EP1898278B1 - Wristwatch with swivel-mounted case - Google Patents
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- 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
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- the present invention relates to a wristwatch for displaying the current time in "normal" position and possibly a second information, hourly or non-hourly, whose control and reading are facilitated by deploying the housing comprising the control members and display, without necessarily detaching it from the bracelet held in the wrist by a clasp.
- a display in "normal position" means a display whose case is firmly connected to the bracelet holding the wristwatch and whose reading information displayed is on the side of the back of the hand.
- the housing can occupy a position quite usual being permanently attached to the bracelet and thus have a visible display on the side of the back of the hand, being substantially parallel to it.
- the housing can also slightly deviate from this position by tilting and / or pivoting to provide a better view of the display and / or to allow access to a second display located in the bottom of the housing.
- the patent US 1,804,048 discloses a device in which the housing tilts around a hinge by pressing a push-button through the middle part.
- the device is composed of two hinged housings totally masking a display oriented towards the bottom of the case linked to the bracelet and making it visible by tilting at least 90 °, when one wants to have access to the displayed information.
- the case is pivotally mounted in a frame, itself hinged to a fixed housing, allowing the mobile housing to be completely turned over and to have access to a second display located in the bottom of the mobile housing when it is brought back to normal position.
- the document CH 320 858 discloses a wristwatch whose bracelet is in one piece. In all these devices of the prior art the mobile housing maintains a strong mechanical connection with the bracelet, allowing a reading of the display on the side of the back of the hand.
- the present invention provides a new and innovative solution to the reading of information carried by a display that can be completely delocalized from its normal position, while maintaining a "safe" connection with the bracelet.
- the invention relates to a wristwatch with a deploying housing comprising a bracelet made in one piece to completely surround the wrist of the wearer, being closed by a clasp connecting the two bracelet strands at 6 o'clock and 12 o'clock.
- the bracelet indirectly supports a housing enclosing at least one watch movement for displaying a time information and at least one other hourly or non-hourly information.
- the invention is essentially characterized in that the housing is mounted at the end of an additional flexible strand, the other end is pivotally attached to one of the bracelet strands.
- the housing can occupy a normal position and a second position in which it can be deployed to be positioned in the hand, that is to say to allow the reading of displaying and manipulating the control members in a position opposite the so-called normal position.
- the additional strand can be made in one part or in several parts, which will determine the position pivot point on the bracelet so that the display is oriented in the right direction when the housing is fixedly mounted on the additional strand and that it is held in the hand.
- the pivot point When the additional strand is in one part, the pivot point must be on the strand at 6 o'clock; when it is in two parts, connected between them pan a second pivot point, it must be on the strand at 12 o'clock.
- the display will be reversed, a disadvantage that it is easy to eliminate by providing that the housing is rotatably mounted so that it can be turned 180 °.
- a pivot point When the additional strand is in at least two parts, a pivot point, with the exception of that located on the bracelet, may be replaced by a hinge. When the number of parts constituting the additional strand is even, a pivot axis along the length of said additional strand must be provided to be able to return the housing when it is deployed in the hand.
- an analog display-wristwatch whose housing 3 contains a movement allowing on the one hand to display the current time on a display 7, on the other hand to cause a chronograph mechanism controlled by push buttons 2a, 2b, arranged on either side of a crown 4, to display the timing information on the same display 7 as the current time.
- the display 7 could be analog type liquid crystal.
- FIG. Fig. 1 a first embodiment which corresponds to the basic principle of the invention, in which the housing 3 can occupy a normal position while being held on the wrist by a wraparound bracelet 5 closed by a clasp 8 (FIG. Fig. 1 ) and a second position in which it is deployed outside the bracelet 5 to be positioned in the hand ( Fig. 3 ).
- the clasp 8 will be illustrated later by a simple buckle 8a attached to the end of the strand 12 or bracelet 10 located at 12 o'clock. It is obvious that other types of clasps could be used.
- the casing 3 is fixedly mounted at the end of an additional flexible strand 10 made in a single part 14.
- the other end of the strand 14 has a pivot point 15 on the strand 6 of the bracelet 10 located at 6 o'clock.
- This pivot point 15 can be made by any known means, for example by means of riveting play.
- the part 14, forming the additional strand 10, and thus also the housing 3, are held in the normal position ( Figures 1 and 2 ) by means of locking / unlocking 19 between the strand 12 and the additional strand 10, as can be seen on a figure 4 representing the wristwatch unfolded flat.
- This locking / unlocking means 19 may be any known means, such as a pressure type device as shown, or a push-lock device.
- FIG. 5 and 6 represent a top view, the wristwatch being unfolded flat, a second embodiment which differs from the previous in that the pivot point 15 of the additional strand 14 is positioned on the strand 12 of bracelet 5 at 12 o'clock.
- the housing 3 By deploying the housing 3, as shown in FIG. figure 6 , it is obvious that the display 7 will be reversed. It is then expected that the housing 3 is rotatably mounted on the end of the additional strand 14 around a point of rotation 9. It is then possible to return the housing 3 by 180 ° to have a normal reading of the display 7 when the housing 3 is positioned in the hand.
- the additional strand 14 may be flexible but not extensible in the direction of its length. According to a variant also represented in Figures 5 and 6 , the additional strand 14 may also be extensible in the direction of its length so as to allow the user to have a better positioning in the palm of the hand, or even at the fingertips.
- the additional strand 14 is constituted by a sleeve 14a in which can slide a tongue 14b. Equivalently but not limited to, the strand 14 could be formed of spring links, or be made of an elastic material. This variant is obviously applicable to the first embodiment as well as other embodiments that will now be described.
- FIGS. 7 and 8 represent in top view, the wristwatch being unfolded flat, a third embodiment which differs from the previous ones in that the additional flexible strand 10 is made in two parts 14, 16 which are hinged together by a second point of pivoting 25.
- the first portion 14 has at its end the first pivot point 15 on the bracelet 5, said pivoting being effected for this embodiment on the strand 12 to 12h.
- the end of the second portion 16 supports the housing 3 fixedly mounted.
- the double pivoting of the housing 3 makes its display 7 is in the usual reading position when the housing 3 is deployed in the hand.
- the first part 14 is held on the bracelet 5 as previously by a first locking / unlocking device 19 and the second part 16 by a second locking / unlocking device 29 provided between the end of the second part 16 and the first part 14.
- the first locking device / Unlocking 19 may advantageously be associated with the second pivoting device 25, so as to reduce the number of parts to be assembled.
- the variant provided in the second embodiment would, by designing one or other of the parts 14, 16 of the additional strand 10 expandably, to bring the pivot points 15, 25 of the center of the bracelet, if only for an aesthetic purpose.
- the Figures 11 and 12 show a fifth embodiment, on the same principle as the third and fourth embodiments, but which differs in that the junction between the portions 14, 16 of the additional strand 10 is achieved by means of a hinge 22.
- the first display 7 is facing the palm of the hand and is therefore not visible.
- this embodiment allows to provide a second display 17 in the bottom of the housing 3.
- it is a compass, but we can imagine any other type of display that can go from a simple vanity mirror to a calculator, phone, calendar, etc. keyboard. In the latter case it would obviously be necessary for the displays 7 and 17 to have inverted readings, or for rotation of the housing 3 to be provided, as in the second and fourth embodiments.
- the base pivot point 15 may be indifferently on one or other of the strands 6, 12 of the bracelet 5.
- FIG. 13 and 14 shows in perspective a sixth embodiment which differs from the previous one in that the junction between the parts 14 and 16 of the additional strand 10 is further effected by means of a pivot axis 23 along the length of the second part 16 , then formed of two disjoint elements 16a, 16b. Equivalently this pivoting 24 could be performed on the first portion 14 of the additional strand 10.
- This construction has the advantage of allowing to read indifferently one or other of the displays 7 or 17 when the housing is deployed in the hand.
- the flexible additional strand 10 is made in one or two parts 14, 16.
- the Figures 15 and 16 represent a seventh embodiment in which the additional strand 10 is made in more than two parts, namely in this example in three parts 14, 16, 18.
- the first part 14 comprises, as in the previous embodiments, a point
- the second part 16 comprises, as in the fifth embodiment, a hinge 22 making it possible to connect it to the first part 14.
- the third part 8 is connected to the second part 16 by a second hinge 24 and support the housing 3.
- These three parts 14, 16, 18 can be held in place in the normal position by three locking / unlocking means of the type previously described, with a folding accordion which allows them to be masked, or almost, under the housing 3.
- the double tilting around the hinges 22, 24 makes it possible to have the display 7 in the usual reading position .
- the third part 18 may be merged with the housing 3, the hinge 24 then being formed by a bar 20 at the position 6 of the display 7.
- the bar 20 or, as shown for a better understanding of the portions 20a extending beyond the horns 3a of the housing 3 may also constitute locking / unlocking means snap-fastening in studs 21 integral with the strand 6 of the bracelet 5
- the same arrangement can be provided at 6 o'clock, so that the number of locking / unlocking means can be reduced to two.
- FIGS 17 and 18 represent, in a sort of condensed form, variants applicable to the preceding embodiments. These figures show the possibility of snapping the housing 3 into a rigid housing 13 provided at the end of the additional strand 10 (in this case the part 16) for example by means of an S-spring 11 snapping into a slot 11a of said housing 13. This allows for example to be able to detach the chronograph from the bracelet and fix it to a link around the neck.
- the rigid housing 13 or the housing 3 can snap into another rigid housing 23 secured to the first part 14 when the additional strand 10 is in two parts, or directly to the strap 5 when the additional strand 10 is in one piece. only part.
- the rigid housing 23 can therefore be substituted for one of the locking / unlocking means
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La présente invention concerne une montre-bracelet permettant d'afficher l'heure courante en position "normale" et éventuellement une deuxième information, horaire ou non horaire, dont la commande et la lecture sont facilitées en déployant le boîtier comportant les organes de commandes et d'affichage, sans nécessairement le désolidariser du bracelet maintenu au poignet par un fermoir.The present invention relates to a wristwatch for displaying the current time in "normal" position and possibly a second information, hourly or non-hourly, whose control and reading are facilitated by deploying the housing comprising the control members and display, without necessarily detaching it from the bracelet held in the wrist by a clasp.
Dans ce qui suit, un affichage en "position normale" désigne un affichage dont le boîtier est fermement lié au bracelet maintenant la montre-bracelet au poignet et dont la lecture des informations affichées se fait du côté du dos de la main.In what follows, a display in "normal position" means a display whose case is firmly connected to the bracelet holding the wristwatch and whose reading information displayed is on the side of the back of the hand.
Le boîtier peut occuper une position tout à fait usuelle en étant fixé à demeure au bracelet et donc présenter un affichage visible du côté du dos de la main, en étant sensiblement parallèle à Celui-ci. Le boîtier peut également légèrement s'écarter de cette position par basculement et/ou pivotement pour procurer une meilleure vision de l'affichage et/ou pour permettre l'accès à un deuxième affichage situé dans le fond du boîtier.The housing can occupy a position quite usual being permanently attached to the bracelet and thus have a visible display on the side of the back of the hand, being substantially parallel to it. The housing can also slightly deviate from this position by tilting and / or pivoting to provide a better view of the display and / or to allow access to a second display located in the bottom of the housing.
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Dans le modèle "Tank basculante" de Cartier le boîtier est monté à pivotement dans un cadre, lui-même articulé par une charnière à un boîtier fixe, ce qui permet de retourner totalement le boîtier mobile et d'avoir accès à un deuxième affichage situé dans le fond du boîtier mobile lorsque celui-ci est ramené en position normale. Le document
La présente invention apporte une solution nouvelle et innovante à la lecture d'une information portée par un affichage qui peut être complètement délocalisé de sa position normale, tout en conservant une liaison "de sécurité" avec le bracelet.The present invention provides a new and innovative solution to the reading of information carried by a display that can be completely delocalized from its normal position, while maintaining a "safe" connection with the bracelet.
A cet effet l'invention a pour objet une montre-bracelet à boîtier déployant comportant un bracelet réalisé en une seule pièce pour entourer totalement le poignet du porteur, en étant fermé par un fermoir reliant les deux brins de bracelet à 6h et à 12h. Le bracelet supporte indirectement un boîtier renfermant au moins un mouvement horloger pour l'affichage d'une information horaire et d'au moins une autre information horaire ou non horaire. L'invention est essentiellement caractérisée en ce que le boîtier est monté à l'extrémité d'un brin additionnel souple, dont l'autre extrémité est fixée à pivotement sur l'un des brins de bracelet. Par des moyens de verrouillage/déverrouillage entre le brin additionnel et le bracelet, le boîtier peut occuper une position normale et une deuxième position dans laquelle il peut être déployé pour être positionné dans la main, c'est-à-dire permettre la lecture de l'affichage et la manipulation des organes de commande dans une position opposée à la position dite normale.For this purpose the invention relates to a wristwatch with a deploying housing comprising a bracelet made in one piece to completely surround the wrist of the wearer, being closed by a clasp connecting the two bracelet strands at 6 o'clock and 12 o'clock. The bracelet indirectly supports a housing enclosing at least one watch movement for displaying a time information and at least one other hourly or non-hourly information. The invention is essentially characterized in that the housing is mounted at the end of an additional flexible strand, the other end is pivotally attached to one of the bracelet strands. By means of locking / unlocking between the additional strand and the bracelet, the housing can occupy a normal position and a second position in which it can be deployed to be positioned in the hand, that is to say to allow the reading of displaying and manipulating the control members in a position opposite the so-called normal position.
Le brin additionnel peut être réalisé en une partie ou en plusieurs parties, ce qui va déterminer la position u point de pivotement sur le bracelet pour que l'affichage soit orienté dans le bon sens lorsque le boîtier est monté fixe sur le brin additionnel et qu'il est tenu dans la main. Lorsque le brin additionnel est en une seule partie, le point de pivotement doit se trouver sur le brin à 6h; lorsqu'il est en deux parties, reliées entre elles pan un deuxième point de pivotement, il doit se trouver sur le brin à 12h.The additional strand can be made in one part or in several parts, which will determine the position pivot point on the bracelet so that the display is oriented in the right direction when the housing is fixedly mounted on the additional strand and that it is held in the hand. When the additional strand is in one part, the pivot point must be on the strand at 6 o'clock; when it is in two parts, connected between them pan a second pivot point, it must be on the strand at 12 o'clock.
Si on choisit la deuxième alternative pour la position du point de pivotement, l'affichage va se trouver inversé, inconvénient qu'il est facile d'éliminer en prévoyant que le boîtier soit monté à rotation de façon à pouvoir être retourné de 180°.If the second alternative is chosen for the position of the pivot point, the display will be reversed, a disadvantage that it is easy to eliminate by providing that the housing is rotatably mounted so that it can be turned 180 °.
Lorsque le brin additionnel est en au moins deux parties, un point de pivotement, à l'exception de celui situé sur le bracelet, peut être remplacé par une charnière. Lorsque le nombre de parties constituant le brin additionnel est pair, un axe de pivotement selon la longueur dudit brin additionnel doit être prévu pour pouvoir retourner le boîtier lorsqu'il est déployé dans la main.When the additional strand is in at least two parts, a pivot point, with the exception of that located on the bracelet, may be replaced by a hinge. When the number of parts constituting the additional strand is even, a pivot axis along the length of said additional strand must be provided to be able to return the housing when it is deployed in the hand.
D'autres avantages et caractéristiques de la présente invention apparaîtront dans la description suivante de divers modes de réalisation, donnés à titre illustratif et non limitatif, en référence aux dessins annexés dans lesquels:
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figures 1 et 2 correspondent à un premier mode de réalisation d'une montre-bracelet selon l'invention, portée au poignet en position normale et en position développée à plat; - la
figure 3 et 4 correspondent à la même montre-bracelet que celle desfigures 1 et 2 en position déployée dans la main, et en position développée à plat; - les
figures 5 à 12 , correspondent à quatre autres modes de réalisation, en vue de dessus avec le bracelet développé à plat, respectivement en position normale pour les figures impaires, et position déployée pour les figures paires; - les
figures 13 et 14 représentent en perspective un sixième mode de réalisation, respectivement en position normale et en position déployée; - les
figures 15 et 16 représentent en vue de dessus avec le bracelet développé à plat, un septième mode de réalisation respectivement en position normale et en position déployée, et - les
figures 17 et 18 représentent en perspective des variantes des modes de réalisation précédents, respectivement en position normale et en position semi-déployée.
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Figures 1 and 2 correspond to a first embodiment of a wristwatch according to the invention, worn on the wrist in the normal position and in the developed position flat; - the
figure 3 and 4 match the same wristwatch as that of theFigures 1 and 2 in the deployed position in the hand, and in the developed position flat; - the
Figures 5 to 12 , correspond to four other embodiments, seen from above with the wristband developed flat, respectively in the normal position for the odd figures, and deployed position for the even figures; - the
Figures 13 and 14 represent in perspective a sixth embodiment, respectively in the normal position and in the deployed position; - the
Figures 15 and 16 represent in plan view with the flat-developed bracelet, a seventh embodiment respectively in the normal position and in the deployed position, and - the
Figures 17 and 18 represent in perspective variants of the preceding embodiments, respectively in the normal position and in the half-deployed position.
Les modes de réalisation qui suivent sont plus particulièrement illustrés par une montre-bracetet à affichage analogique dont le boîtier 3 contient un mouvement permettant d'une part d'afficher l'heure courante sur un affichage 7, d'autre part d'entraîner un mécanisme de chronographe commandé par des boutons poussoir 2a, 2b, disposés de part et d'autre d'une couronne 4, pour afficher l'information de chronométrage sur le même affichage 7 que l'heure courante.The following embodiments are more particularly illustrated by an analog display-wristwatch whose
Il est bien évident, sans sortie du cadre de l'invention que l'affichage 7 pourrait être de type analogique à cristaux liquides.It is obvious, without departing from the scope of the invention that the
En se référant d'abord aux
Comme on le voit plus facilement sur la
Les
Comme dans le premier mode de réalisation, le brin additionnel 14 peut être souple mais non extensible dans le sens de sa longueur. Selon une variante également représentée aux
Les
L'extrémité de la deuxième partie 16 supporte le boîtier 3 monté de façon fixe. Le double pivotement du boîtier 3 fait que son affichage 7 se trouve en position habituelle de lecture lorsque le boîtier 3 est déployé dans la main. Lorsque le boîtier 3 est en position normale (
De même, la variante prévue dans le deuxième mode de réalisation permettrait, en concevant l'une ou l'autre des parties 14, 16 du brin additionnel 10 de façon extensible, de rapprocher les points de pivotement 15, 25 du centre du bracelet, ne serait-ce que dans un but esthétique.Similarly, the variant provided in the second embodiment would, by designing one or other of the
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Dans les modes de réalisation qui viennent d'être décrits, le brin additionnel souple 10 est réalisé en une ou deux parties 14,16. Les
On observera également, selon la variante représentée, que la troisième partie 18 peut être confondue avec le boîtier 3, la charnière 24 étant alors formé par une barrette 20 à la position 6 de l'affichage 7.It will also be observed, according to the variant shown, that the
En outre, la barrette 20 ou, comme représenté pour un meilleure compréhension des portions 20a s'étendant au delà des cornes 3a du boîtier 3 peuvent également constituer les moyens de verrouillage/déverrouillage par encliquetage dans des plots 21 solidaires du brin 6 du bracelet 5. Un même agencement peut être prévu à 6h, de sorte que le nombre de moyen de verrouillage/déverrouillage peut être ramené à deux.In addition, the
Les
De même le logement rigide 13 ou le boîtier 3 peuvent venir s'encliqueter dans un autre logement rigide 23 assujetti à la première partie 14 lorsque le brin additionnel 10 est en deux parties, ou directement au bracelet 5 lorsque le brin additionnel 10 est en une seule partie. Le logement rigide 23 peut donc se substituer à l'un des moyens de verrouillage/déverrouillageSimilarly, the
Bien évidemment ces variantes peuvent être combinées ou mises en oeuvre séparément, quels que soient les modes de réalisation, et d'autres modes de réalisation peuvent être envisagés par l'homme de métier sans sortir du cadre de la présente invention.Obviously these variants can be combined or implemented separately, whatever the embodiments, and other modes of embodiment can be envisaged by the skilled person without departing from the scope of the present invention.
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- Wristwatch with an unfolding case (3) including a wristband or bracelet (5) in a single piece adapted to be secured around the user's wrist by a clasp (8) connecting the strands (6, 12) at 6 o'clock and 12 o'clock, said case (3) carrying at least one watch movement and at least one display (7, 17) for the current time and for access to other time related or non-time related information, characterized in that in that it includes an additional flexible strand (10), in one or in several parts (14, 16, 1 B), one end of which has a pivoting point (15) on one of the strands (6, 12) of the wristband (5), said pivoting occurring about an axis perpendicular to the plane of the strands (6, 12), and the other end of which carries the case (3), either for holding said case in the normal position by locking/unlocking means (18, 29), or for unfolding said case in the hand, by acting on the unlocking means (19, 29).
- Wristwatch according to claim 1, characterized in that the additional strand (10) is in a single part (14) and includes the pivoting point (15) on the strand (6) of the wristband (5) located at 6 o'clock, the case (3) being fixedly mounted on the other end of the part (14) of the additional strand (10).
- Wristwatch according to claim 1, characterized in that the additional strand (10) is in a single part (14) and includes the pivoting point (15) on the strand (12) of the wristband (5) located at 12 o'clock, the case (3) being rotatably mounted on the other end of the part (14) of the additional strand (10), so as to be able to pivot 180°.
- Wristwatch according to claim 1, characterized in that the additional flexible strand (10) is made in two parts (14, 16) connected to each other by a second pivoting point (25) about an axis perpendicular to the plane of the parts (14, 18) of the additional strand (10), the first part (14) including at the end thereof the pivoting point (15) on the wristband (5), and at the other end a first locking/unlocking means (19), and the second part (16) carrying the case (3) at the end thereof and a second locking/unlocking means (29).
- Wristwatch according to claim 4, characterized in that the pivoting point (15) on the wristband (5) is located underneath the strand (12) at 12 o'clock, the case (3) being fixedly mounted on the end of the second part (16) of the additional strand (10).
- Wristwatch according to claim 4, characterized in that the pivoting point (15) on the wristband (5) is located on the strand (6) at 6 o'clock, the case (3) being rotatably mounted on the end of the second part (16) of the additional strand (10).
- Wristwatch according to claim 1, characterized in that the additional flexible strand (10) is made in two parts (14, 16) connected to each other by a hinge (22), the first part (14) including at the end thereof the pivoting point (15) on the wristband (5) and the second part (16) carrying at the end thereof a fixed case (3) having a first display (7) of at least the current time in the normal position, and on the opposite face thereof a second display (17) of another time related or non-time related piece of information.
- Wristwatch according to claim 7, characterized in that the junction between the two parts (14, 16) of the additional strand (10) further includes a pivoting pin (23) along the length of said additional strand (10).
- Wristwatch according to claim 7 or 8, characterized in that the case (3, 13) is also rotatably mounted on the end part (16) of the additional strand (10).
- Wristwatch according to claim 1, characterized in that the additional flexible strand (10) is made in three parts (14, 16, 18), the first part (14) comprising at the end thereof the pivoting point (15) on the wristband (5), the second part (16) being connected to the first part (14) by a hinge (22) and the third part (18) being connected to the second part (16) by a second hinge (24) while carrying a fixed case (3).
- Wristwatch according to claim 10, characterized in that the case (3) includes bars (20), one of said bars being merged with the second hinge (24) and forming a first locking/unlocking means by fitting into studs (21) secured to the wristband (5), the other bar forming the second locking/unlocking means by fitting into other studs (21) also secured to the wristband (5).
- Wristwatch according to claim 1, characterized in that at least one of the parts (14, 16, 18) of the additional flexible strand (10) is also extendable lengthways.
- Wristwatch according to claim 1, characterized in that the case (3) is secured to a housing (13), which is itself secured to the additional strand (10).
- Wristwatch according to claim 13, characterized in that the case (3) can be separated from the housing (13).
- Wristwatch according to any of claims 1 to 14, characterized in that the case (3) includes external control members (2a, 2b) for a chronograph function.
- Wristwatch according to claim 15, characterized in that the control members (2a, 2b) are positioned at 12 o'clock.
- Wristwatch according to any of claims 1 to 14, characterized in that the second display corresponds to a telephone function.
Priority Applications (9)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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EP06018664A EP1898278B1 (en) | 2006-09-06 | 2006-09-06 | Wristwatch with swivel-mounted case |
AT06018664T ATE426841T1 (en) | 2006-09-06 | 2006-09-06 | WRISTWATCH WITH SWING-OUT CASE |
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