US3656292A - Wrist-watch with bottle cap dial and movement holder - Google Patents

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US3656292A
US3656292A US130719A US3656292DA US3656292A US 3656292 A US3656292 A US 3656292A US 130719 A US130719 A US 130719A US 3656292D A US3656292D A US 3656292DA US 3656292 A US3656292 A US 3656292A
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Zeno Hurt
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    • G04—HOROLOGY
    • G04B—MECHANICALLY-DRIVEN CLOCKS OR WATCHES; MECHANICAL PARTS OF CLOCKS OR WATCHES IN GENERAL; TIME PIECES USING THE POSITION OF THE SUN, MOON OR STARS
    • G04B19/00—Indicating the time by visual means
    • G04B19/06—Dials
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    • G04B—MECHANICALLY-DRIVEN CLOCKS OR WATCHES; MECHANICAL PARTS OF CLOCKS OR WATCHES IN GENERAL; TIME PIECES USING THE POSITION OF THE SUN, MOON OR STARS
    • G04B45/00—Time pieces of which the indicating means or cases provoke special effects, e.g. aesthetic effects
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  • a watch comprises a dial formed by a metallic bottle cap carrying an advertising inscription visible through transparent top Ap 1970 Switzerland "5 9 and middle parts of a watch case.
  • a synthetic material lining in the cap supports a watch movement housed therein.
  • U.S. Cl ..58/94, 58/127 R, D42/l, D42/8 [51] Int. Cl. ..G04b 19/06
  • a watch according to the invention comprises the combination of a case comprising an upper face, a middle and a bottom, at least the upper face and the middle being in transparent material, and a metallic bottle cap comprising a flat circular upper part and a flange forming a skirt extending around and out of the plane of said upper part, said cap being housed in said case with an outer surface of the upper part and skirt visible through the transparent upper face and middle of the case, a watch movement being housed in a space between an inner surface of the upper part of the bottle cap and an inner surface of the skirt of the bottle cap, a central hole being provided through the upper part of said bottle cap for the passageway of at least one pipe carrying a time indicating member rotatably driven above the upper part of said cap by means of said movement.
  • FIG. 1 is a plan view of this embodiment.
  • FIG. 2 is a cross-section along line Il-II of FIG. 1.
  • the watch shown comprises a case formed of two molded elements 1 and 2 of transparent synthetic material welded or stuck together.
  • the element 1 simultaneously forms a watch glass and a middle of the case and carries horns for affixing a watch strap, whereas the element 2 forms a bottom.
  • a conventional watch movement 3 is housed inside a metallic capsule of a bottle, in which synthetic plastic material 5 is injected to form asuppon for the movement.
  • a hole is provided through the center of the capsule for the passage of pipes 6 carrying watch hands in a conventional manner.
  • the inscription is preferably aligned in a manner to facilitate reading, for example by placing the inscription symmetrically in relation to the 12 oclock-6 oclock axis.
  • the entire upper surface 4a of the capsule 4 is visible through the upper element 1 of the watch case.
  • the movement is ,visible through the bottom element 2 or, alternatively, the bottom element 2 can be made in opaque material.
  • the described watch can be manufactured at a low cost price and fonns an excellent advertising medium.
  • a watch the combination of a case comprising an upper face, a middle and a bottom, at least the upper face and the middle being in transparent material, and a metallic bottle cap comprising a flat circular upper part and a flange forming a skirt extending around and out of the plane of said upper part, said cap being housed in said case with an outer surface of the upper part and skirt visible through the transparent upper face and middle of the case, a watch movement being housed in a space between an inner surface of the upper part of the bottle cap and an inner surface of the skirt of the bottle cap, a central passage being provided through the upper part of said bottle cap for the passageway of at least one pipe carrying a time indicating member rotatably driven above the upper part of said cap by means of said movement.
  • a watch according to claim 1 in which said inner surfaces of the upper part and skirt of the bottle cap are covered with a layer of synthetic material forming a support for the movement.

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USD320356S (en) 1988-02-03 1991-10-01 E. Gluck Corporation Wrist watch
USD321327S (en) 1990-01-08 1991-11-05 O'connell Daniel S Wrist watch
ES2130015A1 (es) * 1995-11-23 1999-06-16 Chaff Partners S A Procedimiento de fabricacion de cajas para relojes.
US20060126440A1 (en) * 2004-02-20 2006-06-15 Daniel Lazaretnik Square shaped timepieces with transparent views
RU2361254C1 (ru) * 2008-02-11 2009-07-10 Александр Иванович Максимов Циферблат настенных или напольных стрелочных часов, метка циферблата настенных или напольных стрелочных часов и основание циферблата настенных или напольных стрелочных часов
RU2361255C1 (ru) * 2008-02-11 2009-07-10 Александр Иванович Максимов Способ изготовления циферблата настенных или напольных стрелочных часов, способ изготовления метки циферблата настенных или напольных стрелочных часов и способ изготовления основания циферблата настенных или напольных стрелочных часов
RU2379732C1 (ru) * 2008-09-03 2010-01-20 Александр Иванович Максимов Циферблат настольных, или настенных, или напольных стрелочных часов и метка циферблата настольных, или настенных, или напольных стрелочных часов
RU2379733C1 (ru) * 2008-09-03 2010-01-20 Александр Иванович Максимов Способ изготовления циферблата настольных, или настенных, или напольных стрелочных часов и способ изготовления метки циферблата настольных, или настенных, или напольных стрелочных часов
DE202009017499U1 (de) 2009-12-22 2010-04-29 Sweda Gmbh Als Werbeträger gestaltete Armbanduhr
USD640143S1 (en) * 2010-07-27 2011-06-21 Paolo Virgili Wrist watch
USD1035463S1 (en) * 2021-09-07 2024-07-16 No Worriez International Corp. Timer with flare fittings and tactile dial

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JPS507563A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) * 1973-05-17 1975-01-25

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CH300360A (fr) * 1952-04-19 1954-07-31 Etienne Albert Pièce d'horlogerie.

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CH300360A (fr) * 1952-04-19 1954-07-31 Etienne Albert Pièce d'horlogerie.

Cited By (11)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
USD320356S (en) 1988-02-03 1991-10-01 E. Gluck Corporation Wrist watch
USD321327S (en) 1990-01-08 1991-11-05 O'connell Daniel S Wrist watch
ES2130015A1 (es) * 1995-11-23 1999-06-16 Chaff Partners S A Procedimiento de fabricacion de cajas para relojes.
US20060126440A1 (en) * 2004-02-20 2006-06-15 Daniel Lazaretnik Square shaped timepieces with transparent views
RU2361254C1 (ru) * 2008-02-11 2009-07-10 Александр Иванович Максимов Циферблат настенных или напольных стрелочных часов, метка циферблата настенных или напольных стрелочных часов и основание циферблата настенных или напольных стрелочных часов
RU2361255C1 (ru) * 2008-02-11 2009-07-10 Александр Иванович Максимов Способ изготовления циферблата настенных или напольных стрелочных часов, способ изготовления метки циферблата настенных или напольных стрелочных часов и способ изготовления основания циферблата настенных или напольных стрелочных часов
RU2379732C1 (ru) * 2008-09-03 2010-01-20 Александр Иванович Максимов Циферблат настольных, или настенных, или напольных стрелочных часов и метка циферблата настольных, или настенных, или напольных стрелочных часов
RU2379733C1 (ru) * 2008-09-03 2010-01-20 Александр Иванович Максимов Способ изготовления циферблата настольных, или настенных, или напольных стрелочных часов и способ изготовления метки циферблата настольных, или настенных, или напольных стрелочных часов
DE202009017499U1 (de) 2009-12-22 2010-04-29 Sweda Gmbh Als Werbeträger gestaltete Armbanduhr
USD640143S1 (en) * 2010-07-27 2011-06-21 Paolo Virgili Wrist watch
USD1035463S1 (en) * 2021-09-07 2024-07-16 No Worriez International Corp. Timer with flare fittings and tactile dial

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