EP3926417A1 - Watch with annual calendar setting and related method - Google Patents

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EP3926417A1
EP3926417A1 EP20180688.2A EP20180688A EP3926417A1 EP 3926417 A1 EP3926417 A1 EP 3926417A1 EP 20180688 A EP20180688 A EP 20180688A EP 3926417 A1 EP3926417 A1 EP 3926417A1
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  • the present invention relates to electronic watches and more particularly to quartz watches provided with an annual, preferably perpetual, calendar.
  • said current date comprises a date, a month and / or a year.
  • said current date comprises the information for establishing an annual calendar or a perpetual calendar.
  • said change of date comprises a rotation of the motor of said hour hand and / or of said minute hand until a date change.
  • said change of date is detected by a change in torque of said engine.
  • said adjustment comprises a step of positioning said hour hand to indicate said date or said month, and / or a step of positioning said minute hand to indicate said month or said date.
  • the present invention relates to a watch 100, figure 1 , with annual calendar adjustment without using a specifically dedicated sensor. Indeed, some watches include an optical sensor for adjustment by Flash Setting.
  • the present invention proposes a perpetual calendar without Flash Setting or other adjustment means, and without adding additional sensors.
  • said watch 100 comprises at least one adjusting member 130, preferably a crown 130, configured to move an hour hand 110 and / or a minute hand 120 and thus indicate or adjust 510 the current date 515.
  • current date 515 or “Date set 515 ” means the day when the watch is set.
  • Said watch 100 also comprises at least one central unit 150 configured to deduce said set date 515, to actuate a motor 160, preferably a horological movement 160 and to implement an annual or perpetual calendar setting method 500 according to a mode of achievement shown on the figure 2 , after a battery change or when changing the time zone for example. Indeed, when said at least one adjustment member 130 is pulled out, said watch 100 implements said annual or perpetual calendar adjustment method 500.
  • a step of said annual or perpetual calendar adjustment method 500 comprises at least one adjustment 510 of said day date 515 by said at least one adjustment member 130. Said adjustment 510 of said day date 515 is effected by means of said day date 515. at least one adjusting member 130 thus moving said hour hand 110 and said minute hand 120.
  • the user When the user wishes to set 510 said current date 515, ie February 20, the user manipulates said at least one adjustment member 130 so as to place said hour hand 110 on the index "2", which represents a month 111, in this case the month of February, and said minute hand 120 on the index "4", that is to say 20 minutes, which represents a date 121, in this case the day 121 of the month 111, as is represented on the figure 2 , which gives "2:20".
  • Said adjustment 510 can, according to another embodiment, take place in 2 phases: indication of the month 511 with said hour hand 110 firstly, or by indicating the index “2”, and secondly, indication 512 of the day of the month using said hour hand 110 to indicate the tens digit, in this case "2" and said minute hand 120 the units digit, in this case "0" or the index " 12 ”.
  • said adjustment 510 can, according to another embodiment, take place in 2 phases: firstly, the user manipulates said at least one adjustment member 130 so as to place said hour hand 110 on the index "2", which represents a month 111, in this case the month of February, and said minute hand 120 on the index "4", ie 20 minutes, and secondly, indicate the year, by example 2020, omitting the thousands and hundreds digits and using said hour hand 110 to indicate the tens digit, in this case "2" and said minute hand 120 the units digit, in this case " 0 "or the index” 12 ", so that the date setting process is perpetual 500 and not only annual.
  • the user pushes in said at least one adjustment member 130 and said at least one central unit 150 detects that the adjustment is complete and drives said hands 110, 120 in forward motion until in detecting the 24 hour clock, preferably an update 530 of the displayed date 535.
  • Said watch movement 160 like the Fox 160 or MinETA 160 movement, rotates 527 said hour hand 110 and / or said minute hand 120 until a date change 525.
  • Said watch movement 160 is associated with a central unit 150, preferably with the IC 955X 150 or 955X 150, and with at least one detection member 180 configured to detect said change of date 525.
  • said at least one detection member 180 preferably, can be in the form of a conventional divider bridge and therefore said at least one central unit 150, connected to said at least one detection member 170, detects 520 a torque change through the electrical consumption of said motor 160.
  • This change in torque implies for example an increase in the duration of the pulses because when said motor 150 drives the date disc 527, the torque increases which has the effect of increasing the length of the motor pulses, and thus said at least one member detection sensor 180 detects 520 said change of date 525 via a change in torque of said motor 160 and / or an increase in the power consumption of said motor 160.
  • the change of date 525 that is to say the jump in date of the watch movement causes a rise in torque then a sudden fall of said torque when the jump of the date disc 527 occurs, that is to say say during the updating 530 of the displayed date 535.
  • Said updating 530 of the displayed date 535 allows a benchmark over 24 hours, because the user does not know whether said set date 515, on said watch 100, for example “2 : 20 “, is” ante meridiem “, either" before noon “so” 2:20 “, or” post meridiem “, or” afternoon “therefore” 14:20 “. Therefore, updating 530 of the displayed date 535 gives a 24 hour benchmark to the user.
  • this updating 530 of the displayed date 535 which allows said at least one central unit 150 to deduce 540 from said set date 515 by counting the number of motor steps taken up to said updating 530 of the displayed date 535.
  • said at least one central processing unit 150 deduces 541 that said set date 515 was February 20, and if the number of revolutions completed up to said updating 530 of the displayed date 535 is 21.66 revolutions, said at least one CPU 150 comes to the same conclusion and deduces 542 that said set date 515 was also February 20.
  • Said set date 515 is thus stored 550 in a memory 170 included in said at least one central unit 150 or in said watch 100.
  • said at least one central unit 150 counts the exact number of turns made, and therefore deduces 540, 541, 542 the set time, ie to define the month and the day.
  • said annual or perpetual calendar adjustment method 500 for a watch 100 makes it possible to dispense with additional sensors or interface to adjust the date, smartphone or ancillary device to program the date.

Abstract

La présente invention concerne une montre (100) à réglage de quantième annuel. Ladite montre (100) comprenant au moins un organe de réglage (130) étant configuré pour déplacer une aiguille des heures (110) et/ou une aiguille des minutes (120) au moins un organe de détection (180) étant configuré pour détecter ledit changement de date (525), et au moins une unité centrale (150) configurée pour déduire ladite date réglée (515), pour actionner ledit moteur (160) et pour mettre en œuvre le procédé selon de réglage de quantième annuel.The present invention relates to a watch (100) with annual calendar adjustment. Said watch (100) comprising at least one adjustment member (130) being configured to move an hour hand (110) and/or a minute hand (120) at least one detection member (180) being configured to detect said date change (525), and at least one central unit (150) configured to deduce said adjusted date (515), to actuate said motor (160) and to implement the method according to annual calendar adjustment.

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Domaine techniqueTechnical area

La présente invention concerne les montres électroniques et plus particulièrement les montres à quartz munies d'un quantième annuel, de préférence perpétuel.The present invention relates to electronic watches and more particularly to quartz watches provided with an annual, preferably perpetual, calendar.

Arrière-plan technologiqueTechnological background

Les montres sur le marché possèdent, pour la plus grande majorité d'entre elles, un quantième réglable par l'utilisateur. Cependant, ce quantième doit être réglé à chaque fin de mois ou après le changement d'une pile.The majority of watches on the market have a date that can be adjusted by the user. However, this date must be set at the end of each month or after changing a battery.

Il existe des solutions qui préconisent l'utilisation une multitude de capteurs, ce qui augmente le prix de production, le temps de production ainsi que la probabilité de défaillance.There are solutions that recommend the use of a multitude of sensors, which increases the cost of production, production time and the probability of failure.

Résumé de l'inventionSummary of the invention

À cet effet, la présente invention se propose de résoudre tout ou partie des inconvénients suscités par l'intermédiaire d'un procédé de réglage de quantième annuel ou perpétuel pour une montre ; ladite montre comprenant une aiguille des heures, une aiguille des minutes, au moins un organe de réglage, au moins un organe de détection (180) et au moins une unité centrale pour mettre en œuvre ledit procédé de réglage de quantième annuel ou perpétuel ; ledit procédé de réglage de quantième annuel ou perpétuel comprenant au moins un(e) :

  • Réglage de ladite date du jour par ledit au moins un organe de réglage ;
  • Détection d'un changement de date ;
  • Actualisation de la date affichée ;
  • Déduction de ladite date réglée ;
  • Mémorisation de ladite date réglée.
To this end, the present invention proposes to resolve all or part of the drawbacks caused by means of an annual or perpetual calendar adjustment method for a watch; said watch comprising an hour hand, a minute hand, at least one adjustment member, at least one detection member (180) and at least one central unit for implementing said annual or perpetual calendar adjustment method; said annual or perpetual calendar adjustment method comprising at least one:
  • Adjustment of said current date by said at least one adjustment member;
  • Detection of a date change;
  • Updating the displayed date;
  • Deduction of said settled date;
  • Memorization of said set date.

Grâce à cette disposition, il est possible de régler le quantième annuel sans utiliser un capteur spécifiquement dédié.Thanks to this arrangement, it is possible to adjust the annual calendar without using a specifically dedicated sensor.

Selon un mode de réalisation, ladite date du jour comprend un quantième, un mois et/ou une année.According to one embodiment, said current date comprises a date, a month and / or a year.

Grâce à cette disposition, ladite date du jour comprend les informations pour instaurer un quantième annuel ou un quantième perpétuel.By virtue of this arrangement, said current date comprises the information for establishing an annual calendar or a perpetual calendar.

Selon un mode de réalisation, ledit changement de date comprend une rotation du moteur de ladite aiguille des heures et/ou de ladite aiguille des minutes jusqu'à un changement de date.According to one embodiment, said change of date comprises a rotation of the motor of said hour hand and / or of said minute hand until a date change.

Selon un mode de réalisation, ledit changement de date est détecté par un changement de couple dudit moteur.According to one embodiment, said change of date is detected by a change in torque of said engine.

Grâce à l'une ou l'autre de ces dispositions précédentes, il est possible en fonction du nombre de tours de déduire ladite date du jour réglé.By virtue of one or other of these preceding arrangements, it is possible, depending on the number of turns, to deduce said date from the set day.

Selon un mode de réalisation, ledit réglage comprend une étape de positionnement de ladite aiguille des heures pour indiquer ledit quantième ou ledit mois, et/ou une étape de positionnement de ladite aiguille des minutes pour indiquer ledit mois ou ledit quantième.According to one embodiment, said adjustment comprises a step of positioning said hour hand to indicate said date or said month, and / or a step of positioning said minute hand to indicate said month or said date.

Grâce à cette disposition, il est possible d'indiquer ledit quantième et/ou ledit mois de ladite date du jour.Thanks to this arrangement, it is possible to indicate said date and / or said month of said current date.

La présente invention concerne une montre à réglage de quantième annuel comprenant au moins :

  • Un organe de réglage : ledit au moins un organe de réglage étant configuré pour déplacer une aiguille des heures et/ou une aiguille des minutes ;
  • Un organe de détection : ledit au moins un organe de détection étant configuré pour détecter ledit changement de date; et,
  • Une unité centrale ; ladite au moins une unité centrale étant configurée pour déduire ladite date réglée, pour actionner ledit moteur et pour mettre en œuvre le procédé de réglage de quantième annuel ou perpétuel selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes.
The present invention relates to a watch with annual calendar adjustment comprising at least:
  • An adjustment member: said at least one adjustment member being configured to move an hour hand and / or a minute hand;
  • A detection member: said at least one detection member being configured to detect said change of date; and,
  • A central unit; said at least one central unit being configured to derive said set date, to operate said motor and to implement the annual or perpetual calendar setting method according to any one of the preceding claims.

Grâce à cette disposition, il est possible de régler le quantième annuel sans utiliser un capteur spécifiquement dédié.Thanks to this arrangement, it is possible to adjust the annual calendar without using a specifically dedicated sensor.

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L'invention sera décrite ci-après de manière plus détaillée à l'aide des dessins annexés, donnés à titre d'exemples nullement limitatifs, dans lesquels :

  • La figure 1 présente une montre 100 à réglage de quantième annuel selon un mode de réalisation ; et,
  • La figure 2 un procédé de réglage de quantième annuel ou perpétuel 500 pour ladite montre 100 selon un mode de réalisation.
The invention will be described below in more detail with the aid of the appended drawings, given by way of non-limiting examples, in which:
  • The figure 1 presents a watch 100 with annual calendar adjustment according to one embodiment; and,
  • The figure 2 an annual or perpetual calendar adjustment method 500 for said watch 100 according to one embodiment.

Description détaillée de l'inventionDetailed description of the invention

La présente invention concerne une montre 100, figure 1, à réglage de quantième annuel sans utiliser un capteur spécifiquement dédié. En effet, certaines montres comprennent un capteur optique pour le réglage par Flash Setting. La présente invention se propose de quantième perpétuel sans Flash Setting ou autre moyen de réglage, et sans rajouter de capteurs supplémentaires. Pour cela, ladite montre 100, selon l'invention, comprend au moins un organe de réglage 130, de préférence une couronne 130, configuré pour déplacer une aiguille des heures 110 et/ou une aiguille des minutes 120 et ainsi indiquer ou régler 510 la date du jour 515. Par « date du jour 515 » ou « date réglée 515 », on entend le jour lorsque la montre est réglée.The present invention relates to a watch 100, figure 1 , with annual calendar adjustment without using a specifically dedicated sensor. Indeed, some watches include an optical sensor for adjustment by Flash Setting. The present invention proposes a perpetual calendar without Flash Setting or other adjustment means, and without adding additional sensors. For this, said watch 100, according to the invention, comprises at least one adjusting member 130, preferably a crown 130, configured to move an hour hand 110 and / or a minute hand 120 and thus indicate or adjust 510 the current date 515. By “current date 515 ” or “Date set 515 ” means the day when the watch is set.

Ladite montre 100 comprend également au moins une unité centrale 150 configurée pour déduire ladite date réglée 515, pour actionner un moteur 160, de préférence un mouvement horloger 160 et pour mettre en œuvre un procédé de réglage de quantième annuel ou perpétuel 500 selon un mode de réalisation représenté sur la figure 2, après un changement de pile ou lors d'un changement de fuseau horaire par exemple. En effet, Lorsque ledit au moins un organe de réglage 130 est tiré, ladite montre 100 met en œuvre ledit procédé de réglage de quantième annuel ou perpétuel 500. Said watch 100 also comprises at least one central unit 150 configured to deduce said set date 515, to actuate a motor 160, preferably a horological movement 160 and to implement an annual or perpetual calendar setting method 500 according to a mode of achievement shown on the figure 2 , after a battery change or when changing the time zone for example. Indeed, when said at least one adjustment member 130 is pulled out, said watch 100 implements said annual or perpetual calendar adjustment method 500.

Une étape dudit procédé de réglage de quantième annuel ou perpétuel 500 comprend au moins un réglage 510 de ladite date du jour 515 par ledit au moins un organe de réglage 130. Ledit réglage 510 de ladite date du jour 515 se fait par l'intermédiaire dudit au moins un organe de réglage 130 déplaçant ainsi ladite aiguille des heures 110 et ladite aiguille des minutes 120. A step of said annual or perpetual calendar adjustment method 500 comprises at least one adjustment 510 of said day date 515 by said at least one adjustment member 130. Said adjustment 510 of said day date 515 is effected by means of said day date 515. at least one adjusting member 130 thus moving said hour hand 110 and said minute hand 120.

Lorsque l'utilisateur souhaite régler 510 ladite date du jour 515, soit le 20 février, l'utilisateur manipule ledit au moins un organe de réglage 130 de sorte à disposer ladite aiguille des heures 110 sur l'index « 2 », qui représente un mois 111, en l'occurrence le mois de février, et ladite aiguille des minutes 120 sur l'index « 4 », soit 20 minutes, qui représente un quantième 121, en l'occurrence le jour 121 du mois 111, comme cela est représenté sur la figure 2, ce qui donne « 2:20 ».When the user wishes to set 510 said current date 515, ie February 20, the user manipulates said at least one adjustment member 130 so as to place said hour hand 110 on the index "2", which represents a month 111, in this case the month of February, and said minute hand 120 on the index "4", that is to say 20 minutes, which represents a date 121, in this case the day 121 of the month 111, as is represented on the figure 2 , which gives "2:20".

Ledit réglage 510 peut, selon un autre mode de réalisation, se dérouler en 2 phases : indication du mois 511 avec ladite aiguille des heures 110 dans un premier temps, soit en indiquant l'index « 2 », et dans un deuxième temps, indication 512 du jour du mois en utilisant ladite aiguille des heures 110 pour indiquer le chiffre des dizaines, en l'espèce « 2 » et ladite aiguille des minute 120 le chiffre des unités, en l'espèce « 0 » soit l'index « 12 ».Said adjustment 510 can, according to another embodiment, take place in 2 phases: indication of the month 511 with said hour hand 110 firstly, or by indicating the index “2”, and secondly, indication 512 of the day of the month using said hour hand 110 to indicate the tens digit, in this case "2" and said minute hand 120 the units digit, in this case "0" or the index " 12 ”.

Bien évidemment, ledit réglage 510 peut, selon un autre mode de réalisation, se dérouler en 2 phases : dans un premier temps, l'utilisateur manipule ledit au moins un organe de réglage 130 de sorte à disposer ladite aiguille des heures 110 sur l'index « 2 », qui représente un mois 111, en l'occurrence le mois de février, et ladite aiguille des minutes 120 sur l'index « 4 », soit 20 minutes, et dans un deuxième temps, indiquer l'année, par exemple 2020, en omettant les chiffres des milliers et des centaines et en utilisant ladite aiguille des heures 110 pour indiquer le chiffre des dizaines, en l'espèce « 2 » et ladite aiguille des minute 120 le chiffre des unités, en l'espèce « 0 » soit l'index « 12 », de sorte que le procédé de réglage de quantième soit perpétuel 500 et non seulement annuel.Obviously, said adjustment 510 can, according to another embodiment, take place in 2 phases: firstly, the user manipulates said at least one adjustment member 130 so as to place said hour hand 110 on the index "2", which represents a month 111, in this case the month of February, and said minute hand 120 on the index "4", ie 20 minutes, and secondly, indicate the year, by example 2020, omitting the thousands and hundreds digits and using said hour hand 110 to indicate the tens digit, in this case "2" and said minute hand 120 the units digit, in this case " 0 "or the index" 12 ", so that the date setting process is perpetual 500 and not only annual.

Une fois ladite date du jour 515 réglée 510, l'utilisateur enfonce ledit au moins un organe de réglage 130 et ladite au moins une unité centrale 150 détecte que le réglage est terminé et entraîne en rotation lesdites aiguilles 110, 120 en marche avant jusqu'à détecter le top tour 24h, de préférence une actualisation 530 de la date affichée 535. Once said date of the day 515 has been set 510, the user pushes in said at least one adjustment member 130 and said at least one central unit 150 detects that the adjustment is complete and drives said hands 110, 120 in forward motion until in detecting the 24 hour clock, preferably an update 530 of the displayed date 535.

Ledit mouvement horloger 160, comme le mouvement Fox 160 ou MinETA 160, entraîne en rotation 527 ladite aiguille des heures 110 et/ou de ladite aiguille des minutes 120 jusqu'à un changement de date 525. Said watch movement 160, like the Fox 160 or MinETA 160 movement, rotates 527 said hour hand 110 and / or said minute hand 120 until a date change 525.

Ledit mouvement horloger 160 est associé à une unité centrale 150, de préférence au IC 955X 150 ou 955X 150, et à au moins un organe de détection 180 configuré pour détecter ledit changement de date 525. Said watch movement 160 is associated with a central unit 150, preferably with the IC 955X 150 or 955X 150, and with at least one detection member 180 configured to detect said change of date 525.

En effet, ledit au moins un organe de détection 180, de préférence, peut se présenter sous la forme d'un pont diviseur classique et donc ladite au moins une unité centrale 150, connectée audit au moins un organe de détection 170, détecte 520 un changement de couple à travers la consommation électrique dudit moteur 160. Indeed, said at least one detection member 180, preferably, can be in the form of a conventional divider bridge and therefore said at least one central unit 150, connected to said at least one detection member 170, detects 520 a torque change through the electrical consumption of said motor 160.

Ce changement de couple implique par exemple une augmentation de la durée des impulsions car lorsque ledit moteur 150 entraîne le disque de quantième 527, le couple augmente ce qui a pour effet d'augmenter la longueur des impulsions moteurs, et ainsi ledit au moins un organe de détection 180 détecte 520 ledit changement de date 525 via un changement de couple dudit moteur 160 et/ou une augmentation de la consommation électrique dudit moteur 160. This change in torque implies for example an increase in the duration of the pulses because when said motor 150 drives the date disc 527, the torque increases which has the effect of increasing the length of the motor pulses, and thus said at least one member detection sensor 180 detects 520 said change of date 525 via a change in torque of said motor 160 and / or an increase in the power consumption of said motor 160.

Dès lors, le changement de date 525, c'est-à-dire le saut de date du mouvement horloger provoque une montée de couple puis une chute brusque dudit couple lorsque le saut du disque de quantième 527 se produit, c'est-à-dire lors de l'actualisation 530 de la date affichée 535. Ladite actualisation 530 de la date affichée 535 permet un point de repère sur 24h, car l'utilisateur ignore si ladite date réglée 515, sur ladite montre 100, par exemple « 2:20 », est « ante meridiem », soit « avant midi » donc « 2:20 », ou « post meridiem », soit « après midi » donc « 14:20 ». Par conséquent, l'actualisation 530 de la date affichée 535 donne un point de repère sur 24h à l'utilisateur.Therefore, the change of date 525, that is to say the jump in date of the watch movement causes a rise in torque then a sudden fall of said torque when the jump of the date disc 527 occurs, that is to say say during the updating 530 of the displayed date 535. Said updating 530 of the displayed date 535 allows a benchmark over 24 hours, because the user does not know whether said set date 515, on said watch 100, for example “2 : 20 ", is" ante meridiem ", either" before noon "so" 2:20 ", or" post meridiem ", or" afternoon "therefore" 14:20 ". Therefore, updating 530 of the displayed date 535 gives a 24 hour benchmark to the user.

C'est cette actualisation 530 de la date affichée 535 qui permet à ladite au moins une unité centrale 150 de déduire 540 ladite date réglée 515 en comptant le nombre de pas moteur réalisés jusqu'à ladite actualisation 530 de la date affichée 535. It is this updating 530 of the displayed date 535 which allows said at least one central unit 150 to deduce 540 from said set date 515 by counting the number of motor steps taken up to said updating 530 of the displayed date 535.

En effet, si le nombre de pas moteur, ou tours réalisés jusqu'à ladite actualisation 530 de la date affichée 535 est de 9.66 tours, ladite au moins une unité centrale 150 déduit 541 que ladite date réglée 515 était le 20 février, et si le nombre de tours réalisés jusqu'à ladite actualisation 530 de la date affichée 535 est de 21.66 tours, ladite au moins une unité centrale 150 arrive à la même conclusion et déduit 542 que ladite date réglée 515 était également le 20 février.Indeed, if the number of motor steps, or revolutions made up to said updating 530 of the displayed date 535 is 9.66 revolutions, said at least one central processing unit 150 deduces 541 that said set date 515 was February 20, and if the number of revolutions completed up to said updating 530 of the displayed date 535 is 21.66 revolutions, said at least one CPU 150 comes to the same conclusion and deduces 542 that said set date 515 was also February 20.

Ladite date réglée 515 est ainsi mémorisé 550 dans une mémoire 170 comprise dans ladite au moins une unité centrale 150 ou dans ladite montre 100. En d'autres termes, ladite au moins une unité centrale 150 compte le nombre de tour exact effectué, et donc déduit 540, 541, 542 l'heure réglée, soit de définir le mois et le jour.Said set date 515 is thus stored 550 in a memory 170 included in said at least one central unit 150 or in said watch 100. In other words, said at least one central unit 150 counts the exact number of turns made, and therefore deduces 540, 541, 542 the set time, ie to define the month and the day.

Ainsi, ledit procédé de réglage de quantième annuel ou perpétuel 500 pour une montre 100 permet de se passer de capteurs ou d'interface supplémentaire pour régler la date, de Smartphone ou d'appareil annexe pour programmer la date.Thus, said annual or perpetual calendar adjustment method 500 for a watch 100 makes it possible to dispense with additional sensors or interface to adjust the date, smartphone or ancillary device to program the date.

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Procédé de réglage de quantième annuel ou perpétuel (500) pour une montre (100); ladite montre (100) comprenant une aiguille des heures (110), une aiguille des minutes (120), au moins un organe de réglage (130), au moins un organe de détection (180) et au moins une unité centrale (150) pour mettre en œuvre ledit procédé de réglage de quantième annuel ou perpétuel (500) ; ledit procédé de réglage de quantième annuel ou perpétuel (500) comprenant au moins un(e) : - Réglage (510) de ladite date du jour (515) par ledit au moins un organe de réglage (130) ; - Détection (520) d'un changement de date (525) ; - Actualisation (530) de la date affichée (535) ; - Déduction (540) de ladite date réglée (515) ; - Mémorisation (550) de ladite date réglée (515). A method of setting an annual or perpetual calendar (500) for a watch (100); said watch (100) comprising an hour hand (110), a minute hand (120), at least one adjustment member (130), at least one detection member (180) and at least one central unit (150) to implement said annual or perpetual calendar setting method (500); said annual or perpetual calendar setting method (500) comprising at least one: - Adjustment (510) of said current date (515) by said at least one adjustment member (130); - Detection (520) of a date change (525); - Updating (530) of the displayed date (535); - Deduction (540) of said settled date (515); - Memorization (550) of said set date (515). Procédé de réglage de quantième annuel ou perpétuel (500) selon la revendication 1, dans lequel ladite date du jour (515) comprend un quantième (121), un mois (111) et/ou une année.An annual or perpetual calendar (500) setting method according to claim 1, wherein said current date (515) comprises a date (121), a month (111) and / or a year. Procédé de réglage de quantième annuel ou perpétuel (500) selon la revendication 1 ou 2, dans lequel ledit changement de date (525) comprend une rotation (527) du moteur (160) de ladite aiguille des heures (110) et/ou de ladite aiguille des minutes (120) jusqu'à un changement de date (525).A method of setting an annual or perpetual calendar (500) according to claim 1 or 2, wherein said date change (525) comprises a rotation (527) of the motor (160) of said hour hand (110) and / or of said minute hand (120) until a date change (525). Procédé de réglage de quantième annuel ou perpétuel (500) selon la revendication 3, dans lequel ledit changement de date (525) est détecté par un changement de couple dudit moteur (160).A method of setting an annual or perpetual calendar (500) according to claim 3, wherein said change in date (525) is detected by a change in torque of said motor (160). Procédé de réglage de quantième annuel ou perpétuel (500) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel ledit réglage (510) comprend une étape de positionnement de ladite aiguille des heures (511) pour indiquer ledit quantième (121) ou ledit mois (111), et/ou une étape de positionnement de ladite aiguille des minutes (512) pour indiquer ledit mois (111) ou ledit quantième (121).A method of setting an annual or perpetual calendar (500) according to any preceding claim, wherein said setting (510) comprises a step of positioning said hour hand (511) to indicate said date (121) or said month (111), and / or a step of positioning said minute hand (512) to indicate said month (111) or said date (121). Montre (100) à réglage de quantième annuel comprenant au moins : - Un organe de réglage (130) : ledit au moins un organe de réglage (130) étant configuré pour déplacer une aiguille des heures (110) et/ou une aiguille des minutes (120) ; - Un organe de détection (180) : ledit au moins un organe de détection (180) étant configuré pour détecter ledit changement de date (525) ; et, - Une unité centrale (150) ; ladite au moins une unité centrale (150) étant configurée pour déduire ladite date réglée (515), pour actionner un moteur (160) et pour mettre en œuvre le procédé de réglage de quantième annuel ou perpétuel (500) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes. Watch (100) with annual date setting comprising at least: - An adjustment member (130): said at least one adjustment member (130) being configured to move an hour hand (110) and / or a minute hand (120); - A detection member (180): said at least one detection member (180) being configured to detect said change of date (525); and, - A central unit (150); said at least one central unit (150) being configured to derive said set date (515), to actuate a motor (160) and to implement the annual or perpetual calendar setting method (500) according to any one of the previous claims.
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