EP2021880A1 - Method for changing a time zone, and timepiece therefor - Google Patents

Method for changing a time zone, and timepiece therefor

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EP2021880A1
EP2021880A1 EP06763339A EP06763339A EP2021880A1 EP 2021880 A1 EP2021880 A1 EP 2021880A1 EP 06763339 A EP06763339 A EP 06763339A EP 06763339 A EP06763339 A EP 06763339A EP 2021880 A1 EP2021880 A1 EP 2021880A1
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Christoph Behling
Grégoire RENOUX
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LVMH Swiss Manufactures SA
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G04—HOROLOGY
    • G04G—ELECTRONIC TIME-PIECES
    • G04G9/00—Visual time or date indication means
    • G04G9/0076—Visual time or date indication means in which the time in another time-zone or in another city can be displayed at will

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  • Time zone change method and adapted timepiece
  • the present invention relates to the field of watches for displaying multiple time zones, and a method of changing time zone.
  • Watches allowing the display of several time zones are known per se. Some known watches have several indicators, for example several needles, to simultaneously display the time of several streams. Other watches have means for moving faster from one time zone to another on the same display, without requiring a new time setting. The number of time zones used in different countries or regions of the globe is however too important to allow simultaneous display of all the zones on a wristwatch. It is therefore necessary to allow the user to comfortably change the time zone indicated by the display, or by one of the displays, of the watch.
  • An object of the present invention is therefore to propose a wristwatch, or another timepiece, which makes it possible to solve these problems of the prior art.
  • an object of the present invention is to provide an improved method of changing the time zone, as well as a timepiece that allows to quickly check the time of another time zone.
  • these aims are achieved in particular by means of a timepiece allowing the temporary display of another time zone and the automatic return to the initial time zone, for example after a predetermined time or following a time action. the user.
  • the timepiece with these features allows you to quickly check the time of a different time zone, instinctively and automatically returning to the time zone initial after a predetermined time or following a new manipulation of the user, without requiring a new time setting.
  • the user can maintain the time of the modified time zone by introducing a command for that purpose for a period of predetermined duration after the change of mode.
  • Figure 1 a front view of a watch according to the invention.
  • Figure 2 (split on two sheets in Figures 2a and 2b) is a flowchart of the time zone changing method of the invention.
  • timepiece designates, for example, a wristwatch, a wristwatch movement, or another timepiece for a portable watch on the body.
  • the description refers in particular to a wristwatch
  • the watch 1 illustrated front in Figure 1 comprises a box 10 housing a movement not shown, preferably an electronic quartz movement, possibly a mechanical movement.
  • the dial is provided with two wickets 230, 231 for a large date display 23.
  • the hour is displayed in a conventional manner by means of an hour hand 20, a minute hand 21 and a second hand 22.
  • the three hour handpieces are arranged in the center and operated by a stepper motor, or preferably by several independent and preferably bidirectional stepper motors At least the second hand can preferably be moved independently of the other two hour and minute hands, preferably bi-directionally , so that it can be assigned to another function when changing the time zone, as will be seen later.
  • the disks or rings bearing in particular the date indications displayed in the counters 230, 231 can be driven through a transmission chain by the stepping motor actuating the hour hand.
  • these disks are driven independently of each other by means of additional independent and preferably bidirectional stepper motors.
  • the different motors driving the needles and other indicators are controlled by a microcontroller not shown.
  • the watch also has a time setting crown and a mode change key 102.
  • the crown preferably returns from itself from the depressed position -1 to the intermediate position 0 when it is released.
  • Other positional changes require action by the wearer of the watch.
  • Two pushers A and B are further provided, which can be pressed by the user to move from a rest position O to a depressed position -1. The pushers return themselves to the 0 position when they are released
  • the dial, a telescope or a fixed flange 11 carries 24 indications 110 of time zones, each time zone being indicated by a name of the city with the exception of the Greenwich time zone marked GMT.
  • the city names are arranged on one or possibly two concentric circular arcs
  • the names of the cities above the 9 o'clock-3 o'clock axis are written with the top of the letters pointing towards the inside of the watch, while the vi Islands above this axis are written with the top of the letters facing outward.
  • the bottom of the letters is thus always oriented, at 90 °, around 6 hours, which allows the wearer a reading facilitated.
  • Figure 2 illustrates the operation of the watch.
  • the microcontroller is reset, the date and time are set to arbitrary values (for example 01.01.2001, at 00:00 GMT), the alarm time is set to, for example, 07: 00: 00 and the alarm is disabled.
  • the watch then switches to the normal time display mode 202 and the indicators 20-23 begin to turn. Since this mode, if the alarm has been activated, an alarm tone is emitted at the scheduled time (step 204) which can be stopped by pressing on the crown or on any pushbutton (step 206) to interrupt the alarm (208) and return to the time display mode. In the absence of intervention by the user, the alarm is also automatically interrupted after a predetermined duration, for example 60 seconds.
  • Differentactions on the crown or the pushbuttons make it possible to leave the normal display mode of the time 202.
  • the movement switches to the indexing mode of the hands.
  • the hands return at noon and the user can enter different commands to move them step-by-step or to center the indicators 230, 231 in the boxes (step 212).
  • the watch then returns to the time display mode by pressing the crown during step 214.
  • the watch returns to the time display mode by pushing the crown back to the intermediate position 0.
  • the hour, minute and second hands 20 through 22 move during step 224 to indicate the alarm time, while one of the indicators 230 and / or 231 can move to display an icon of alarm ON or OFF, for example in the form of a symbol O crossed out or not.
  • the alarm can be triggered respectively triggered by pressing one of the pushbuttons A or B (step 228), which changes during step 240 the state of the alarm and preferably the corresponding indication displayed in the wicket 23.
  • the user From the state 224 for viewing the alarm time, the user returns to the normal time display mode 202 by briefly pressing the crown or simply waiting for a predetermined time, for example five seconds (step 226).
  • the user can still enter consultation mode and time zone change by briefly pressing the ring 102 during step 268.
  • Other commands can be provided for this purpose, including actions on the pushbuttons or a rotation of glasses for example.
  • An internal variable [time zone in progress] of a program executed by the motion microcontroller then takes during step 272 the value of the time zone currently displayed by the watch.
  • This information is displayed in step 274 by means of the seconds hand 22 which is automatically moved under the control of the microprocessor, in the direction of rotation allowing the shortest path, to point to the representative city of the timezone. ⁇ urs. Other hour and minute hands show the time of the current time zone.
  • the watch's internal time counter continues to count the elapsed time during this step and subsequent steps, so that the exact time can be resumed at the second when the seconds hand resumes its function and the watch returns to normal time display mode.
  • the user can increment the time zone by brief presses on the pushbutton A, or decrement this time zone by briefly pressing the pushbutton B.
  • the hour hand 20 is immediately moved during each action on one of these buttons, while the second hand is indexed in the direction corresponding to the selected pusher so as to point to the city representing the previous or next time zone.
  • the value of the current time zone is incremented respectively decremented in steps 284 and 286 respectively. It is thus possible to consult very quickly the time of any time zone, by a pressure on the ring 102 and a corresponding number of pressure. the time zone offset selected on one of the pushers A or B.
  • Other ways of changing the time zone from the mode 274 can be imagined, for example by turning the ring 102 or a rotating bezel in one direction or the other.
  • the watch automatically returns to step 280 to the time display mode 202.
  • the watch returns to the display of the time of the initial time zone following an explicit command from the user.
  • the current time zone possibly modified during steps 284 or 286 respectively is not maintained, and the initial time zone of the watch continues to be displayed.
  • the seconds hand 22 resumes its function and indicate the time while keeping the duration of the consultation and steps 268 to 280.
  • step 286 In order to record the time of the time zone possibly modified in the steps 284 or 286, the user presses the 102one 102 (step 282) from step 274. The modified time zone is then validated in step 288, so that the time zone of the watch takes the value of the variable [time zone in Windows]. The watch then returns to the normal time display mode 202, the second hand returns to its normal second display function, and the guides 23 return to the date display mode as appropriate.
  • the mode of consultation and of time zone change may be indicated by a particular icon or symbol displayed in one of the counters23 during steps 272 to 288.
  • an indication in one of these two windows or in an additional window indicates to the user whether the time in the current time zone displayed in step 274, and / or the current time displayed in step 202, corresponds to the morning or the afternoon.
  • This indication may be made by means of alphanumeric indications, for example AM / PM, in one of the boxes 230, 231, with the aid of an indication provided in an additional counter not shown, or preferably by means of a color , a typographic choice or a symbol displayed in the window in combination with the date indication.
  • the watch could memorize several time zones, for example the last two time zones selected or temporarily displayed, and allow a passage from one to the other by means of a simplified command on one of the control organs.
  • the method described also applies to the transition from daylight saving time to winter time.
  • a change from summer time to winter time is introduced in the same way as a change of time zone. hourly; the user then considers that he lives at the time of the previous or next time zone.
  • This variant has the disadvantage of forcing the user to select a distant city, corresponding to another time zone, as the time zone displayed during a large part of the year.
  • the time of each time zone takes into account each day of time zone changes.
  • This variant requires a larger memory to take into account the date of change of time of each time zone; moreover, different countries in the same time zone often provide different rules for switching to summer time.
  • the user himself introduces a changeover to summer time or winter time, his original time zone or another consulted time zone, by means of an appropriate command. organs A, B and / or 102.
  • the movements of the hour hands 20, seconds 22, and disks or ring displayed in the wickets can be carried out independently of each other, and bidirectionally.
  • theindicators concerned move in the direction of rotation which minimizes the rotation time or power consumption for this rotation.
  • the watch described above therefore uses the seconds hand 22 to designate the time zone when changing the time zone.
  • This feature can also be used with watches that would not allow the temporary display of a time zone nor the automatic return to the original time zone.
  • the time zone selected during the change of time zone, or during the temporary consultation may be indicated by other indicators within the scope of the invention, for example by a needle or an additional disk assigned to this function.

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Abstract

Method for switching the time zone indicated by a timepiece (1) in order to switch from an initial time zone to a modified time zone, having the following steps: the user enters a time switch command (268) by means of the crown, the hours' and minutes' hands indicate the time of the modified time zone (274), whilst the seconds' hand indicates a city corresponding to the selected time zone, the timepiece automatically returns (280) to the initial time zone and indicates the time of the initial time zone (202), or the time of the modified time zone is retained by means of a command from the user.

Description

Procédé de changement de fuseau horaire, et pièce d'horlogerie adaptée Time zone change method, and adapted timepiece
Domaine techniqueTechnical area
La présente invention concerne le domaine des montres permettant d'afficher plusieursfuseaux horaires, et un procédé de changement de fuseau horaire.The present invention relates to the field of watches for displaying multiple time zones, and a method of changing time zone.
Bat de la techniqueBat of the technique
Des montres permettant l'affichage de plusieursfuseaux horaires sont connues en soi. Certaines montres connues comportent plusieurs indicateurs, par exemple plusieursjeux d'aiguilles, pour afficher simultanément l'heure de plusieursfuseaux. D'autres montres comportent des moyens pour passer plus rapidement d'un fuseau horaire à l'autre sur le même affichage, sans nécessiter de nouveau réglage de l'heure. Le nombre de fuseaux horaires employésdansdifférents paysou régionsdu globe est cependant trop important pour permettre un affichage simultané de tous lesfuseaux sur une montre-bracelet. Il est donc nécessaire de permettre à l'utilisateur de modifier confortablement le fuseau horaire indiqué par l'affichage, ou par l'un des affichages, de la montre.Watches allowing the display of several time zones are known per se. Some known watches have several indicators, for example several needles, to simultaneously display the time of several streams. Other watches have means for moving faster from one time zone to another on the same display, without requiring a new time setting. The number of time zones used in different countries or regions of the globe is however too important to allow simultaneous display of all the zones on a wristwatch. It is therefore necessary to allow the user to comfortably change the time zone indicated by the display, or by one of the displays, of the watch.
Différentes solutionsont donc été imaginées pour introduire facilement des commandesde changement de fuseau horaire, qui permettent par exemple d'avancer ou de reculer l'heure affichée par pas entiers et sansdevoir faire une mise à l'heure précise dans le nouveau fuseau. Le changement de fuseau horaire implique cependant généralement une attention soutenue de la part de l'utilisateur. Beaucoup de possesseursde montresà multiplesfuseaux horaires exploitent cette fonction relativement rarement, par exemple lorsde voyages important s, et rechignent à effectuer ces manipulationsauxquels ilssont peu habitués par peur de perdre l'heure de la montre et de devoir la régler. Par ailleurs, il est parfois utile de vérifier l'heure d'une autre ville ou d'un autre fuseau horaire sans régler sa montre. Typiquement, avant de téléphoner dans un pays lointain, on souhaite souvent s'assurer de l'heure de son interlocuteur. L'addition ou la soustraction d'un décalage horaire - pour autant que sa valeur soit connue - est cependant peu commode. Il existe certes des agendas électroniques permettant d'afficher l'heure de différentsendroits parmi des listes prédéfinies, mais ces agendassont souvent compliqués à utiliser et moinsdisponiblesqu'une montre bracelet.Various solutions have therefore been devised to easily introduce time zone change commands, which make it possible, for example, to advance or retreat the time displayed by whole steps and without having to make a precise time-setting in the new time zone. Changing the time zone, however, usually involves a lot of attention on the part of the user. Many watch owners with multiple time zones exploit this function relatively rarely, for example during important journeys, and are reluctant to perform these manipulations which they are unaccustomed to for fear of losing the time of the watch and having to adjust it. In addition, it is sometimes useful to check the time of another city or time zone without adjusting your watch. Typically, before telephoning in a distant country, one often wants to make sure of the time of one's interlocutor. The addition or subtraction of a time difference - as long as its value is known - is, however, inconvenient. While there are electronic diaries that display the time of different places among predefined lists, these calendars are often complicated to use and less available than a wristwatch.
Un but de la présente invention est donc de proposer une montre bracelet, ou une autre pièce d'horlogerie, qui permette de résoudre ces problèmesde l'art antérieur. En particulier, un but de la présente invention est de proposer un procédé de changement de fuseau horaire amélioré, ainsi qu'une pièce d'horlogerie qui permette de consulter rapidement l'heure d'un autre fuseau horaire.An object of the present invention is therefore to propose a wristwatch, or another timepiece, which makes it possible to solve these problems of the prior art. In particular, an object of the present invention is to provide an improved method of changing the time zone, as well as a timepiece that allows to quickly check the time of another time zone.
Bref résumé de l'inventionBrief summary of the invention
Selon l'invention, ces butssont atteints notamment au moyen d'une pièce d'horlogerie permettant l'affichage temporaire d'un autre fuseau horaire et le retour automatique au fuseau horaire initial, par exemple après une durée prédéterminée ou suite à une action de l'utilisateur.According to the invention, these aims are achieved in particular by means of a timepiece allowing the temporary display of another time zone and the automatic return to the initial time zone, for example after a predetermined time or following a time action. the user.
Ces butssont aussi atteintsau moyen d'un procédé pour changer le fuseau horaire indiqué par une pièce d'horlogerie afin de passer d'un fuseau horaire initial à un fuseau horaire modifié, dans lequel l'utilisateur introduit tout d'abord une commande de changement de fuseau horaire afin d'indiquer l'heure du fuseau horaire modifié, la pièce d'horlogerie retournant ensuite automatiquement au fuseau horaire initial pour indiquer l'heure du fuseau horaire initial.These goals are also achieved by a method of changing the time zone indicated by a timepiece from an initial time zone to a modified time zone, wherein the user first enters a change order. time zone to indicate the time of the modified time zone, the timepiece then automatically returning to the original time zone to indicate the time of the initial time zone.
La pièce d'horlogerie comprenant ces caractéristiques permet ainsi de vérifier rapidement l'heure d'un fuseau horaire différent, de manière instinctive et en revenant automatiquement au fuseau horaire initial après une durée prédéterminée ou suite à une nouvelle manipulation de l'utilisateur, sans nécessiter de nouveau réglage de l'heure.The timepiece with these features allows you to quickly check the time of a different time zone, instinctively and automatically returning to the time zone initial after a predetermined time or following a new manipulation of the user, without requiring a new time setting.
Dans une variante préférentielle, l'utilisateur peut maintenir l'heure du fuseau horaire modifié en introduisant une ∞mmande à cet effet durant une période de durée prédéterminé après le changement de mode.In a preferred embodiment, the user can maintain the time of the modified time zone by introducing a command for that purpose for a period of predetermined duration after the change of mode.
Brève description desdessinsShort description of the drawings
L'invention sera mieux comprise à la lecture d'un exemple de mode de réalisation illustré par lesfiguresqui montrent :The invention will be better understood on reading an exemplary embodiment illustrated by the figures which show:
La figure 1 une vue de face d'une montre selon l'invention.Figure 1 a front view of a watch according to the invention.
La figure 2 (partagée sur deux feuilles en figures 2a et 2b) un organigramme du procédé de changement de fuseau horaire de l'invention.Figure 2 (split on two sheets in Figures 2a and 2b) is a flowchart of the time zone changing method of the invention.
EΞxemple de mise en œuyre de l'inventionExample of Implementation of the Invention
Dans la suite de la description et des revendications, l'expression « pièce d'horlogerie » désigne par exemple une montre-bracelet, un mouvement pour montre-bracelet, ou un autre élément d'horlogerie pour une montre portable sur le corps. La description se réfère en particulier à une montre braceletIn the remainder of the description and the claims, the term "timepiece" designates, for example, a wristwatch, a wristwatch movement, or another timepiece for a portable watch on the body. The description refers in particular to a wristwatch
La montre 1 illustrée de face sur la figure 1 comporte une boîte 10 abritant un mouvement non représenté, de préférence un mouvement électronique à quartz, éventuellement un mouvement mécanique. Le cadran est muni de deux guichets230, 231 pour un affichage grande date 23. L'heure est affichée de manière conventionnelle au moyen d'une aiguille des heures 20, d'une aiguille des minutes21 et d'une aiguille des secondes 22. Lestroisaiguillessont disposées au centre et actionnées par un moteur pas-à-pas, ou de préférence par plusieurs moteurs pas-à-pas indépendants et de préférence bidirectionnels Au moins l'aiguille des secondes peut de préférence être déplacée indépendamment desdeux autres aiguillesdes heures et des minutes, de préférence de manière bidirectionnelle, afin de pouvoir être affectée à une autre fonction lorsdu changement de fuseau horaire, comme on le verra plus loin. Lesdisquesou anneaux portant notamment les indicationsde quantième affichéesdans lesguichets230, 231 peuvent être entraînées au traversd'une chaîne de transmission par le moteur pas-à-pas actionnant l'aiguille des heures. Dans une variante préférentielle, ces disques sont entraînés, indépendamment l'un de l'autre, au moyen de moteurs pas-à-pas supplémentaires indépendantset de préférence bidirectionnels. Lesdifférents moteurs entraînant les aiguilles et les autres indicateurs sont commandés par un microcontrôleur non représenté.The watch 1 illustrated front in Figure 1 comprises a box 10 housing a movement not shown, preferably an electronic quartz movement, possibly a mechanical movement. The dial is provided with two wickets 230, 231 for a large date display 23. The hour is displayed in a conventional manner by means of an hour hand 20, a minute hand 21 and a second hand 22. The three hour handpieces are arranged in the center and operated by a stepper motor, or preferably by several independent and preferably bidirectional stepper motors At least the second hand can preferably be moved independently of the other two hour and minute hands, preferably bi-directionally , so that it can be assigned to another function when changing the time zone, as will be seen later. The disks or rings bearing in particular the date indications displayed in the counters 230, 231 can be driven through a transmission chain by the stepping motor actuating the hour hand. In a preferred variant, these disks are driven independently of each other by means of additional independent and preferably bidirectional stepper motors. The different motors driving the needles and other indicators are controlled by a microcontroller not shown.
D'autres moyensd'indication de l'heure, y comprisdes affichages alphanumériques ou des affichages permettant d'indiquer simultanément plusieursfuseaux horaires peuvent être employésdans le cadre de l'invention.Other means of indicating time, including alphanumeric displays or displays for simultaneously indicating multiple time zones may be employed within the scope of the invention.
La montre dispose en outre d'une couronne de mise à l'heure et de changement de mode 102. La couronne 102 peut occuper trois positions axiales distinctes, par exemple une position intermédiaire stable C=O (position de repos), une position enfoncée instable C= -1 pour entrer en mode alarme ou en mode fuseau horaire, et une position tirée C= +1 pour le réglage de la date et de l'heure. La couronne revient de préférence d'elle-même de la position enfoncée -1 à la position intermédiaire 0 lorsqu'elle est relâchée. Les autres changementsde position nécessitent une action du porteur de la montre. Deux poussoirs A et B sont en outre prévus, qui peuvent être pressés par l'utilisateur pour passer d'une position de repos O à une position enfoncée -1. Les poussoirs reviennent d'eux-mêmesà la position 0 lorsqu'ilssont relâchésThe watch also has a time setting crown and a mode change key 102. The ring 102 can occupy three distinct axial positions, for example a stable intermediate position C = O (rest position), a depressed position unstable C = -1 to enter alarm mode or time zone mode, and a position drawn C = +1 for setting the date and time. The crown preferably returns from itself from the depressed position -1 to the intermediate position 0 when it is released. Other positional changes require action by the wearer of the watch. Two pushers A and B are further provided, which can be pressed by the user to move from a rest position O to a depressed position -1. The pushers return themselves to the 0 position when they are released
Le cadran, une lunette ou un réhaut fixe 11 porte 24 indications 110 de fuseaux horaires, chaque fuseau horaire étant signalé par un nom de ville à l'exception du fuseau horaire de Greenwich marqué GMT. Les nomsde ville sont disposés sur un ou éventuellement deux arcsde cercle concentriques Les nomsdes villes au dessusde l'axe 9 heures-3 heures sont écritsavec le haut des lettres pointant vers l'intérieur de la montre, tandis que les vi Iles au-dessus de cet axe sont écrites avec le haut des lettres dirigé vers l'extérieur. Le bas des lettres est ainsi toujours orienté, à 90° près, vers6 heures, ce qui permet au porteur une lecture facilitée.The dial, a telescope or a fixed flange 11 carries 24 indications 110 of time zones, each time zone being indicated by a name of the city with the exception of the Greenwich time zone marked GMT. The city names are arranged on one or possibly two concentric circular arcs The names of the cities above the 9 o'clock-3 o'clock axis are written with the top of the letters pointing towards the inside of the watch, while the vi Islands above this axis are written with the top of the letters facing outward. The bottom of the letters is thus always oriented, at 90 °, around 6 hours, which allows the wearer a reading facilitated.
La figure 2 illustre le fonctionnement de la montre. A la mise sousfonction 200, le microcontrôleur est réinitialisé, la date et l'heure sont fixéesà desvaleursarbitraires (par exemple le 01.01.2001 , à OO :00 :00 GMT), l'heure d'alarme est réglée par exemple à 07 :00 :00 et l'alarme est désactivée. La montre passe ensuite en mode d'affichage normal de l'heure 202 et les indicateurs 20-23 commencent à tourner. Depuis ce mode, si l'alarme a été activée, un signal sonore d'alarme est émisa l'heure prévue (étape 204) qui peut être arrêté en pressant sur la couronne ou sur n'importe quel poussoir (étape 206) pour interrompre l'alarme (208) et retourner en mode d'affichage de l'heure. En l'absence d'intervention de l'utilisateur, l'alarme est aussi automatiquement interrompue après une durée prédéterminée, par exemple 60 secondes.Figure 2 illustrates the operation of the watch. At setting 200, the microcontroller is reset, the date and time are set to arbitrary values (for example 01.01.2001, at 00:00 GMT), the alarm time is set to, for example, 07: 00: 00 and the alarm is disabled. The watch then switches to the normal time display mode 202 and the indicators 20-23 begin to turn. Since this mode, if the alarm has been activated, an alarm tone is emitted at the scheduled time (step 204) which can be stopped by pressing on the crown or on any pushbutton (step 206) to interrupt the alarm (208) and return to the time display mode. In the absence of intervention by the user, the alarm is also automatically interrupted after a predetermined duration, for example 60 seconds.
Différentesactionssur la couronne ou les poussoirs permettent de quitter le mode d'affichage normal de l'heure 202. En appuyant simultanément sur lesdeux poussoirs A et B pendant plusde deux secondes (étape 210), le mouvement passe en mode d'indexation des aiguilles. Les aiguilles retournent à midi et l'utilisateur peut entrer différentes commandes pour lesdéplacer pas-à-pas ou pour centrer les indicateurs 230, 231 dans lesguichets (étape 212). La montre retourne ensuite en mode d'affichage de l'heure par une pression sur la couronne lorsde l'étape 214.Differentactions on the crown or the pushbuttons make it possible to leave the normal display mode of the time 202. By simultaneously pressing the two pushbuttons A and B for more than two seconds (step 210), the movement switches to the indexing mode of the hands. The hands return at noon and the user can enter different commands to move them step-by-step or to center the indicators 230, 231 in the boxes (step 212). The watch then returns to the time display mode by pressing the crown during step 214.
En tirant lorsde l'étape 216 la couronne vers la position C=+1 , la montre passe en mode 218 de réglage de l'heure et de la date. Des rotationsde la couronne 102 et/ou desactionssur les poussoirsA et B permettent de déplacer l'es aiguilles et lesindicateursde date, de préférence dans lesdeux directions, pour mettre la montre à l'heure et à la date correcte. Des déplacements par pas entiers, par exemple des déplacements par pasd'une minute, d'une heure ou d'un jour peuvent être prévus. La montre retourne en mode d'affichage de l'heure en repoussant la couronne en position intermédiaire 0.By pulling in step 216 the crown to the position C = + 1, the watch switches to time setting mode 218 and date. Rotations of the ring 102 and / or actions on the pushbuttons A and B allow the hands and date indicators to be moved, preferably in both directions, to set the watch to the time and date. correct date. Displacements in full steps, for example movements in steps of a minute, an hour or a day can be provided. The watch returns to the time display mode by pushing the crown back to the intermediate position 0.
Une pression prolongée sur la couronne 102 au coursde l'étapeProlonged pressure on the ring 102 during the step
222 permet de consulter l'heure réglée pour l'alarme. A cet effet, les aiguillesdes heures, minutes et seconde 20 à 22 se déplacent au coursde l'étape 224 pour indiquer l'heure d'alarme, tandisqu'un des indicateurs 230 et/ou 231 peut se déplacer pour afficher une icône d'alarme ON ou OFF, par exemple sous la forme d'un symbole Ô barré ou non. L'alarme peut être enclenchée respectivement déclenchée en appuyant sur l'un des poussoirsA ou B (étape 228), ce qui modifie au coursde l'étape 240 l'état de l'alarme et de préférence l'indication correspondante affichée dans le guichet 23. L'heure d'alarme peut être réglée au coursde l'étape 242 par des actions sur les poussoirsA et B et/ou par des rotationsde la couronne ; l'utilisateur partant de l'état 224 parvient dans ce mode 242 de réglage d'alarme en tirant la couronne 102 en position G=+1 au coursde l'étape 227.222 allows to consult the time set for the alarm. For this purpose, the hour, minute and second hands 20 through 22 move during step 224 to indicate the alarm time, while one of the indicators 230 and / or 231 can move to display an icon of alarm ON or OFF, for example in the form of a symbol O crossed out or not. The alarm can be triggered respectively triggered by pressing one of the pushbuttons A or B (step 228), which changes during step 240 the state of the alarm and preferably the corresponding indication displayed in the wicket 23. The alarm time can be set in step 242 by actions on the pushbuttons A and B and / or by rotations of the crown; the user departing from state 224 arrives in this alarm setting mode 242 by pulling crown 102 at position G = + 1 in step 227.
A partir de l'état 224 de consultation de l'heure d'alarme, l'utilisateur retourne en mode d'affichage normal de l'heure 202 en appuyant brièvement sur la couronne ou simplement en attendant une durée prédéterminée, par exemple cinq secondes (étape 226).From the state 224 for viewing the alarm time, the user returns to the normal time display mode 202 by briefly pressing the crown or simply waiting for a predetermined time, for example five seconds (step 226).
L'utilisateur peut encore passer en mode de consultation et de changement de fuseau horaire en appuyant brièvement sur la couronne 102 au coursde l'étape 268. D'autres commandes peuvent être prévues à cet effet, y comprisdes actionssur les poussoirs ou une rotation de lunette par exemple. Une variable interne [fuseau horaire en cours] d'un programme exécuté par le microcontrôleur du mouvement prend alors au coursde l'étape 272 la valeur du fuseau horaire couramment affiché par la montre. Cette information est affichée au coursde l'étape 274 au moyen de l'aiguille dessecondes22 qui est déplacée automatiquement sous le contrôle du microprocesseur, dans le sensde rotation permettant le trajet le pluscourt, pour pointer vers la ville représentative du fuseau horaire en ∞urs. Les autres aiguillesdes heures et des minutes∞ntinuent d'afficher l'heure du fuseau horaire en cours. Bien que les secondes ne soient plus affichées au coursde cette étape 274, le compteur de tempsinterne de la montre continue de compter le temps écoulé au coursde cette étape et des étapes suivantes, de manière à pouvoir reprendre l'affichage de l'heure exacte à la seconde près lorsque l'aiguille dessecondes reprendra sa fonction et que la montre retournera en mode d'affichage normal de l'heure.The user can still enter consultation mode and time zone change by briefly pressing the ring 102 during step 268. Other commands can be provided for this purpose, including actions on the pushbuttons or a rotation of glasses for example. An internal variable [time zone in progress] of a program executed by the motion microcontroller then takes during step 272 the value of the time zone currently displayed by the watch. This information is displayed in step 274 by means of the seconds hand 22 which is automatically moved under the control of the microprocessor, in the direction of rotation allowing the shortest path, to point to the representative city of the timezone. ∞urs. Other hour and minute hands show the time of the current time zone. Although the seconds are no longer displayed in this step 274, the watch's internal time counter continues to count the elapsed time during this step and subsequent steps, so that the exact time can be resumed at the second when the seconds hand resumes its function and the watch returns to normal time display mode.
Depuis le mode de consultation de fuseau horaire 274, l'utilisateur peut incrémenter le fuseau horaire par des appuis brefssur le poussoir A, ou décrémenter ce fuseau en appuyant brièvement sur le poussoir B. L'aiguille des heures 20 est immédiatement déplacée lorsde chaque action sur l'un de ces poussoirs, tandisque l'aiguille des secondes est indexée dans le sens correspondant au poussoir sélectionné de manière à pointer vers la ville représentant le fuseau horaire précédent ou suivant. La valeur du fuseau horaire en coursest incrémentée respectivement décrémentée au coursdes étapes 284, respectivement 286. Il est ainsi possible de consulter très rapidement l'heure de n'importe quel fuseau horaire, par une pression sur la couronne 102 et un nombre de pression correspondant au décalage horaire du fuseau horaire sélectionné sur l'un des poussoirs A ou B. D'autres moyensde changement de fuseau horaire depuis le mode 274 peuvent être imaginés, par exemple en tournant la couronne 102 ou une lunette tournante dans un sens ou l'autre.From the time zone lookup mode 274, the user can increment the time zone by brief presses on the pushbutton A, or decrement this time zone by briefly pressing the pushbutton B. The hour hand 20 is immediately moved during each action on one of these buttons, while the second hand is indexed in the direction corresponding to the selected pusher so as to point to the city representing the previous or next time zone. The value of the current time zone is incremented respectively decremented in steps 284 and 286 respectively. It is thus possible to consult very quickly the time of any time zone, by a pressure on the ring 102 and a corresponding number of pressure. the time zone offset selected on one of the pushers A or B. Other ways of changing the time zone from the mode 274 can be imagined, for example by turning the ring 102 or a rotating bezel in one direction or the other.
S aucune action sur lesorganesA, B, 102 n'est introduite depuis l'étape 274 pendant une durée prédéterminée, par exemple 5 secondes, la montre retourne automatiquement au coursde l'étape 280 vers le mode d'affichage de l'heure 202. Dans une variante non représentée, la montre retourne à l'affichage de l'heure du fuseau horaire initial suite à une commande explicite de l'utilisateur. Dans lesdeux cas, le fuseau horaire en cours éventuellement modifié au cours des étapes 284 respectivement 286 n'est pas maintenu, et le fuseau horaire initial de la montre continue d'être affiché. Comme indiqué, l'aiguille des secondes 22 reprend sa fonction et indique le temps en ∞ursen tenant ∞mpte de la durée de la consultation et des étapes 268 à 280.If no action on the elements A, B, 102 is entered from step 274 for a predetermined time, for example 5 seconds, the watch automatically returns to step 280 to the time display mode 202. In a variant not shown, the watch returns to the display of the time of the initial time zone following an explicit command from the user. In both cases, the current time zone possibly modified during steps 284 or 286 respectively is not maintained, and the initial time zone of the watch continues to be displayed. As indicated, the seconds hand 22 resumes its function and indicate the time while keeping the duration of the consultation and steps 268 to 280.
Afin de ∞nserver l'heure du fuseau horaire en ∞urs éventuellement modifiée lors des étapes 284 ou 286, l'utilisateur appuie sur la ∞uronne 102 (étape 282) à partir de l'étape 274. Le fuseau horaire modifié est alors validé au ∞ursde l'étape 288, en sorte que le fuseau horaire de la montre prend la valeur de la variable [fuseau horaire en ∞urs]. La montre retourne ensuite en mode d'affichage normal de l'heure 202, l'aiguille des secondes reprend sa fonction normale d'affichage des secondes, et Iesguichets23 retournent le cas échéant en mode d'affichage de la date.In order to record the time of the time zone possibly modified in the steps 284 or 286, the user presses the 102one 102 (step 282) from step 274. The modified time zone is then validated in step 288, so that the time zone of the watch takes the value of the variable [time zone in Windows]. The watch then returns to the normal time display mode 202, the second hand returns to its normal second display function, and the guides 23 return to the date display mode as appropriate.
Dans une variante, le mode de consultation et de changement de fuseau horaire peut être indiqué par une icône ou un symbole particulier affiché dans l'un desguichets23 au coursdes étapes 272 à 288. De manière préférentielle, une indication dans l'un de cesdeux guichets, ou dans un guichet supplémentaire, indique à l'utilisateur si l'heure du fuseau horaire en cours affichée au coursde l'étape 274, et/ou l'heure en cours affichée au coursde l'étape 202, correspond au matin ou à l'après-midi. Cette indication peut être apportée au moyen d'indications alphanumériques, par exemple AM/PM , dans l'un desguichets230, 231 , à l'aide d'indication apportée dans un guichet supplémentaire non représenté, ou de préférence au moyen d'une couleur, d'un choix typographique ou d'un symbole affiché dans le guichet en combinaison avec l'indication de date.In one variant, the mode of consultation and of time zone change may be indicated by a particular icon or symbol displayed in one of the counters23 during steps 272 to 288. Preferably, an indication in one of these two windows or in an additional window, indicates to the user whether the time in the current time zone displayed in step 274, and / or the current time displayed in step 202, corresponds to the morning or the afternoon. This indication may be made by means of alphanumeric indications, for example AM / PM, in one of the boxes 230, 231, with the aid of an indication provided in an additional counter not shown, or preferably by means of a color , a typographic choice or a symbol displayed in the window in combination with the date indication.
Dans une variante non illustrée, la montre pourrait mémoriser plusieursfuseaux horaires, par exemple lesdeux derniersfuseaux horaires sélectionnés ou affichéstemporairement, et permettre un passage de l'un à l'autre au moyen d'une commande simplifiée sur l'un desorganesde commande.In a variant not illustrated, the watch could memorize several time zones, for example the last two time zones selected or temporarily displayed, and allow a passage from one to the other by means of a simplified command on one of the control organs.
Le procédé décrit s'applique aussi au passage de l'heure d'été à l'heure d'hiver. Dans une variante, un passage de l'heure d'été à l'heure d'hiver est introduit de la même manière qu'un changement de fuseau horaire ; l'utilisateur considère alorsqu'il vit à l'heure du fuseau horaire précédent ou suivant. Cette variante a l'inconvénient de forcer l'utilisateur à sélectionner une ville éloignée, correspondant à un autre fuseau horaire, comme fuseau horaire affiché durant une grande partie de l'année. Dans une autre variante, l'heure de chaque fuseau horaire tient compte chaque jour deschangementsde fuseau horaire. Cette variante nécessite cependant une mémoire plus importante pour tenir compte desdatesde changement d'heure de chaque fuseau horaire ; par ailleurs, différents pays dans un même fuseau horaire prévoient souvent des règlesdifférentes pour le passage à l'heure estivale. Dans une troisième variante, l'utilisateur introduit lui-même un passage à l'heure d'été ou à l'heure d'hiver, de son fuseau horaire initial ou d'un autre fuseau consulté, au moyen d'une commande appropriée des organes A, B et/ou 102.The method described also applies to the transition from daylight saving time to winter time. In a variant, a change from summer time to winter time is introduced in the same way as a change of time zone. hourly; the user then considers that he lives at the time of the previous or next time zone. This variant has the disadvantage of forcing the user to select a distant city, corresponding to another time zone, as the time zone displayed during a large part of the year. In another variant, the time of each time zone takes into account each day of time zone changes. This variant, however, requires a larger memory to take into account the date of change of time of each time zone; moreover, different countries in the same time zone often provide different rules for switching to summer time. In a third variant, the user himself introduces a changeover to summer time or winter time, his original time zone or another consulted time zone, by means of an appropriate command. organs A, B and / or 102.
Comme évoqué, lesdéplacementsdesaiguillesdes heures20, des secondes22, et desdisques ou anneau affichésdans les guichets peuvent être effectuésindépendamment les uns des autres, et de manière bidirectionnelle. Lorsdeschangementsde fuseau horaire ou des changementsd'affectation de ces indicateurs, lesindicateurs concernés se déplacent donc dans le sensde rotation qui minimise la durée de rotation ou la consommation électrique pour cette rotation.As mentioned, the movements of the hour hands 20, seconds 22, and disks or ring displayed in the wickets can be carried out independently of each other, and bidirectionally. Whenchanging timezones or changes in the allocation of these indicators, theindicators concerned move in the direction of rotation which minimizes the rotation time or power consumption for this rotation.
La montre décrite ci -dessus emploie donc l'aiguille des secondes 22 pour désigner le fuseau horaire lorsdu changement de fuseau horaire. Cette caractéristique peut aussi être employée avec des montresqui ne permettraient pas l'affichage temporaire d'un fuseau horaire ni le retour automatique au fuseau horaire initial. Inversement, le fuseau horaire sélectionné lorsdu changement de fuseau horaire, ou lorsde la consultation temporaire, peut être indiqué par d'autres indicateursdans le cadre de l'invention, par exemple par une aiguille ou un disque additionnel affecté à cette fonction. Numérosde référenceThe watch described above therefore uses the seconds hand 22 to designate the time zone when changing the time zone. This feature can also be used with watches that would not allow the temporary display of a time zone nor the automatic return to the original time zone. Conversely, the time zone selected during the change of time zone, or during the temporary consultation, may be indicated by other indicators within the scope of the invention, for example by a needle or an additional disk assigned to this function. Reference numbers
1 Montre1 Watch
10 Boîte10 Box
1 1 Réhaut1 1 Raising
1 10 Marquage des villes sur le réhaut1 10 Marking cities on the flange
A Poussoir 1A push 1
B Poussoir 2B Push 2
102 Couronne102 Crown
20 Aiguille des heures20 Hour hand
21 Aiguille des minutes21 minutes needle
22 Aiguille des secondes22 seconds hand
23 Affichage grande date23 Big date display
230 1 er guichet230 1 st wicket
231 2ème guichet 231 2nd window

Claims

Revendications claims
1. Procédé pour changer le fuseau horaire indiqué par une pièce d'horlogerie (1 ) afin de passer d'un fuseau horaire initial à un fuseau horaire modifié, comprenant les étapes suivantes: introduction par l'utilisateur d'une commande de changement de fuseau horaire (268, 276, 278), indication de l'heure du fuseau horaire modifié (274), retour automatique (280) de la pièce d'horlogerie au fuseau horaire initial et indication de l'heure du fuseau horaire initial (202).A method of changing the time zone indicated by a timepiece (1) to change from an initial time zone to a modified time zone, comprising the steps of: introducing a change-over command by the user time zone (268, 276, 278), indication of the time of the modified time zone (274), automatic return (280) of the timepiece to the initial time zone and indication of the time of the initial time zone (202 ).
2. Le procédé de la revendication 1 , dans lequel ladite pièce d'horlogerie retourne automatiquement audit fuseau horaire initial après une période prédéterminée.The method of claim 1, wherein said timepiece automatically returns to said initial time zone after a predetermined period.
3. Le procédé de la revendication 2, dans lequel l'indication de l'heure modifiée est maintenue lorsque l'utilisateur introduit une commande de maintien de l'heure modifiée (282) au coursde ladite période.The method of claim 2, wherein the modified time indication is maintained when the user enters a modified timekeeping command (282) during said period.
4. Le procédé de l'une des revendications 1 à 3, dans lequel l'heure affichée (202) au terme du changement de fuseau horaire tient compte du temps écoulé au coursdu processusde changement de fuseau horaire.4. The method of one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the displayed time (202) at the end of the time zone change takes into account the time elapsed during the time zone change process.
5. Le procédé de l'une des revendications 1 à 4, dans lequel ledit fuseau horaire sélectionné est indiqué au moyen d'une aiguille (22) pointant sur une indication de ville (110).The method of one of claims 1 to 4, wherein said selected time zone is indicated by means of a pointer (22) pointing to a city indication (110).
6. Le procédé de la revendication 5, dans lequel ledit fuseau horaire sélectionné est indiqué au moyen d'une aiguille (22) pointant temporairement sur une indication de ville (110) lors de la sélection de fuseau horaire, ladite aiguille étant affectée à une autre fonction lorsde l'affichage de l'heure. The method of claim 5, wherein said selected time zone is indicated by means of a pointer (22) temporarily pointing to a city indication (110) during time zone selection, said pointer being assigned to a time zone. other function when displaying the time.
7. Le procédé de l'une des revendications 1 à 6, comprenant les étapes suivant es: introduction par l'utilisateur d'une commande de passage en mode de changement de l'heure (268), déplacement de l'aiguille dessecondes (22) pour indiquer le fuseau horaire actuel (274), introduction par l'utilisateur d'une ou plusieurscommandes (276, 278) de changement de fuseau horaire, l'aiguille des secondes (22) étant déplacée (284, 286) indiquant un autre fuseau horaire suite à chaque commande, après une durée prédéterminée (280), ou suite à l'introduction d'une commande (282) de maintien de l'heure modifiée, réaffectation de l'aiguille des secondes à l'affichage des secondes (202).7. The method of any one of claims 1 to 6, comprising the steps of: introducing by the user a time shift mode control (268), moving the second hand ( 22) to indicate the current time zone (274), introducing by the user one or more time zone change commands (276, 278), the second hand (22) being moved (284, 286) indicating a another time zone following each command, after a predetermined duration (280), or following the introduction of a command (282) for maintaining the modified time, reassigning the second hand to the seconds display (202).
8. Le procédé de la revendication 7, dans lequel lesaiguillesdes heures (20) et des minutes (21) continuent à se déplacer au cours de ladite période prédéterminée (280), et dans lequel l'aiguille des secondes (22), suite à ladite réaffectation (202), est repositionnée dans une position tenant compte du temps écoulé au coursde la sélection de fuseau horaire et durant ladite période prédéterminée.The method of claim 7, wherein the hour (20) and minute (21) hands continue to move during said predetermined period (280), and wherein the second hand (22), following said reassignment (202) is repositioned in a position taking into account the elapsed time during the timezone selection and during said predetermined period.
9. Le procédé de l'une des revendications 1 à 8, dans lequel, suite à l'introduction par l'utilisateur d'une ou plusieurscommandes (276, 278) de changement de fuseau horaire, l'aiguille des heures (20) est déplacée pour indiquer l'heure du fuseau horaire sélectionné.9. The method of one of claims 1 to 8, wherein, following the introduction by the user of one or more commands (276, 278) for changing the time zone, the hour hand (20). is moved to indicate the time of the selected time zone.
10. Le procédé de l'une des revendications 1 à 9, dans lequel ladite commande de changement de fuseau horaire (268) est introduite au moyen d'une couronne (102) ou d'un poussoir (A, B) de ladite pièce d'horlogerie.The method of one of claims 1 to 9, wherein said time zone change control (268) is introduced by means of a ring (102) or pusher (A, B) of said piece. watchmaking.
11. Pièce d'horlogerie permettant l'affichage temporaire d'un autre fuseau horaire et le retour automatique (280) au fuseau horaire initial. 11. Timepiece allowing the temporary display of another time zone and the automatic return (280) to the initial time zone.
12. La pièce de la revendication 11 , comportant un compteur pour effectuer ledit retour automatique au fuseau horaire initial après une durée prédéterminée.12. The part of claim 11, comprising a counter for effecting said automatic return to the initial time zone after a predetermined duration.
13. La pièce de l'une des revendications 11 ou 12, comportant des moyens pour effectuer ledit retour suite à une action de l'utilisateur et avant la fin de ladite durée.13. The part of one of claims 11 or 12, comprising means for effecting said return following an action by the user and before the end of said duration.
14. La pièce d'horlogerie de l'une des revendications 11 à 13, comprenant des moyens (282, 288) pour maintenir l'affichage dudit autre fuseau horaire en introduisant une commande de l'utilisateur pendant ladite durée prédéterminée.The timepiece of one of claims 11 to 13, comprising means (282, 288) for maintaining the display of said other time zone by introducing a user command during said predetermined time.
15. La pièce d'horlogerie de l'une des revendications 11 à 14, constituée par une montre-bracelet électronique (1 ) comprenant un microcontrôleur et desorganes électromécaniques (A, B, 102) d'introduction de commandesde changement de fuseau horaire.15. The timepiece of one of claims 11 to 14, constituted by an electronic wristwatch (1) comprising a microcontroller and electromechanical elements (A, B, 102) for introducing time zone change controls.
16. La pièce d'horlogerie de l'une des revendications 11 à 15, comprenant : des aiguillesdes heures (20) et des minutes (21 ) entraînée par au moins un premier moteur électrique, une aiguille des secondes (22) entraînée de manière indépendante desditesaiguillesdes heureset des minutes par un deuxième moteur électrique, un microcontrôleur agencé pour affecter ladite aiguille des secondes (22) à l'affichage des secondes en mode d'affichage de l'heure, et pour affecter ladite aiguille dessecondesà l'indication de fuseau horaire en mode de changement ou de consultation de fuseau horaire.The timepiece of one of claims 11 to 15, comprising: hour hands (20) and minutes (21) driven by at least a first electric motor, a second hand (22) driven in a manner independent of said hour and minute hands by a second electric motor, a microcontroller arranged to affect said second hand (22) to the seconds display in the time display mode, and to affect said seconds hand to the time zone indication time in change mode or time zone consultation.
17. La pièce d'horlogerie de la revendication 16, dans laquelle ledit deuxième moteur électrique est un moteur pas-à-pas bidirectionnel apte à tourner dans un premier sens lorsque le fuseau horaire est déplacé dans un premier sensau moyen d'une commande d'incrémentation (276), et à tourner dans un deuxième sens opposé au premier sens lorsque le fuseau horaire est déplacé dans un deuxième sens au moyen d'une ∞mmande de décrémentation (278).The timepiece of claim 16, wherein said second electric motor is a bi-directional stepper motor rotatable in a first direction when the time zone is moved in a first direction by means of a control. increment (276), and to rotate in a second opposite direction to the first direction when the time zone is moved in a second direction by means of a decrementation key (278).
18. La pièce d'horlogerie de l'une des revendications 16 ou 17, dans laquelle ledit microcontrôleur est agencé pour déplacer ladite aiguille des heures (20) lorsde la consultation d'un autre fuseau horaire.18. The timepiece of one of claims 16 or 17, wherein said microcontroller is arranged to move said hour hand (20) when viewing another time zone.
19. La pièce d'horlogerie de l'une des revendications 11 à 18, comprenant un guichet pour afficher une indication matin ou soir du fuseau horaire momentanément affiché.19. The timepiece of one of claims 11 to 18, comprising a window for displaying a morning or evening indication of the momentarily displayed time zone.
20. La pièce d'horlogerie de la revendication 19, ladite indication matin ou soir étant indiquée par un choix de couleur et/ou de typographie de la date affichée dans ledit guichet, et/ou par un élément graphique affiché simultanément à la date dans le même guichet.20. The timepiece of claim 19, said indication morning or evening being indicated by a choice of color and / or typography of the date displayed in said window, and / or by a graphic element displayed simultaneously with the date in the same wicket.
21. La pièce d'horlogerie de l'une des revendications 11 à 20, comprenant une couronne (102) comportant au moins une position axiale fixe (C=O) et une position enfoncée instable (C=- 1 ) pour introduire des commandes, ladite couronne revenant d'elle-même de ladite position instable à ladite position stable lorsqu'elle est relâchée.21. The timepiece of one of claims 11 to 20, comprising a ring gear (102) comprising at least one fixed axial position (C = O) and an unstable depressed position (C = -1) to introduce commands. said crown returning of itself from said unstable position to said stable position when released.
22. La pièce d'horlogerie de l'une des revendications 11 à 21 , permettant de consulter l'heure d'un autre fuseau horaire au moyen d'une seule action (268) sur un organe (102) et d'un nombre de pression sur un autre organe (A, B) correspondant au décalage horaire entre le fuseau horaire initial et le fuseau horaire consulté. 22. The timepiece of one of claims 11 to 21, for consulting the time of another time zone by means of a single action (268) on an organ (102) and a number pressing another member (A, B) corresponding to the time difference between the initial time zone and the consulted time zone.
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