Timepiece with a double-sided display
AssigneeOmega SA
InventorsGregory Kissling, Luc-Alain Grandjean, Rocco Catanese, Caroline Schuster
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Abstract
A timepiece with a double-sided display, including a first display member and a second display member coaxial to the first display member and integral therewith with a first common arbor. The centers of mass of the first display member and the second display member are, in projection on a plane perpendicular to their common axis. The first display member and/or the second display member is arranged to display a visual animation, and is movable above a back, and, either above a mask partially and incompletely covering the back.
Claims22
A timepiece with a double-sided display, comprising:
- a structure carrying at least one movement;
- and comprising,
- first display means on a first side of said structure;
- second display means on a second side of said structure opposite to said first side;
- and
- at least a first integral pair of display members comprising, coaxial on a first common axis and integral with a first common arbor, on said first side, a first display member comprised in said first display means, and, on said second side, a second display member comprised in said second display means,
- wherein the centre of mass of said first display member and the centre of mass of said second display member are, in projection on a plane perpendicular to said first common axis, aligned with the projection of said first common axis on said perpendicular plane or coincident therewith,
- wherein said second display member is arranged for the display of a visual animation, and is movable above a back, and is also movable, either above a mask partially but not completely covering said back revealing a visible area contiguous with a hidden area, wherein said back is invisible to the user of said timepiece, or between said back and said mask moving above said visible area or said hidden area, depending on the angular position thereof with respect to said common axis, and
- wherein said timepiece has at least a second integral pair of display members that include, coaxial on a second common axis and integral with a second common arbor, on said second side, a third display member comprised in said second display means, and on said first side, a fourth display member comprised in said first display means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.