Timepiece striking mechanism

A timepiece striking mechanism comprising:

• a fixed part;
• and
• a control mechanism arranged to directly or indirectly control the motion of at least one hammer including a striking area arranged to strike at least one resonant component or a gong or a disc-gong in a front impact position, said at least one hammer being movable within a working zone between a recoil and rest back position and said front impact position, the control mechanism is arranged to limit the recoil of each said hammer by braking said hammer after impact,
• wherein said hammer or an anchor-piece integral with said hammer includes a first surface that is arranged to engage with at least one stator in a back zone, connected and contiguous to said working zone in said recoil and rest position and extending opposite said front impact position with respect to said recoil and rest position, in order to brake said first surface by eddy currents when said first surface enters said back zone, and
• wherein said first surface is conductive, and movable parallel to a second, respectively conductive surface comprised in said stator, which is a moving component, or which is a surface of said fixed part, in order to brake said hammer by eddy currents during its recoil.