself pivotally mounted around a screw 14b screwed in a bridge S of the seconds wheel 15a ( figure 11 ).
- the angular position of this pivoting plate 14 is adjustable around the axis of this screw 14b by means of an eccentric 13.
- the semicircular movable pivoting opening 10a has a range that opens on the upper face of the rocker 10. This range serves to retain the rocker 10 between the bridge of seconds S and a scope surrounding the circular surface 14b of the pivot plate 14, opening on the underside of this plate 14 and adjusting on the complementary bearing of the semicircular mobile pivoting opening 10a of the rocker 10.
- the clutch rocker 10 comprises two upper 10s and lower 10i parts assembled by a screw 10v ( figure 11 ) between which a clutch wheel 16 is pivotally mounted. This clutch wheel 16 is constantly engaged with a driving wheel 15 integral with the axis of the seconds wheel 15a.
- the seconds bridge S is higher than the deck of the finishing train R.
- the difference in height is chosen so as to allow the driving wheel 15 and the clutch rocker 10 to pass over the bridge of the cog.
- a return spring r 10 ( figure 1 ) pushes the clutch rocker 10 clockwise around the circular pivoting surface 14, so that the end of this clutch rocker 10 is constantly in contact with the column wheel 4.
- a last flip-flop, said inter-meter flip-flop 21 is pivotally mounted around a screw 21a.
- a return spring r 21 pushes this latch 21 clockwise and presses one of its ends against the column wheel 4 (FIG. figure 3 ).
- the other end of this rocker carries an intermediate wheel 18 of the minute counter which is constantly engaged with a wheel 8 of the minute counter whose pivot axis 8a ( figure 10 ) crosses the entire movement to exit the dial side of the movement to carry a needle (not shown) of the minute counter.
- This wheel 8 of the minute counter again carries a heart-shaped cam 9 ( figure 3 ) intended to cooperate with the arm 5a of the reset hammer 5 during the resetting of the minute counter.
- a chronograph wheel 19 is further pivoted at the center of the movement and its axis traverses the entire movement to exit the dial side of the movement to carry a needle (not shown) of the seconds counter.
- This chronograph wheel 19 carries a drive finger 17 of the intermediate wheel 18 of the minute counter ( figures 5 and 9 ) driving the wheel 8 of this counter every rotation, that is to say once a minute.
- This chronograph wheel also carries a heart-shaped reset cam 20 ( figure 3 ) intended to cooperate with the arm 5b of the reset hammer 5.
- a jumper spring 3 is engaged with the ratchet toothing 4a of the column wheel and a jumper spring 7 is engaged with the wheel 8 of the minute counter.
- the penetration of the clutch wheel 16 carried by the clutch rocker 10 is adjustable by means of an abutment 11 constituted by an eccentric, serving to limit the pivoting of the clutch rocker 10 in the clockwise direction. a watch, thus making it possible to regulate the penetration of the gearing of the clutch wheel in that of the chronograph wheel 19.
- Another eccentric stop 12 serves to limit the pivoting of the intermediate lever 21 in the direction of clockwise and consequently the penetration of the drive finger 17 into the toothing of the intermediate wheel 18.
- the figure 2 shows the workings of the watch movement.
- this movement comprises an additional mobile 24 between the toothing of the barrel 22 enclosing the: motor spring (not shown) and the gear 23a of the center wheel 23.
- This additional mobile 24 increases the reduction between the barrel 22 and the center wheel 23, so that the barrel 22 rotates more slowly than in a classic movement, which increases the power reserve of the watch from about two days for a classic watch to about ten days in this case, 8 days useful.
- the gearing of the power reserve indicator is essentially on the dial side of the movement ( Figures 13 and 14 ).
- this train comprises a reference 37 engaged on the one hand with the ratchet 36 of the barrel 22 and on the other hand with a differential wheel 38, whose shaft 38a traverses the movement and comprises a square 38b engaged with a reference 31 meshing with a satellite 32 pivotally mounted on a rod 30a of a ring 30 carrying the differential.
- This ring 30 is engaged with a return 29 which meshes with a pinion 28a of a wheel 28 coaxial with the barrel 22 and which is in kinematic connection with the barrel 22 thanks to a double pinion 39 meshing simultaneously with the toothing of the barrel 22 and that of the wheel 28.
- the pinion 32a of the satellite 32 meshes with an intermediate wheel 33 which meshes with a drive wheel 34 whose pinion 34a meshes with a toothed sector 35 carrying the power reserve indicator (not shown) which moves at an angle of 90 ° for example, between the arming and disarming of the mainspring contained in the barrel 22.
- the figure 13 indicates with arrows the respective directions of rotation of the various mobiles of the power reserve indicator gear during the winding phase of the mainspring.
- the mobiles without arrows correspond to those which are fixed, that is to say the barrel 22, the double pinion 39, the coaxial wheel 28 to the barrel 22, the return 29 and the differential ring 30.
- the figure 14 indicates with arrows the respective directions of rotation of the mobile power indicator wheel reserve during the disarming phase of the mainspring.
- the mobiles that remain motionless during this phase do not have arrows, it is the ratchet 36, the reference 37, the differential wheel 38 and the satellite driver gear 31 integral with the differential wheel 38.
- the Figures 3 to 8 show the only chronograph mechanism during the different phases of a complete cycle of operation.
- the figure 3 shows this mechanism reset.
- the arrows indicate which organs are moving and the respective directions of movement. All the mechanism members are idle with the exception of the drive wheel 15 and the clutch wheel 16 which are kinematically connected to the wheel 22-27 of the movement of the watch.
- the figure 4 illustrates the start-up phase of the chronograph mechanism.
- the arrows show which organs are moving and their respective directions of movement.
- This start-up is controlled by the rocker 1 following a pressure exerted on its end adjacent to the winding rod T ( figure 1 ).
- This pressure rotates the column wheel 4 by 20 ° in a clockwise direction and this rotation causes the rocker 5 to move in the direction of the arrows and the hammers 5a, 5b to be released, as well as the movement of the hammers.
- clutch rockers 10 and inter counter 21 in the respective directions of the arrows.
- the figure 5 shows the chronograph running.
- the levers engaged with the columns of the column wheel 4 are in the same positions as before, and all the wheels of the chronograph mechanism are moving in the respective directions indicated by the arrows.
- the control rocker 1 is returned to the rest position.
- Regarding the intermediate wheel 18 and the minute counter wheel 8 they are driven step by step by the finger 17 of the chronograph wheel 19, once per revolution of this wheel 19, that is to say one times per minute.
- the figure 7 shows the chronograph stopped, that is to say that compared to the figure 6 , we stopped exercising press on the control lever 1, so that it has returned to the rest position under the pressure of the return spring r 1 , thus setting the pawl 2 in the ready position to actuate the column wheel by a new step of 20 °.
- the brake 6 holds the chronograph wheel 19 in the position in which the chronograph mechanism has been stopped, allowing the reading of the time measured by this mechanism between its start and stop.
- the last function is to reset the hands of the seconds and minutes counter. It is illustrated by the figure 8 in which we see that the hammer 5 is pushed against the cams in hearts 9 and 20. Simultaneously, the brake 6 releases the chronograph wheel 19, the latch 21 releases the finger 17, thus allowing the reset of the hands of the counters of minutes and seconds.
- the figure 3 shows the respective positions of the chronograph mechanism of organs after reset, once the control lever 1 has been brought in the rest position by the return spring r 1.
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La présente invention se rapporte à une pièce d'horlogerie à mouvement de forme non circulaire muni d'un mécanisme de chronographe comprenant des bascules et une roue à colonnes.The present invention relates to a timepiece with non-circular shape movement provided with a chronograph mechanism comprising rockers and a column wheel.
Les mouvements de montres-bracelets munis d'un mécanisme de chronographe sont généralement circulaires. La raison principale en est que le mécanisme de chronographe occupe une surface importante. Or dans le cas d'un mouvement de forme non circulaire, la réduction de surface est généralement comprise entre 10% et 15% par rapport à la surface du cercle dans lequel ce mouvement de forme est inscrit. Cette perte de surface pour loger le mécanisme de chronographe s'ajoute à la surface occupée par le mécanisme d'échappement, représentant environ 30% de la surface restante, qui doit être laissée libre pour ne pas gêner le réglage de la montre.The movements of wristwatches equipped with a chronograph mechanism are generally circular. The main reason is that the chronograph mechanism occupies a large area. However, in the case of a non-circular shape movement, the surface reduction is generally between 10% and 15% with respect to the surface of the circle in which this shape movement is inscribed. This loss of surface to accommodate the chronograph mechanism adds to the area occupied by the exhaust mechanism, representing about 30% of the remaining area, which must be left free to not interfere with the setting of the watch.
On a déjà proposé des mécanismes de chronographes dont toutes les fonctions sont commandées par un seul poussoir qui agit sur une roue à colonnes à laquelle toutes les bascules du mécanisme de chronographe sont mises en prise directe par des ressorts de rappel. Un tel type de mécanisme de chronographe, ramassé autour de la roue à colonnes, permet de concentrer ses différents composants sur une surface plus réduite, mais apparemment personne n'a réalisé jusqu'ici qu'un tel mécanisme pouvait ouvrir de nouvelles possibilités pour incorporer un mécanisme de chronographe à un mouvement de forme non circulaire.Chronograph mechanisms have already been proposed, all the functions of which are controlled by a single pusher which acts on a column wheel to which all the latches of the chronograph mechanism are directly engaged by return springs. Such a type of chronograph mechanism, collected around the column wheel, makes it possible to concentrate its various components on a smaller surface, but apparently nobody has realized so far that such a mechanism could open new possibilities to incorporate a chronograph mechanism with a non-circular movement.
Un tel exemple de mécanisme de chronographe est décrit dans le document
On ne voit pas comment le déplacement du marteau autour d'un axe selon un mouvement alternatif permet de faire tourner la roue du compteur des minutes. Donc la liaison entre le compteur des secondes et celui des minutes est inopérante.We do not see how moving the hammer around an axis in a reciprocating motion makes it possible to rotate the wheel of the minute counter. So the connection between the seconds counter and the minutes counter is inoperative.
A cet effet, la présente invention a pour objet une pièce d'horlogerie à mouvement de forme non circulaire associé à un mécanisme de chronographe tel que défini par la revendication 1.For this purpose, the subject of the present invention is a timepiece with non-circular shape movement associated with a chronograph mechanism as defined by
L'avantage de la solution proposée est de permettre de réduire la place occupée par le mécanisme de chronographe et d'offrir ainsi la possibilité de réaliser en particulier une montre-bracelet de forme munie d'un tel mécanisme.The advantage of the proposed solution is to reduce the space occupied by the chronograph mechanism and thus offer the possibility of achieving in particular a wristwatch shaped with such a mechanism.
Avantageusement, le mouvement d'horlogerie de forme non circulaire auquel le mécanisme de chronographe est associé est un mouvement comportant un mobile démultiplicateur supplémentaire entre le barillet et la roue de centre aussi appelée grande moyenne, permettant de faire tourner le barillet plus lentement et d'y loger ainsi un ressort moteur susceptible de faire marcher le mouvement pendant environ 10 jours de manière à assurer une période de marche utile de 8 jours.Advantageously, the clockwork movement of non-circular shape to which the chronograph mechanism is associated is a movement comprising an additional reduction mobile between the barrel and the center wheel also called large average, to rotate the barrel more slowly and In this way, a motor spring can be housed, which can make the movement work for about 10 days in order to ensure a useful working period of 8 days.
De préférence, avec une réserve de marche portant sur une durée aussi longue, le mouvement est encore muni d'un mécanisme indicateur de réserve de marche.Preferably, with a power reserve for such a long duration, the movement is still provided with a power reserve indicator mechanism.
Avantageusement, le mécanisme de chronographe objet de l'invention est complètement intégré au mouvement de forme, c'est-à-dire que l'ensemble des organes qui le composent sont directement montés sur les différents ponts du rouage sans support intermédiaire permettant une utilisation optimale de l'espace aussi bien en surface qu'en hauteur.Advantageously, the chronograph mechanism that is the subject of the invention is completely integrated in the shape movement, that is to say that all the components of which it is composed are directly mounted on the various decks of the gear train. without intermediate support allowing an optimal use of the space as well in surface as in height.
D'autres particularités et avantages de cette invention apparaîtront dans la description qui suit et qui est relative à une forme d'exécution de la pièce d'horlogerie objet de la présente invention, illustrée schématiquement et à titre d'exemple par le dessin annexé.
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figure 1 est une vue en plan côté ponts du mouvement de cette pièce d'horlogerie; - la
figure 2 est une vue semblable à lafigure 1 avec arrachement partiel pour montrer le rouage du mouvement de montre; - la
figure 3 est une vue du seul mécanisme de chronographe en position de repos; - la
figure 4 est une vue semblable à lafigure 3 montrant le mécanisme lors de la mise en marche; - la
figure 5 est une vue semblable à lafigure 3 du mécanisme en marche; - la
figure 6 est une vue semblable à lafigure 3 du mécanisme lors de la mise en arrêt; - la
figure 7 est une vue semblable à lafigure 3 du mécanisme arrêté; - la
figure 8 est une vue semblable à lafigure 3 du mécanisme lors de la remise à zéro; - la
figure 9 est une vue en coupe partielle selon la ligne IX-IX de lafigure 1 ; - la
figure 10 est une vue en coupe partielle selon la ligne X-X de lafigure 1 ; - la
figure 11 est une vue en coupe partielle selon la ligne XI-XI de lafigure 1 ; - la
figure 12 est une vue en coupe partielle selon la ligne XII-XII de lafigure 1 ; - les
figures 13 et 14 sont des schémas du rouage indicateur de réserve de marche pendant l'armage, respectivement pendant le désarmage du ressort moteur.
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figure 1 is a bridge side plan view of the movement of this timepiece; - the
figure 2 is a view similar to thefigure 1 with partial tearing to show the workings of the watch movement; - the
figure 3 is a view of the only chronograph mechanism in the rest position; - the
figure 4 is a view similar to thefigure 3 showing the mechanism at start-up; - the
figure 5 is a view similar to thefigure 3 the mechanism running; - the
figure 6 is a view similar to thefigure 3 the mechanism during shutdown; - the
figure 7 is a view similar to thefigure 3 the stopped mechanism; - the
figure 8 is a view similar to thefigure 3 the mechanism when resetting; - the
figure 9 is a partial sectional view along line IX-IX of thefigure 1 ; - the
figure 10 is a partial sectional view along line XX of thefigure 1 ; - the
figure 11 is a partial sectional view along the line XI-XI of thefigure 1 ; - the
figure 12 is a partial sectional view along the line XII-XII of thefigure 1 ; - the
Figures 13 and 14 are diagrams of the power reserve indicator gear during winding, respectively during disarming of the mainspring.
Le mouvement de montre de forme non circulaire illustré par la
Un ressort de rappel r1 tend à ramener la bascule de commande 1 dans une position de repos illustrée par la
Cette roue à colonnes 4 est sélectivement en prise directe avec l'ensemble des bascules du mécanisme de chronographe. L'une de ces bascules est la bascule 5 des marteaux de remise à zéro portant deux marteaux 5a, 5b et pivotée autour d'un axe 5c solidaire du pont de barillet B. Cette bascule 5 est en prise avec un ressort de rappel r5 qui la presse constamment en direction de la roue à colonnes 4.This
Une autre bascule constitue un frein 6 poussé constamment contre la roue à colonnes 4 par un bras élastique 6a venu d'étampage avec le frein 6 et prenant appui contre une butée 6c. Ce frein 6 est monté pivotant autour d'une vis à portée 6b vissée dans le pont de barillet B.Another rocker is a
Une troisième bascule est la bascule d'embrayage 10 qui présente une ouverture de pivotement mobile semi-circulaire 10a montée pivotante autour d'une surface circulaire 14a d'une plaquette de pivotement 14, elle-même montée pivotante autour d'une vis 14b vissée dans un pont S de la roue de secondes 15a (
Comme on peut le constater sur la coupe de la
La bascule d'embrayage 10 comporte deux parties supérieure 10s et inférieure 10i assemblées par une vis 10v (
Comme on le voit sur la
Un ressort de rappel r10 (
Une dernière bascule, dite bascule inter compteurs 21 est montée pivotante autour d'une vis à portée 21a. Un ressort de rappel r21 pousse cette bascule 21 dans le sens des aiguilles de la montre et presse une de ses extrémités contre la roue à colonnes 4 (
Une roue de chronographe 19 est encore pivotée au centre du mouvement et son axe traverse tout le mouvement pour sortir du côté cadran du mouvement pour porter une aiguille (non représentée) du compteur des secondes. Cette roue de chronographe 19 porte un doigt d'entraînement 17 de la roue intermédiaire 18 du compteur des minutes (
Un ressort sautoir 3 est en prise avec la denture à rochet 4a de la roue à colonnes et un ressort sautoir 7 est en prise avec la roue 8 du compteur des minutes.A
La pénétration de la roue d'embrayage 16 portée par la bascule d'embrayage 10 est réglable au moyen d'une butée 11 constituée par un excentrique, servant à limiter le pivotement de la bascule d'embrayage 10 dans le sens des aiguilles d'une montre, permettant ainsi de régler la pénétration de la denture de la roue d'embrayage dans celle de la roue de chronographe 19.The penetration of the
Une autre butée excentrique 12 sert à limiter le pivotement de la bascule intermédiaire 21 dans le sens des aiguilles d'une montre et par conséquent la pénétration du doigt d'entraînement 17 dans la denture de la roue intermédiaire 18.Another
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Etant donné l'importance de la réserve de marche, il est utile d'avoir un indicateur de réserve de marche pour que l'utilisateur sache quand il doit remonter sa montre. Le rouage de l'indicateur de réserve de marche se trouve essentiellement du côté cadran du mouvement (
Le pignon 32a du satellite 32 engrène avec une roue intermédiaire 33 qui engrène avec une roue d'entraînement 34 dont le pignon 34a engrène avec un secteur denté 35 portant l'indicateur de réserve de marche (non représenté) qui se déplace sur un angle de 90° par exemple, entre l'armage et le désarmage du ressort moteur contenu dans le barillet 22.The
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La dernière fonction consiste à remettre à zéro les aiguilles du compteur de secondes et de celui des minutes. Elle est illustrée par la
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- Mechanically driven timepiece with non-circular movement combined with a chronograph mechanism comprising:- a clutch lever (10) bearing a clutch wheel (16) kinematically linked to the seconds wheel of the timepiece in order selectively to place the latter in mesh with a chronograph seconds wheel (19), a brake lever (6) for the chronograph seconds wheel (19), a minutes counter wheel (8) and a hammers lever (5) for the hammers (5a, 5b) that reset the chronograph wheel (19) and the minutes counter wheel (8) to zero,- a column wheel (4), a column wheel (4) control lever (1), elastic return elements (r10, 6a, r5) for placing said clutch, brake and hammers levers (10, 6, 5) in mesh with said column wheel (4) so that all the movements of said levers (10, 6, 5) are the result of the stepwise movement of said column wheel (4),
the chronograph seconds wheel (19) comprising a drive pin (17), the chronograph mechanism comprising an ulterior lever (21) which bears an intermediate wheel (18) in mesh with the minutes counter wheel (8), this lever (21) being in direct mesh with said column wheel (4) under the pressure of an elastic return element in order selectively to place said intermediate wheel (18) in mesh with the chronograph seconds wheel (19) drive pin (17) to drive the minutes counter wheel (8) for each rotation of the chronograph seconds wheel (19). - Timepiece according to Claim 1, in which the assembly formed of said levers (5, 6, 10, 21) and the column wheel (4) of the chronograph mechanism is situated substantially over just half of the surface area of said movement.
- Timepiece according to one of the preceding claims, consisting of a wrist watch.
- Timepiece according to one of the preceding claims, comprising a finishing gear train comprising an additional step-down runner (24) between the centre wheel (23) and the mainspring barrel (22) so as to allow a mainspring capable of storing of the order of ten days' running to be positioned in said barrel (22).
- Timepiece according to Claim 4, the horology movement of which is provided with a mechanism that indicates how much operation is left.
- Timepiece according to one of the preceding claims, in which one of said levers of the chronograph mechanism is a clutch lever (10) bearing a clutch runner (16), the pivot axis of this clutch lever (10) being substantially coaxial with the axis of a drive wheel (15) that drives said clutch runner (16) and positioned on a member (14) that is adjustable about an axis situated on a straight line connecting it to the axis of said drive wheel (15), this straight line making an angle < 180° with respect to the straight line joining the axes of said drive wheel (15) and of said clutch runner (16), so as to make it possible to adjust the interpenetration of the tooth steps of said drive wheel (15) and said clutch runner (16).
- Timepiece according to Claim 6, in which said clutch lever (10) comprises a mobile pivoting surface (10a) surrounded by a concentric bearing surface opening onto its upper face and associated with a complementary pivot surface (14a) secured to a bridge (S) of the finishing gear train and substantially coaxial with the axis of the seconds wheel (15a), this complementary pivot surface (14a) being surrounded by a concentric bearing surface opening onto its lower face, complementary to the bearing surface of said mobile pivot surface (10a) and serving to hold said lever (10) on said bridge (S) of the finishing gear train.
- Timepiece according to one of the preceding claims, in which said push-button that actuates said only control lever (1) is coaxial with the mainspring barrel winding stem (T).
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EP02769841A EP1459138B1 (en) | 2001-11-09 | 2002-11-07 | Timepiece having a non-circular movement provided with a chronograph |
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EP01811079A EP1316863A1 (en) | 2001-11-09 | 2001-11-09 | Shaped watch-movement with chronograph |
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EP02769841A EP1459138B1 (en) | 2001-11-09 | 2002-11-07 | Timepiece having a non-circular movement provided with a chronograph |
PCT/CH2002/000602 WO2003040835A2 (en) | 2001-11-09 | 2002-11-07 | Timepiece having a non-circular movement provided with a chronograph |
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EP1459138B1 true EP1459138B1 (en) | 2010-08-11 |
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EP02769841A Expired - Lifetime EP1459138B1 (en) | 2001-11-09 | 2002-11-07 | Timepiece having a non-circular movement provided with a chronograph |
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AT (1) | ATE477521T1 (en) |
AU (1) | AU2002336029A1 (en) |
DE (1) | DE60237309D1 (en) |
WO (1) | WO2003040835A2 (en) |
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CH32314A (en) * | 1904-10-15 | 1905-07-15 | Wittnauer & Co | Chronograph-counter mechanism |
GB531829A (en) * | 1939-03-29 | 1941-01-13 | Jaeger Ets Ed | Improvements in or relating to eight day clock-work |
CA1023153A (en) * | 1976-04-14 | 1977-12-27 | Gino L. Nicodemo | Timing device for accumulating a telephone long distance call charge |
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EP1459138A2 (en) | 2004-09-22 |
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AU2002336029A1 (en) | 2003-05-19 |
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