EP3797336A1 - Vorrichtung und verfahren zur erfassung, speicherung, analyse und ausgabe der ergebnisse der analyse von zeitmessdaten - Google Patents

Vorrichtung und verfahren zur erfassung, speicherung, analyse und ausgabe der ergebnisse der analyse von zeitmessdaten

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EP3797336A1
EP3797336A1 EP19725697.7A EP19725697A EP3797336A1 EP 3797336 A1 EP3797336 A1 EP 3797336A1 EP 19725697 A EP19725697 A EP 19725697A EP 3797336 A1 EP3797336 A1 EP 3797336A1
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Léo Daguet
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    • G04HOROLOGY
    • G04DAPPARATUS OR TOOLS SPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR MAKING OR MAINTAINING CLOCKS OR WATCHES
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    • G04D7/12Timing devices for clocks or watches for comparing the rate of the oscillating member with a standard
    • G04D7/1207Timing devices for clocks or watches for comparing the rate of the oscillating member with a standard only for measuring
    • G04D7/1214Timing devices for clocks or watches for comparing the rate of the oscillating member with a standard only for measuring for complete clockworks
    • G04D7/1221Timing devices for clocks or watches for comparing the rate of the oscillating member with a standard only for measuring for complete clockworks with recording, e.g. vibrograph
    • G04D7/1228Devices for facilitating the reading or the interpretation of the recording
    • GPHYSICS
    • G04HOROLOGY
    • G04BMECHANICALLY-DRIVEN CLOCKS OR WATCHES; MECHANICAL PARTS OF CLOCKS OR WATCHES IN GENERAL; TIME PIECES USING THE POSITION OF THE SUN, MOON OR STARS
    • G04B47/00Time-pieces combined with other articles which do not interfere with the running or the time-keeping of the time-piece
    • G04B47/06Time-pieces combined with other articles which do not interfere with the running or the time-keeping of the time-piece with attached measuring instruments, e.g. pedometer, barometer, thermometer or compass
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    • G04DAPPARATUS OR TOOLS SPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR MAKING OR MAINTAINING CLOCKS OR WATCHES
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    • G04D7/00Measuring, counting, calibrating, testing or regulating apparatus
    • G04D7/006Testing apparatus for complete clockworks with regard to external influences or general good working
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    • G04GELECTRONIC TIME-PIECES
    • G04G21/00Input or output devices integrated in time-pieces
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    • G06QINFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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  • the present invention relates to a device and a method for collecting, saving, analyzing and making available the results of the analysis of data of mechanical timepieces.
  • the present invention relates to the field of analysis and performance verification of mechanical watches.
  • Such a verification has traditionally been carried out using analysis systems dedicated solely to this task, these systems comprising a unit of measurement for sensing the sound emitted during the operation of the mechanical movement of the watch as well as a unit of analysis for Frequency analysis of the sound signal picked up, and display the result on a screen, so that the user can check the running performance of the movement of a particular watch that is physically at home at the time of verification.
  • This type of dedicated system is typically reserved, because of the cost, the size and the complexity of use, to watch manufacturers or other specialists in need of such equipment.
  • Patent CH 712,578 discloses a method for adjusting the running of a mechanical watch by means of an electronic device comprising at least one measuring sensor arranged to measure a physical parameter to which the electronic device is subjected and a device for transmitting data arranged to transmit the data provided by the measurement sensor to a data receiving device outside the mechanical watch.
  • the module collects the physical parameters to which the mechanical movement is subjected (among others: temperature, humidity, magnetic fields, accelerations).
  • the invention does not provide an in-situ monitoring of the operation of the movement.
  • Patent CH 707 105 discloses a system for measuring the gait of the regulating member of a mechanical watch and displaying the possible deviation from a reference. All the functions of measurement, analysis and display are integrated in the watch case, there is no module of communication to share the results or to compare the behavior of several watches.
  • the patent application WO99 / 19831 discloses a device for managing products each provided with an identification member, the device making it possible to identify the product by virtue of the presence of said identification member on the product as well as to control certain qualities. of the product, in order to improve product management between the manufacturer, the wholesalers and the retailers in charge of marketing the products.
  • this document proposes a product management device equipped with a sensor for reading a chip integrated in the product, in particular in a watch, said chip forming the identification member on the watch and giving an unequivocal answer to an identification request.
  • the device is also equipped with a sound detector such as a microphone and an electromagnetic sensor for capturing the sound signals emitted by the movement of a mechanical watch, respectively the electromagnetic signals emitted by the engine of a watch.
  • the document US 2015/053006 discloses a device and a method of authenticating a timepiece comprising at least one quartz-based oscillator.
  • the principle of authentication of a timepiece according to this document consists in determining a power spectrum of the frequency domain or a spectrum in other domains of an electrical signal corresponding to the oscillation frequency of a quartz in the timepiece to be authenticated, narrow peaks in said spectrum and corresponding to the resonant frequency of said quartz being used for authentication.
  • possible changes in the characteristics of the timepiece over time are not monitored, but are considered disadvantages requiring regular recertification of the watch, e.g. annually.
  • the disclosure of the document US 2015/053006 is limited to the determination and use of the resonance frequencies of a quartz for the identification or authentication of a corresponding timepiece, whereas this document does not disclose any other analysis or use of the data collected.
  • the majority of the corresponding approaches merely reproduce the conventional dedicated analysis systems comprising a unit of measurement as well as an analysis unit. by replacing one or both parts of these systems by means of provision by scanning, such as a mobile phone that can, by being equipped with a corresponding software, replace for example the unit of analysis.
  • An object of the present invention is therefore to propose a device of the above-mentioned kind, or a corresponding method respectively, which makes it possible to make full use of open options by means of digitization and which offers analysis options going beyond the options conventional systems, while ensuring a high quality of verification of the mechanical movement, safe and efficient operation, as well as an affordable cost and an acceptable level of complexity for the user.
  • Another object of the present invention is to overcome the disadvantages of known devices while achieving the aforementioned advantages, in particular to allow the realization of a device and a method of collection, backup, analysis and setting disposing of the results of the analysis of data of mechanical timepieces which is simple in its design, reliable and flexible during its operation, space-saving especially on the side of the buyer of a watch, and which offers a multitude of 'options for the user as well as for the manufacturer, this in particular in terms of the identification of watches as well as possible analyzes, respectively additional options arising therefrom.
  • the present invention proposes a device for collecting, saving, analyzing and making available the results of the analysis of data of mechanical timepieces of the aforementioned type which is distinguished by the characteristics set out in FIG. claim 1, and a remote central analysis unit distinguished by the features set forth in claim 9 and a corresponding method distinguished by the features set forth in claim 10, as well as non-transitory data storage means readable by computer distinguished by the features set forth in claim 12 and a watch distinguished by the features set forth in claim 13.
  • FIG. 1 represents a block diagram of a device for collecting, saving, analyzing and making available the results of the analysis of data of mechanical watches according to the present invention, the parts of the device, in particular a plurality of electronic modules each of which is adapted to be hosted within one of a plurality of watches, a remote central analysis unit and a plurality of access and display devices being symbolically illustrated.
  • FIG. 2 schematically illustrates the operation of a device for collecting, saving, analyzing and making available the results of the analysis of mechanical watch data according to the present invention.
  • Figures 3a and 3b show, schematically and by way of example, data in the form of acoustic waves relating to the operation of a watch and captured by a measuring means of the electronic module.
  • Figure 4 schematically illustrates a "deep learning" type of data analysis as may be performed by the remote central analysis unit.
  • a device for collecting, saving, analyzing and making available the results of the analysis of mechanical watch data according to the present invention is intended to be used for analyzing and verifying the running performance of parts.
  • mechanical timepieces in particular wristwatch watches equipped with a mechanical movement.
  • the device allows for many additional applications and benefits going beyond the analysis and verification of walking performance of watches.
  • the device for collecting, saving, analyzing and making available the results of the analysis of mechanical watch data it comprises three main parts which are shown schematically in FIG. to know a plurality of electronic modules 1 each of which is capable of being accommodated within one of a plurality of mechanical watches 2 each comprising a mechanical movement,
  • a remote central analysis unit 3 able to assign a first unique identification to each of said watches 2,
  • each electronic module 1 comprises:
  • At least one measuring means capable of collecting data relating to the operation of the watch 2, in particular the sound emitted by the mechanical watch 2,
  • conversion means capable of converting analog signals corresponding to the data captured by the measuring means into corresponding digital signals
  • a transfer unit able to communicate the digital signals comprising the data to said remote central analysis unit 3.
  • a measurement means can be produced by an acoustic wave detector adapted to pick up the sound emitted by the mechanical movement of the watch 2.
  • a detector can for example consist of a microphone, a vibration detector, or any another means capable of capturing the acoustic waves emitted by the movement.
  • the conversion means may for example consist of a digital-to-analog converter.
  • the transfer unit of the electronic module is connected to the Internet network by a means of communication with or without wires, for example using a network wire connected to an RJ45 network jack or a USB socket, a network without Wifi or Bluetooth type wires, or any other suitable means.
  • the electronic module 1 is housed or located within the mechanical watch 2.
  • the electronic module 1 can for example be integrated at the bottom, in the middle part or in the wristband of the watch.
  • the attachment of the electronic module can be permanent (overmoulded, glued, welded ...) or removable (screwed, driven, fixed with clips ).
  • the electronic module 1 can be housed in the clutching circle of the mechanical movement.
  • the electronic module 1 can be fixed or mounted outside the watch case.
  • the components of each electronic module such as an acoustic wave detector, a digital-to-analog converter and the transfer unit, are known in the prior art and need not be described in more detail. These components allow the electronic module 1 of a device according to the present invention to collect data relating to the analysis and verification of the running performance of the watch 2 and to communicate them to the remote central analysis unit 3.
  • Said remote central analysis unit 3 comprises analysis means making it possible to analyze the data received from each electronic module 1 and storage means hosting a database in which several categories of data are stored, namely:
  • the first category of data stored in this database typically includes all the necessary information as compared to the watches manufactured and sold by a manufacturer.
  • manufacturer of watches For example, this concerns the general characteristics of different types of watches and the information regarding their movement and components, the serial numbers and images of the individual watches produced and, if applicable, sold, including available information concerning the buyer of each watch.
  • this information may also include data such as sound or parameters representative of the sound emitted by the mechanical movement of each watch 2 produced. Samples of this sound are then captured before the sale of the watch and recorded in this database, so that this data prerecorded in the database hosted on the remote central analysis unit 3 can later be compared to the data.
  • the second category of data stored in the database housed on the remote central analysis unit 3 comprises the data captured by the measuring means, that is to say in addition sound and / or visual data, either in the format as received from the electronic modules 1, preferably in a format to maintain all the information contained in the data while decreasing the corresponding recording space.
  • the third category of data stored in the database hosted on the remote central analysis unit 3 comprises the results of the analysis of the data received from each electronic module 1 relating to an identified watch 2, the results of the Analysis concerning a specific watch 2 is then available at all times and can be consulted quickly.
  • the third category of data includes information, most of which is typically also produced by mechanical watch walk performance verification systems according to the prior art. analysis data concerning a specific watch 2, including the sound emitted by its mechanical movement, is known to those skilled in the art and therefore will not be described in detail at this point. This analysis is for example described in the document "Measuring technology and troubleshooting for watches" (Document Nr. 71.1010D35e dated October 2016 of the company Witschi Electronic Ltd).
  • the information of this third category of data can further include the operating parameters of the oscillator of the mechanical movement of each watch 2 and the evolution of these parameters. between two beats of said oscillator over time. These parameters can be the frequency of the oscillator or its amplitude of oscillation.
  • the information of the third category of data may also include extrapolated data of these parameters and concerning, where appropriate, the variation of the running accuracy of each watch 2, or even information relating to the failure of a component of the watch. which is the cause of a possible variation of the gait.
  • the fourth category of data stored in the database housed on the remote central analysis unit 3 includes the evolutionary results of the analysis of the data accumulated over time of the same watch (2) and / or of several watches (2), for example watches of different production series but including the same type of watch movement.
  • the information in this fourth category of data ie the results of this analysis, may also include the results of statistical evaluations. for example statistical data concerning the probability of failure of the most important components of watches 2, classified according to the different types of watches produced by the watch manufacturer.
  • An application of these data may consist in performing predictive maintenance, since the average probability of failure of a given component for a certain type of watch can be determined, which subsequently makes it possible to predict its replacement in a watch.
  • the information of this fourth category of data normally includes the results of the analysis of the data accumulated over time, of deep learning type, the analysis making use in this case of neural networks and / or artificial intelligence as will be described in more detail below.
  • the corresponding information produced by such an analysis may, for example, also relate to the evolution of the running accuracy of each watch 2 followed by the device 10 according to the present invention, the probability of failure of its most important components, classified in depending on the different types of watches produced, etc., this information being obtained in this case by means of a method of analysis different from conventional statistical evaluation.
  • the information of this fourth category of data stored in the database hosted on the remote central analysis unit 3 may also include analysis algorithms for associating a behavior of the watch with a cause of failure.
  • part of the data of the third category including the identification of each individual watch 2, and, in particular, the fourth category of data stored in the database housed on the unit. remote central analysis 3, can only be produced in using an architecture as used by the device for collecting, saving, analyzing and making available the results of the analysis of mechanical watch data according to the present invention.
  • the mechanical watch running performance verification systems according to the prior art perform the analysis of the data either directly in the measuring device or in a mobile device for analyzing and displaying data, so that these systems can only include in their analysis the watch located near the measuring device.
  • the architecture of the device for collecting, saving, analyzing and making available the results of the analysis 10 according to the present invention thus produces a technical effect by allowing, by the use and the combination of data, that were not recorded or which were treated separately or differently by conventional systems, to obtain analytical results going beyond previously available results.
  • access and display devices 4 allow access to the information contained in the database, so that a watch owner 2 or another user of the device 10 equipped with a corresponding access and display device 4, such as an employee of the watch manufacturer 2, can consult, as schematically illustrated in Figure 2, the information contained in the database hosted on the unit of remote central analysis 3. This information results, at least in part, from the analysis of the data captured and transmitted previously, for watches 2, by the electronic modules 1.
  • the access and display device 4 may consist of a mobile phone or a tablet computer capable of being connected by a wireless communication means as mentioned above to the Internet network and via this network to the remote central analysis unit 3, as also schematically illustrated in FIG. 2.
  • the access device and 4 may consist of a remote fixed computer connected by means of communication with son or able to be connected by means of wireless communication to the Internet and, similarly, via this network to the central analysis unit distant 3.
  • the access and display devices 4 are equipped with a software application type for mobile phone or have software allowing access to an Internet portal, which allows in both cases to establish a connection between the access and display devices 4 and the remote central analysis unit 3 to achieve access to the information included in the database hosted on said remote central analysis unit 3.
  • An important feature of the device 10 according to the present information is that the analysis of the data mentioned above is carried out by the remote central analysis unit 3 and that all the data also mentioned above are stored in the database. hosted on the remote central analysis unit 3. As a result, the remote central analysis unit 3 must be able to assign said first unique identification to an electronic module 1 and / or to a specific watch comprising said electronic module. 1.
  • the remote central analysis unit 3 is able to assign said first unique identification to a specific watch 2 comprising said electronic module 1, by analyzing the data received from the electronic module. 1 which comprise in this case a unique key corresponding to the watch 2 comprising said electronic module 1.
  • said unique key can be coded in the digital signals and communicated at the beginning of each sending of data captured by the measurement means. from the electronic module 1 to the remote central analysis unit 3.
  • said first unique identification is assigned to a specific watch 2 only on the basis of a single key, and in case of replacement of the electronic module 1 within a specific watch 2, it is then necessary to update the database making it possible to link the electronic module 1 and the specific watch 2.
  • this embodiment of the device 10 respectively the corresponding assignment of said first unique identification to each watch 2 comprising an electronic module 1, is useful because, on the one hand, it provides a simple identification that will be in the vast majority of cases correct and, secondly, it can be verified by the analysis measured data, as it will become clearer later.
  • the remote central analysis unit 3 is able to assign said first unique identification to each watch 2 by analyzing the sound emitted by the movement of the watch 2 and captured by the measuring means. Indeed, if the level of detail of the corresponding analysis is sufficient, the frequency spectrum of the sound emitted by the movement of the watch 2 and picked up by a suitable acoustic wave detector, can form a unique acoustic signature for each watch 2 which can be recognized by the remote central analysis unit 3 of the device 10 according to the present invention.
  • this database preferably comprises, and in particular in the case of intention to use from the outset an assignment of said first unique identification by this acoustic signature, data such as the sound emitted by the mechanical movement of each watch 2 produced, in the form of samples of this sound, captured before the sale of the shows and recorded in this database.
  • this data prerecorded in the database hosted on the remote central analysis unit 3 can be compared to the sound data captured for a watch 2 by the detector. acoustic signals and transmitted by the electronic module 1 to the remote central analysis unit 3.
  • the remote central analysis unit 3 thus affects in this case said first unique identification always directly to the specific watch 2, because that the assignment is based on the analysis of the sound emitted by the movement of the watch 2.
  • the assignment of said first unique identification to each watch 2 by analysis of the sound emitted by the movement of the watch 2 allows to check, by the remote central analysis unit 3, the other way of assigning the first unique identification, if present, and thus provides a very high level of security of this identification.
  • the unique acoustic signature for each watch 2 provided by the analysis in the remote central analysis unit 3 of the sound emitted by the movement of the watch 2 is obtained by the device 10 according to the present invention without necessity. to provide in each watch 2 a specific identification member.
  • the usual variability in the manufacture and assembly of the components of the watches 2, in particular the components of its mechanical movements, is sufficient to produce frequency spectra of the sound emitted by the movements of the watches 2 which can be distinguished by the analysis performed by the remote central analysis unit 3, since the analysis is performed with a sufficient frequency resolution.
  • the identification of each individual watch 2 produced by the manufacturer, by analysis of the sound emitted by the movement of the watch 2 and picked up by the measuring means is a concrete example of the technical effect mentioned above, because this identification is made possible by the use and combination of data that was not recorded or that was processed separately or differently by conventional systems. This makes it possible to obtain analytical results that go beyond previously available results. Since the data analysis mentioned above is carried out by the remote central analysis unit 3 and all the data also mentioned above are stored in the database hosted on the central analysis unit. 3, it is also preferable that at least a portion of the access and display devices 4 allow selective access to the information contained in the database according to a second unique identification assigned to it by the remote central analysis unit 3.
  • the remote central analysis unit 3 is normally able to assign said second unique identification to each access and display device 4 allowing selective access.
  • This assignment of said second unique identification to each of at least part of the access and display devices 4 by the remote central analysis unit 3 can be achieved, for example, by means of a word pass, a digital identification certificate or other digital identification means entered by the user in or stored on the access device and display 4 concerned. More specifically, a username and password combination, a digital identification certificate or other digital identification means may be entered, respectively provided, by the user to said mobile phone application type software, respectively software allowing access to an internet portal, installed on the access and display devices 4 allowing selective access.
  • each access and display device 4 corresponds to the first unique identification of a watch 2, so as to allow selective access to the information contained in the data base of the display unit. 3.
  • each access and display device 4 allows selective access, according to the second unique identification assigned to it by the remote central analysis unit 3. a part, either to all the information contained in the database of the remote central analysis unit 3, in particular concerning a specific watch 2 or a type of watch, as a function of said second unique identification which is allocated by the remote central analysis unit 3, either to a user considered to be the owner of the corresponding watch 2, or to a user considered to be an employee of the watch manufacturer 2.
  • this analysis method may be of conventional type, at least for certain information obtained by the analysis performed by the central analysis unit 3.
  • This method of analysis is known to those skilled in the field of watchmaking and is further documented in the document "Measuring technology and troubleshooting for watches” already cited above, which is why it is not is not necessary to describe it here.
  • the method for analyzing data relating to an identified watch 2 is of the deep learning type making use of neural networks and / or artificial intelligence.
  • the principles of this method of analysis are known to the person skilled in the computer industry, so that they will only be briefly mentioned here, while the new aspects resulting from the application of this method of analysis to in the field of horology, in particular in the context of the analysis and verification of the running performance of mechanical watches, respectively within the framework of the device 10 according to the present invention, will be explained in more detail later in the context of the description of FIGS. 3a, 3b and 4.
  • the remote central analysis unit 3 of the device 10 makes it possible to carry out at the same time statistical evaluations the aforementioned kind, as well as more complex "deep learning” and / or “neural network” analyzes which, in principle, are based on, respectively require, a very large volume of data to be analyzed to obtain the desired results, as is the case in the present invention in view of the multitude of information stored in the database hosted on the remote central analysis unit 3.
  • Deep learning is part of a family of machine learning methods based on the learning of data models, allowing, for example, that an image can be represented in different ways by a data vector, in particular according to the intensity of the pixels of which it is made, its different edges, its different regions, its particular forms.
  • One of the perspectives of the techniques of deep learning is the replacement of some works, still relatively laborious, by algorithmic models of supervised, unsupervised learning, that is to say not requiring specific knowledge about the problem studied, or by techniques of hierarchical extraction of characteristics.
  • Neural networks are generally optimized by probabilistic learning methods. They are placed, on the one hand, in the family of statistical applications for creating rapid classifications and, on the other hand, in the family of artificial intelligence methods to which they provide a perceptual mechanism independent of the ideas of the individual. implement, and provide input information to formal logical reasoning.
  • FIG. 3a shows an example of a sound emitted by the movement of the watch 2, the abscissa representing the time, and the ordinate representing the amplitude of the sound.
  • FIG. 3b shows an example of the sound emitted by the movement of the watch 2, the abscissa representing time, the ordinate representing the frequency and the gray density representing the amplitude of the sound, so that this figure is a representation, even a histogram, of the frequency spectrum of the sound emitted by the movement during a certain lapse of time, thus a frequency and time spectrum of the sound emitted by the movement of the watch 2.
  • this frequency and time spectrum of the sound emitted by the movement of the watch 2 can be analyzed by means of these methods, as schematically illustrated in Figure 4. Without going into the details of this analysis, which are known to those skilled in the computer industry, it is apparent from Figure 4 that the input data 5 , formed by the frequency and time spectrum of the sound emitted by the movement of the watch 2, are condensed by means of several intermediate analysis layers 6 to output data 7 typically represented by a series of digits.
  • such an analysis may, in addition , allow extracting input data 5 from the output data 7 which represents a unique acoustic signature of the watch 2, then allowing said first unique identification to be assigned to a watch 2.
  • the first unique identification to a watch 2 by another method of analysis, in particular no longer by a statistical analysis of the frequency spectrum of the sound emitted by the mechanical movement and even by using corresponding sound data prerecorded in the database housed on the unit remote central analysis 3, it is typically possible to extract a single acoustic signature and to assign said first unique identification to a watch 2 by the "deep learning” type analysis and / or "neural networks" of the frequency and time spectrum of the sound emitted by the movement of this watch.
  • the "deep learning” and / or “neural network” analysis can also produce many other analysis results, namely in terms of the accuracy of the running of the watch, at the level of the probability of failure of its components, the performance level of certain types of watches, etc., but also at the level of the data relating to the owners of watches.
  • the present invention also relates to a remote central analysis unit 3 intended to be integrated in a device for collecting, saving, analyzing and making available the results of the analysis of mechanical watch data.
  • the present invention also relates to a method of collecting, saving, analyzing and making available the results of the invention. data analysis of mechanical watches.
  • the present invention also relates to a computer-readable non-transitory data storage means comprising instructions that can be executed by a control unit of a computer.
  • the present invention also relates to a watch comprising a mechanical movement and comprising an electronic module forming part of a device for collecting, saving, analyzing and making available the results of the analysis of mechanical watch data. .
  • the advantages of the device as well as the method are easily understandable. While having a conceptually relatively simple architecture compared to at least some systems of the prior art, the device can be declined in many variants and allows flexible use.
  • the device according to the present invention allows, above all, many new options in terms of the analysis that can be applied to the data. The device thus makes it possible to fully exploit the advantages of digitization because the analysis can be performed on the one hand, on the basis of all the data accumulated in the remote central analysis unit, and on the other hand , using the concepts of "deep learning” and / or "neural network” analyzes, which leads to particularly advantageous and reliable results.
  • a device comprising the features mentioned above has the important advantage of being able to provide, in addition, a unique identification to each watch followed by the device, without requiring a specific identification unit on each watch, as in the known prior art. It should also be noted that the device according to the present invention makes it possible to provide very thorough analysis results, these results forming the basis of an improved verification of the running of the watch. as well as a predictive maintenance, which facilitates the service of the watches produced on the side of the owners of the watches as well as the traders, respectively the manufacturer of the watches.

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