EP2484246B1 - Watch strap with ceramic links - Google Patents

Description

Field of the invention

The invention relates to a spacer housing insert for a ceramic link of a bracelet or a piece of jewelery or timepieces, said link of the type comprising at least a first housing for receiving a spacer or a pin comprising at least one end.

The invention also relates to an equipped link comprising at least one ceramic link bracelet or piece of jewelry or watch, said link comprising at least a first housing for receiving a spacer or pin.

The invention also relates to an assembled link comprising, on either side of a median plane, at least two such fitted links, and comprising at least one spacer having two ends arranged to cooperate, at said two ends, with two said links equipped.

The invention also relates to a bracelet comprising a plurality of links including at least one such link equipped.

The invention relates to the field of watch-jewelery and jewelery, and in particular the field of multiple link bracelets, articulated or not.

Background of the invention

The problem to be solved is that of fixing connecting struts and / or articulation in ceramic links, and in particular in blind pose.

For the production of a bracelet, in particular of watch, with ceramic links, with an invisible assembly, it is necessary to implant means of connection or / and articulation, in this last case to allow the guidance in pivoting, in support on one side of some links, which is turned towards a median plane of the bracelet.

These pivot guide means are made in a known and economical manner in the form of spacers or pins.

It is not possible to drive spacers or pins into the ceramic without damaging it, and the usual technique is to mount directly each spacer or pin in a bore or blind bore, by gluing or by an irreversible process such as welding , with the disadvantage of a limited resistance in the first case, or the impossibility of disassembly in the second case. Any effort applied by the user, for example when the bracelet is twisted, is transmitted to the ceramic by the spacer or pin, and the ceramic can therefore be damaged, not only during assembly, but also in service. .

• le brevet européen EP 1 136 012 B1 Patek Philippe, spécifique à un bracelet allégé, décrit des maillons centraux à enveloppe métallique tubulaire dans laquelle est logé au moins un insert en matière plastique muni de deux passages recevant à frottement gras chacun une goupille ou une vis. Le problème technique résolu est la suppression de l'usure et de la salissure des maillons, par réduction des frottements. Le montage des goupilles dans les maillons latéraux n'est pas particulier.
• le brevet FR 2 918 852 B1 Chatelain SA revendique une soudure par transparence des goupilles dans leurs logements borgnes des maillons latéraux, en effectuant un bombardement par faisceau d'électrons. Ce montage des goupilles est irréversible, et indémontable.
• le brevet EP 1 173 074 B1 Tag Heuer décrit un bracelet dont les maillons sont assemblés par des tiges, auxquelles on ne peut avoir accès qu'en retirant un maillon de la rangée suivante de la tige concernée, dans un ordre de montage qui est imposé. Le montage des tiges dans les maillons latéraux n'est pas particulier.
• le brevet EP 1 428 451 B1 Rolex décrit des goupilles chassées directement sur les maillons latéraux, ce qui n'est précisément pas possible avec la céramique.
• le brevet EP 2 057 914 Rolex, divulgue un bracelet avec des paliers se montant à l'extrémité des goupilles, ces paliers ne sont pas insérés dans les maillons latéraux, mais dans des maillons intermédiaires. Ce brevet revendique la constitution d'articulations, avec des surfaces de frottement choisies de façon particulière : toutes les surfaces de frottement de chaque articulation sont constituées par un couple de matériaux formé d'un premier matériau de dureté supérieure à 800 HV, et d'un second matériau choisi dans une liste, qui comprend en particulier la céramique et l'acier inox sans nickel. Le montage des goupilles dans les maillons latéraux n'est pas particulier.

Concerning the assembly of articulated link wristbands of invisible type, with pins mounted blindly in side links, various documents are known:

• the European patent EP 1 136 012 B1 Patek Philippe, specific to a lightened bracelet, describes central links tubular metal casing in which is housed at least one plastic insert with two greasy receiving passages each a pin or a screw. The technical problem solved is the suppression of wear and dirt of the links, by reducing friction. The mounting of the pins in the side links is not particular.
• the patent FR 2 918 852 B1 Chatelain SA claims a transparency welding of the pins in their blind housings of the side links, performing an electron beam bombardment. This assembly of the pins is irreversible, and indémontable.
• the patent EP 1 173 074 B1 Tag Heuer describes a bracelet whose links are assembled by rods, which can only be accessed by removing a link from the next row of the rod concerned, in a set order that is imposed. The mounting of the rods in the side links is not particular.
• the patent EP 1 428 451 B1 Rolex describes pins that are driven directly onto the side links, which is precisely not possible with ceramics.
• the patent EP 2 057 914 Rolex, discloses a bracelet with bearings amounting to the end of the pins, these bearings are not inserted in the side links, but in intermediate links. This patent claims the constitution of joints, with friction surfaces chosen in a particular way: all the friction surfaces of each joint are constituted by a pair of materials formed of a first material of hardness greater than 800 HV, and of a second material selected from a list, which includes in particular ceramic and stainless steel without nickel. The mounting of the pins in the side links is not particular.

The document CH. 699811 discloses a spacer housing insert for bracelet ceramic link.

Summary of the invention

The invention proposes to overcome the problems of the prior art, and to provide a solution for mounting metal spacers in ceramic bracelet links or similar materials.

The invention favors a forced fitting of such a spacer by driving in an insert-type intermediate component, which is mounted in an adjusted manner, and can easily be pre-mounted in each link concerned.

In this way the spacer remains removable from the subassembly consisting of a link and its insert.

Preferably, this insert is irreversibly mounted in this link.

For this purpose, the invention relates to a spacer housing insert for a ceramic link of a bracelet or a piece of jewelery or timepieces, said link of the type comprising at least a first housing for receiving a spacer or a spacer. a pin having at least one end, characterized in that said insert comprises an external machining arranged to cooperate with said first housing, and an internal machining comprising at least one substantially cylindrical surface arranged to clampably receive a said end of a said spacer and a diameter smaller than that of said end.

According to a characteristic of the invention, said external machining comprises a threaded profile or a non-cylindrical profile.

The invention also relates to a link equipped with at least one ceramic link bracelet or piece of jewelry or watch, said link comprising at least a first housing for receiving a spacer or a pin, characterized in what said equipped link comprises at least one such insert fixed in a said at least a first housing.

According to a feature of the invention, the link comprises, in addition to a said first housing occupied by a said insert, at least a second housing arranged for receiving another spacer or a pin.

According to a feature of the invention, said first housing comprises a threaded profile or a non-cylindrical profile.

According to another characteristic of the invention, said insert is irreversibly fixed in said first housing.

The invention also relates to an assembled link comprising, on either side of a median plane, at least two such fitted links, and comprising at least one spacer having two ends arranged to cooperate, at said two ends, with two said links equipped, characterized in that said spacer is driven, on either side of said median plane, to each of said ends, in said insert that comprises each of said two links equipped that seal said spacer.

The invention also relates to a bracelet comprising a plurality of links including at least one such equipped link, characterized in that said link is equipped a side link in which is removed a dismountable mounted spacer.

According to a characteristic of the invention, the bracelet comprises at least one intermediate link pivotally free relative to a spacer driven in said fitted link or said assembled link or with respect to a pin pivotally mounted in said fitted link or said assembled link.

According to another characteristic of the invention, said intermediate link comprises a first guide arranged to guide pivotally, directly or indirectly, a said spacer, and a second guide arranged to guide pivotally, directly or indirectly, a said pin.

Brief description of the drawings

• la figure 1 représente, de façon schématisée et en coupe longitudinale, un insert selon l'invention, selon un premier exemple de réalisation ;
• la figure 2 représente, de façon similaire à la figure 1, un autre exemple d'insert selon l'invention ;
• la figure 3 représente, de façon schématisée et en coupe longitudinale, un maillon nu de bracelet apte à la mise en oeuvre de l'invention ;
• la figure 4 représente, de façon similaire à la figure 3, un maillon équipé résultant de la combinaison du maillon nu de la figure 3 avec un insert selon l'invention,
• la figure 5 représente, de façon schématisée et en coupe longitudinale, un maillon assemblé de bracelet résultant du montage d'une entretoise sur le maillon équipé de la figure 4, représenté avec un tel maillon équipé de chaque côté de cette entretoise ;
• la figure 6 représente, de façon schématisée, partielle et en section passant par cette entretoise, un bracelet comportant une succession de maillons assemblés selon l'invention ;
• la figure 7 représente, de façon schématisée et en vue en plan, un tel bracelet ;
• la figure 8 représente, de façon schématisée et en coupe perpendiculairement à la direction des entretoises, le même bracelet ;
• la figure 9 représente, de façon schématisée, une séquence de montage d'un tel bracelet ;
• la figure 10 représente, de façon schématisée, partielle, et analogue à la figure 6, une variante de l'invention comportant des tubes lisses pour limiter l'usure des maillons.

Other features and advantages of the invention will appear better on reading the detailed description which follows, with reference to the appended figures, in which:

• the figure 1 represents, schematically and in longitudinal section, an insert according to the invention, according to a first embodiment;
• the figure 2 represents, similarly to the figure 1 another example of an insert according to the invention;
• the figure 3 represents, schematically and in longitudinal section, a bare bracelet link capable of implementing the invention;
• the figure 4 represents, similarly to the figure 3 , an equipped link resulting from the combination of the naked link of the figure 3 with an insert according to the invention,
• the figure 5 represents schematically and in longitudinal section, an assembled bracelet link resulting from the mounting of a spacer on the link equipped with the figure 4 , shown with such a link fitted on each side of this spacer;
• the figure 6 represents, schematically, partially and in section passing through this spacer, a bracelet comprising a succession of assembled links according to the invention;
• the figure 7 represents, schematically and in plan view, such a bracelet;
• the figure 8 represents, schematically and in section perpendicular to the direction of the spacers, the same bracelet;
• the figure 9 represents, schematically, a mounting sequence of such a bracelet;
• the figure 10 represents, in a schematic, partial, and similar way to the figure 6 , a variant of the invention comprising smooth tubes to limit the wear of the links.

Detailed description of preferred embodiments

The invention relates to the field of watch-jewelery and jewelery, and in particular the field of multiple link bracelets, articulated or not.

The invention relates to the manufacture of bracelets comprising ceramic links, these links being joined, preferably articulated, by invisible spacers housed in blind machining of side links that include such bracelets.

It will be understood that by the generic term "ceramic" the invention also denotes various other fragile materials that can be used for the manufacture of bracelet links, for example glass, crystal, enamels, certain gems, or the like, or else of hard metal , or carbide, or the like, or more generally any material flaking or cracking under the application of shock or localized pressure too strong.

To make this production feasible without damaging the ceramics of the links, the invention consists in placing inserts in these ceramic bracelet links, to allow the driving in each of a spacer without deterioration of the ceramic.

The invention consists in fixing, in particular by screw-gluing, inserts, made of hard material, for example steel, in ceramic links. It is then possible to drive steel pins in these tenons without damaging the ceramic.

The blind pose is thus possible, there is no visible hole from the outside of the bracelet for making several rows of links.

The invention thus relates, as visible on the figure 1 or 2 , an insert 2 spacer housing 3 for a link 1, ceramic, or the like, bracelet 1000 or piece of jewelry or timepieces. This link 1 is of the type comprising at least a first housing 4 preferably non-cylindrical and preferably not smooth for receiving a spacer 3 or a pin having at least one end 9.

According to the invention, the insert 2 comprises an outer machining 6 preferably non-cylindrical and preferably non-smooth arranged to cooperate with clearance with the first housing 4, and an inner machining 7 comprising at least a substantially cylindrical bearing surface 8 arranged to clampably receive such an end 9 of such a spacer 3 and of a diameter smaller than that of this end 9.

Preferably, this external machining 6 comprises a threaded profile or a non-cylindrical profile.

By external machining 6 is meant here an external machining, which is preferably non-smooth, that is to say arranged to promote attachment, and in particular a bonding glue, solder, or any other filler material . Indeed, it is particularly envisaged, in an alternative embodiment, an irreversible mounting of the insert 2 in the first housing 4 of a link 1, this irreversible assembly can be achieved in particular by soldering, gluing, or the like.

Such an irreversible assembly is an alternative embodiment, in fact, an embodiment with an insert 2 provided with a threaded external machining 6, and a link 1 provided with a threaded internal machining to cooperate with this threading, gives excellent results. results.

For this purpose, this external machining 6 can be performed in the simplest way in the form of a helical thread, and it can equally well be formed as a knurling, a succession of grooves or rings, cross-machined profiles, or other, the important thing being to ensure a firm mounting of the insert 2 in a fragile ceramic link 1 without flaking or bursting thereof. Therefore, preferably, the corresponding link 1 is also chosen with a first housing 4 with a profile adapted to promote attachment, and performed in a similar manner. However, the respective profiles of the first housing 4 and the outer machining 6 must allow insertion of the insert 2 in the first housing 4 without any effort.

The first housing 4 of the link 1 comprises, between a bottom 41 and a front face 42, a lateral machining 43. The latter faces the external machining of the insert 2.

The insert 2 has a rear face 21 intended to face the bottom 41 of the first housing 4, and a front face 22 opposite it, and at which is preferably arranged a tool catch 23, for example a slot for a screwdriver or the like.

The possibility of adjusting the insertion of the insert 2 into the first housing 4 makes it possible to choose an embodiment where, in a first usual case, the rear face 21 of the insert 2 abuts the bottom 41 of the first housing, or, in a second case opposite the first, it is avoided on the contrary that the rear face 21 of the insert 2 does not abut on the bottom 41 of the first housing, especially if the material of the links is particularly fragile, for example crystal or the like, and if one uses for example automatic screwing means, in fact, it should fit the insert 2 prevents any alteration of the link 1 that the invention allows precisely avoid. Advantageously, the length of the insert 2, in the insertion direction, is less than that of the first housing 4.

In an alternative embodiment not shown in the figures, the insert 2 is a shouldered insert, which comprises, at the side opposite to that facing the bottom 41, at least one shoulder. This shoulder can then cooperate, either with the front face 42 of the link 1, or, preferably, with a countershaft that includes this link 1 set back from the front face 42, so as to make the assembly invisible, and to allow a exact join of lateral links 13 and intermediate links 14 together constituting a bracelet.

Preferably, the insert 2 is used with a link 1 which comprises as its first housing 4 an internal machining complementary to the external machining 6, in particular a tapping for the preferred embodiment where the external machining 6 is a thread. But the insert 2 can also be combined with a housing 4 of any shape, under the conditions described above.

The internal machining 7 is adapted to the type of spacer 3 intended to be assembled with the link 1, and has a profile substantially complementary to that of an end 9 of this spacer 3, but dimensioned so that the connection between this end 9 and this internal machining 7 is made with clamping. This clamping is light enough to allow disassembly, and the section of the insert 2 between the outer machining 6 and the inner machining 7 is sufficiently rigid so that the deformation of the internal machining has only a negligible influence. on external machining 6.

Preferably, for its cooperation with an end 9 which has a profile of revolution, the internal machining 7 comprises at least one bearing surface 8, which is also of revolution, preferably substantially cylindrical. This cylindrical scope may be preceded by an inlet profile 71, for example a cone, and followed by a clearance 72, to ensure maintenance in the middle part of the insert 2 on this preferably cylindrical surface 8.

Note that the usual configuration of the inserts of the trade, used in mechanics for the protection of threads subject to frequent disassembly-reassembly, as for machining fixtures, covers, or similar, exists only in the threaded form / tapped. There are no threaded inserts / drilled or threaded / bored, as envisaged in the implementation of the invention.

The invention also relates to an equipped link 10, which comprises at least one link 1, ceramic, bracelet 1000 or piece of jewelry or watches. This link 1 comprises at least a first housing 4 preferably non-cylindrical and preferably not smooth for receiving a spacer 3 or a pin. According to the invention, this equipped link 10 comprises at least one such insert 2 fixed in such a first housing 4,

This equipped link 10 preferably comprises, in addition to such a first housing 4 occupied by such an insert 2, at least a second housing 5 arranged for the reception with play of another spacer or pin 12.

Preferably, the first housing 4 comprises a threaded profile or a non-cylindrical profile.

In a preferred manner, the insert 2 is irreversibly fixed in the first housing 4 of the equipped link 10.

Preferably, the front face 22 of the insert 2 is set back from the front face 42 of the first housing, so as not to injure other links of the bracelet bearing on this front face 42, and thus to ensure a ceramic-ceramic contact between the links.

In an alternative embodiment of the invention, not shown in the figures, the manufacturing process of the link 1 directly integrates the insert 2, for example by casting or overmolding. Preferably, the insert 2 then integrated in the link 1 is not yet pierced, at the stage of the manufacture of this link 1. The drilling of the insert 2 is performed in recovery, which ensures a perfect geometry, the bearing 8 of the internal machining 7 of the insert 2, with respect to the link 1 and its interfaces with the other links constituting the bracelet, for receiving an end 9 of a spacer 3. If the insert 2 is selected from an easily machinable material, such as a metal alloy or the like, drilling-boring machining in a machining fixture ensuring parallelism and perpendicularity is inexpensive and poses no technical problem of construction. It is still possible to equip the link 1 with other inserts, intended to be drilled in the same operation as the insert 2, to form the second housing 5. Of course, if the insert 2 is dimensioned ad hoc, the internal machining 7 of the insert 2 and the second housing 5 can also be made in the same insert 2 integrated in the link 1. In this variant, the equipped link 10 thus comprises a link 1 and at least one insert 2 which is integrated in this link during the manufacture of this link, ceramic, or similar, bracelet 1000 or piece of jewelry or watches, and this link equipped with at least one interior machining 7 comprising at least one substantially cylindrical bearing surface 8 arranged to clampably receive such an end 9 of such a spacer 3 and of a diameter less than that of this end 9.

A bracelet 1000 with invisible links comprises links 1 which are lateral links 13, staggering frame intermediate intermediate links 14. The lateral links 13, each comprise such an insert 2, in which is pressed with a first spacer 3. They constitute two by two, with this spacer 3, a structure in H deformable.

Each side link 13, further comprises a second housing 5, with or without an insert, in which a pin 12 is mounted, preferably freely with play.

The invention also relates to an assembled link 100 comprising, on either side of a median plane P, at least two links 10 equipped, and comprising at least one spacer 3. This comprises two ends 9, and is arranged to cooperate, at both ends, with two of the links equipped 10. This spacer 3 is driven with clamping, on both sides of the median plane P, at each of its ends 9, in such an insert 2 that each has of the two links equipped 10 that joins this spacer 3.

Preferably, these two links equipped 10 each comprise, in addition to a first housing 4 preferably non-cylindrical and preferably not smooth occupied by an insert 2, at least a second housing 5 arranged for receiving with play a pin 12, and two of the second housings 5 of the two equipped links 10 are aligned. Thus, these two second housings 5 of these two links equipped 10 can enclose a pin 12 pivotally mounted between them.

Preferably, the assembled link 100 constitutes an indeformable assembly, and the tightening of the spacers 3 in the inserts 2 is sufficient to resist resistance to twisting forces resulting from the movements of the user.

The invention also relates to a bracelet 1000. By this name is meant any bracelet, in the true sense of the term, or any piece of jewelry or clockwork, or the like, comprising a plurality of links 1 forming together a set, preferably articulated . Naturally, the invention is also applicable to a totally or partially rigid bracelet. In this case, the pins 12 are not mounted with clearance in the housing15, but with tightening. In this case of rigid bracelets 1000, the side links are advantageously equipped links each having two first housing 4, and provided with inserts 2. The second housing 5 receiving the pins 12 are then useless. Thus a rigid bracelet 1000 executed in this form remains completely removable.

According to the invention, this bracelet 1000 comprises at least one such equipped link 10. This equipped link 10 is a side link 13 in which is dislodged a spacer 3 removably mounted. Indeed, the simple driving of the spacer 3 in the insert 2 according to the invention also allows the removal of this spacer 3, for example for size adaptation of the strap 1000, or modification.

Preferably, the bracelet 1000 comprises at least one assembled link 100, and it comprises at least one intermediate link 14, which is pivotally mounted free, or with respect to a spacer 3 driven with clamping in the link 10 or in this link assembled 100, or that is mounted free pivoting with play relative to a pin 12, which is pivotally mounted in the fitted link 10 or the assembled link 100 concerned.

Preferably, this intermediate link 14 comprises a first guide 15, which is arranged to guide, with play, in pivoting, directly or indirectly, a spacer 3, and a second guide 16, which is arranged to guide, with play, in pivoting , directly or indirectly, a pin 12. As can be seen in the figures, these guides 15 and 16 can be made in the form of substantially cylindrical passages, possibly protected by jackets 17, in the form of tubes or slotted tubes, as visible on the figure 6 , also making it possible to reduce the clearance between the spacer 3, or pin 12, and this intermediate link 14. figure 10 shows a variant of the invention comprising smooth tubes, referenced 18 in the intermediate links 14, and 19 in the lateral links 13, to limit the wear of the links.

In a preferred arrangement, the bracelet 1000 comprises a plurality of such lateral links 13 mounted on either side of the median plane P, or symmetrical with respect to this median plane P, and two-by-two framing such an intermediate link 14. This 1000 bracelet then comprises a succession of such 3 fixed spacers and such pins 12 free, mounted alternately.

Preferably, these spacers 3 and pins 12 are mounted parallel to each other.

The figure 9 illustrates the assembly sequence of a bracelet 1000 made with side links 13 comprising such inserts 2, incorporating jackets 17, preferably in the form of anti-wear tubes, between the spacers 3 or pins 12, and the middle intermediate links 14.

Each medial link 14, mounted in staggered relation to the side links 13 which face each other, comprises two guides 15 and 16, in particular bores, whether or not lined with a tube to prevent wear, and which serve as a guide for the first pin and to the second pin.

It is thus easy to assemble the bracelet 1000, as visible on the figure 9 , in a mounting sequence in which it is sufficient, after insertion of each medial link on a pin driven on a first side link and imprisonment of this medial link by a second side link opposite the first, to chase this pin on the second side link.

The pose is invisible, very easy to achieve, and does not weaken the ceramic. Disassembly is also easily achievable without damaging the ceramic links.

Claims (15)

1. Housing insert (2) for a connecting piece (3) of a ceramic link (1) for a bracelet (1000) or piece of jewellery or a timepiece, said link (1) being of the type comprising at least a first housing (4) for receiving a connecting piece (3) or a pin having at least one end (9), characterized in that said insert (2) includes an external machined portion (6) arranged to cooperate with said first housing (4), and an internal machined portion (7) including at least one substantially cylindrical shoulder (8) arranged for closely receiving a said end (9) of a said connecting piece (3) and having a smaller diameter than that of said end (9).
2. Housing insert (2) according to claim 1, characterized in that said external machined portion (6) includes a threaded profile or a non-cylindrical profile.
3. Equipped link (10) including at least one ceramic link (1) for a bracelet (1000) or a piece of jewellery or a timepiece, said link (1) including at least a first housing (4) for receiving a connecting piece (3) or a pin, characterized in that said equipped link (10) includes at least one said insert (2) according to claim 1 or 2, fixed in said at least one first housing (4).
4. Equipped link (10) according to the preceding claim, characterized in that, in addition to a said first housing (4) occupied by a said insert (2), it includes at least a second housing (5), arranged for receiving with some play another connecting piece or a pin (12).
5. Equipped link (10) according to claim 3 or 4, characterized in that said first housing (4) includes a threaded profile or a non-cylindrical profile.
6. Equipped link (10) according to any of claims 3 to 5, characterized in that said insert (2) is irreversibly fixed in said first housing (4).
7. Assembled link (100) including, on both sides of a median plane (P), at least two equipped links (10) according to any of claims 3 to 6, and including at least one connecting piece (3) having two ends (9) arranged to cooperate, at said two ends (9), with two of said equipped links (10), characterized in that said connecting piece (3) is driven, on both sides of said median plane (P), at each of the said ends (9) thereof, into a said insert (2) comprised in each of said two equipped links (10) joined by said connecting piece (3).
8. Assembled link (100) according to claim 7, characterized in that said two equipped links (10) are made according to claim 4, and in that two of said second housings (5) of said two equipped links (10) are aligned.
9. Assembled link (100) according to claim 8, characterized in that said two second housings (5) of said two equipped links (10) surround with some play a pin (12) which is pivotably mounted between said links.
10. Assembled link (100) according to any of claims 7 to 9, characterized in that it forms an indeformable assembly.
11. Bracelet (1000) including a plurality of links (1), including at least one equipped link (10) according to any of claims 3 to 6, characterized in that said equipped link (10) is a lateral link (3) into which a removably mounted connecting piece (3) is driven and clamped.
12. Bracelet (1000) according to claim 11, including at least one assembled link (100) according to any of claims 7 to 10, characterized in that it includes at least one intermediate link (14) assembled to pivot freely relative to a connecting piece (3) driven and clamped into said equipped link (10) or said assembled link (100) or relative to a pin (12) pivotably mounted with some play in said equipped link (10) or in said assembled link (100).
13. Bracelet (1000) according to the preceding claim, characterized in that a said intermediate link (14) includes a first guide (15), arranged to directly or indirectly guide, with some play, the pivoting of a said connecting piece (3), and a second guide (16) arranged to directly or indirectly guide, with some play, the pivoting of one said pin (12).
14. Bracelet (1000) according to claim 12 or 13, characterized in that it includes a plurality of said lateral links (13) mounted on both sides of said median plane (P) and surrounding in pairs one said intermediate link (14), and in that it includes an alternately assembled series of said connecting pieces (3) and said pins (12).
15. Bracelet (1000) according to any of claims 11 or 14, characterized in that said connecting pieces (3) and said pins (12) are assembled in parallel to each other.

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