Classifications

• • G—PHYSICS
  • 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
  • G04B37/00—Cases
  • G04B37/14—Suspending devices, supports or stands for time-pieces insofar as they form part of the case
  • G04B37/1486—Arrangements for fixing to a bracelet

Definitions

• the present invention relates to a watch with interchangeable elements.
• Such watches have been known for a long time, they are generally composed of three elements: a case comprising the mechanism of the watch, the hands and the dial, a bezel which can be called the assembly cover, and a bracelet.
• a watch is for example described in FR 2 722 309.
• These watches have the advantage of being able to be transformed by the user by changing some of the elements which compose them so that they present a new appearance, for example with a view to matching them to a dress. We can thus according to his desire, change the color or the material of the bracelet, and / or change the appearance of the dial and hands and / or change the decoration of the bezel.
• This type of watch is successful in the field of luxury jewelry where they are offered with a richly decorated bezel (with gold, precious stones, ...), the changes of elements can be made allowing to have several watches of different aesthetics without having to renew the most expensive part of the watch that is the bezel.
• the present invention aims to propose a watch with interchangeable elements such as that described in the aforementioned prior patent, the aesthetic appearance and the modifications which it allows are improved.
• the invention relates to a watch with interchangeable elements comprising a case, enclosing the mechanism, the hands and the dial, a bracelet and a bezel shaped so as to allow the housing to be put in and snap-on, such as said case, bezel and bracelet are made integral by the installation of the case in the bezel, characterized in that it comprises at least one intermediate piece in the form of a hook intended to be removably mounted on the one hand on one end said bracelet by threading one of its ends into an opening of said bracelet and on the other hand on the bezel by threading lugs which it door in housings of said telescope, said intermediate piece being secured to the telescope when the housing is put in place.
• the intermediate part is generally U-shaped and carries the pins near the end of one of the branches of the U,
• the branches of the U of the intermediate part in two parts are constituted by two parts which are movable in rotation with respect to each other about an axis, - the first part is indented on its two longitudinal sides so as to be narrower at its end connected to the axis of rotation while the second part carries extensions intended to be positioned in the notches of the first part when the intermediate part is closed,
• the intermediate part in two parts comprises closing means, - the means for closing the intermediate part in two parts consist on the one hand of elements slidingly mounted in cylindrical housings at the end of the first part and pushed back outwards, on each side of said end, by elastic means, and, on the other hand, by grooves formed in the extensions of the second part, - the ends of the watch strap have a notch closed by a bar.
• - Figure 1 is a perspective view of a watch case
• - Figure 2 is a top view of a bezel
• FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the telescope equipped with two the intermediate piece, one in one piece and the other in two parts
• FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a one-piece intermediate piece
• FIG. 6 is a perspective view of an intermediate part in two parts in the open position
• FIG. 7 is a schematic top view of one end of the bracelet
• FIG. 8 is a side view of a watch according to the invention equipped with two one-piece intermediate pieces and a bracelet with two strands,
• FIG. 9 is a side view of a watch according to the invention equipped with a one-piece intermediate piece and a two-piece intermediate piece and a single-strand bracelet.
• Figure 1 shows an embodiment of a watch case 1 intended to be implemented in a watch according to the invention.
• this case 1 comprises a housing 11 for the watch movement, a glass 10 protecting a dial and hands not shown in the drawing, a winder 12 and means 13 intended to ensure the maintenance of the housing 1 in the bezel 2 by snap-fastening.
• these latching means 13 are constituted by cylindrical pins 13 arranged in openings of the housing 1 and permanently pushed outwards from the said housing by elastic means not shown in the drawing.
• the telescope 2 has two side walls 20 and two transverse walls 21 between which the housing 1 must be positioned.
• the internal faces of the said walls 20, 21 are shaped so as to constitute a housing 201 for the housing, the walls of which have concave shapes suitable for forms of said housing 1.
• Grooves 22 formed in the longitudinal walls 20 are intended to allow snap mounting of the housing 1 in the bezel 2 while receiving the latching means 13 of said housing 1.
• the bezel 2 also has notches 24 formed in the transverse walls 21 and housings 23.
• said notches 24 are used to position the bracelet 4 and the housings 23 are used to install attachment means carried by the bracelet.
• These housings 23 are shaped in such a way that after having placed the strap hooking means in these housings, these are pushed back out of the housing 201 intended for the installation of the housing 1 during the installation of the said housing 1 and locked in the said housing housing 23 for securing the bracelet 4 to the bezel 2 by prohibiting the extraction of said strap attachment means.
• the strap attachment means were composed of rods or bars inserted in a fold formed at the end of the strap.
• the invention proposes adding intermediate parts or attachments 3, 30 which, like the bezel, can be richly decorated.
• These intermediate parts are hook-shaped and are intended to be removably mounted both on one end of the bracelet and on the bezel to which they are secured by the installation of the case.
• Hooking means intended to be positioned in the housings 23 of the telescope and constituted by lugs 31 are arranged on either side of said intermediate parts 3, 30.
• Two types of intermediate pieces are provided, a one-piece intermediate piece 3 and a two-piece intermediate piece 30.
• the one-piece intermediate piece 3 is generally U-shaped and carries the pins 31 near the end of one of the branches of the U.
• the two-piece intermediate piece 30 shown in FIG. 6a the same shape as the one-piece intermediate piece 3 when it is in the closed position, but the branches of the U are formed by two parts 32, 33 movable in rotation relative to each other about an axis 34.
• the first part 32 is notched on its two longitudinal sides so as to be narrower at its end 36 connected to the axis of rotation 34 while the second part 33 carries extensions 35 intended to be positioned in the notches of the first part 32 when the intermediate part 30 is closed.
• the closing means of the intermediate part 30 in two parts consist on the one hand of elements, such as balls or cylinders not shown in the drawing, mounted sliding in the housings cylindrical 37 of the end 36 of the first part 32 and pushed outwards, on each side of said end 36, by elastic means not shown in the drawing, and, on the other hand by grooves 38 formed in the extensions 35 of the second part 33.
• One end of the watch strap 4 is shown diagrammatically in FIG.
• This end has a notch 41 closed by a bar 40.
• the bar 40 can be made up of the material forming the strap when it is fairly solid, or by a metal rod introduced into a fold not shown in the drawing formed at the end of said bracelet 4.
• the opening 42 formed between the notch 41 and the bar 40 is of such size that it can accommodate the portion intermediate parts 3, 30 constituting the bottom of the U thereof.
• the bracelet 4 may consist of two strands 43 each carrying a scalloped end and a closure means such as a pin buckle 44 and holes 45 ensuring the attachment of said two strands 43, or be a single strand 4 whose two ends are notched to present openings 42.
• the watch with interchangeable elements according to the present invention each component of which is removably mounted and easily removable on neighboring components allows the user a greater variety of embodiments than known watches.

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• 1999
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• 2000
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