Watch self-winding device with rotary motion
AssigneeThe Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
InventorsJérôme Favre, Cedric Nicolas, Jean-Jacques Born
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AssigneeThe Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
InventorsJérôme Favre, Cedric Nicolas, Jean-Jacques Born
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A watch self-winding device with rotary motion, including a base carrying a motor driving in rotation a support carrying a watch and includes an upper watch holder with a surface in direct contact with a watch, this support includes a microphone for listening to a watch and an embedded electronic circuit processing the signal from the microphone, the device includes, in order to supply power to the embedded electronic circuit, a first coil fixed to the base and powered by a power source carried or relayed by the base, and a second coil embedded in the support, coaxial to the first coil and arranged to transmit power to the embedded electronic circuit, which is arranged to exchange information with a static electronic circuit in the base.
A watch self-winding device with rotary motion, comprising a base carrying a motor for driving a mobile support in rotation relative to said base, said support being arranged so as to receive a mechanical watch or an electronic watch with a mechanical power source in a winding position, and comprises at least one upper watch holder comprising a receiving surface for direct contact with said mechanical watch or said electronic watch fixed to said support, wherein said support comprises at least one microphone for listening to said mechanical watch or said electronic watch, and at least one embedded electronic circuit housed inside said support for processing a signal from each said microphone, and wherein said device comprises, in order to supply power to each said embedded electronic circuit, at least one first coil, fixed to said base or to said motor, and powered by a static power source carried or relayed by said base, and at least one second coil embedded in said support and arranged to cooperate with at least one said first coil, and arranged to transmit power to each said embedded electronic circuit, at least one said embedded electronic circuit whereof is arranged to exchange information with at least one static electronic circuit housed at said base.
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