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US 11,886,148 B2Granted
Timepiece bezel
AssigneeRolex SA
InventorsNicolas Boaron, Julien Caillol, Benjamin Celant, Laurent Mincone, Michael Nguyen
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Abstract
A timepiece component (1) for a watch case, notably a bezel, comprising an axis (A), a first ring (10), a second ring (11) and a connecting element (12) for connecting the first and second rings, the connecting element being elastic and positioned between the first and second rings, the first ring and/or the second ring comprising an element (31) for retention on the rest of a watch case (200), particularly on a watch middle (4).
Claims23
A watch component for a watch case, the watch component being a rotatable bezel comprising:
- an axis,
- a first ring,
- a second ring, and
- a connecting element for connecting the first and second rings,
- the connecting element being elastic and positioned between the first and second rings,
- the first ring comprising a substantially cylindrical portion oriented along the axis, a peripheral cylindrical surface of the substantially cylindrical portion forming a visible portion of the watch component,
- wherein the first ring is arranged so that the first ring masks the second ring when the watch component is viewed in a direction parallel to the axis and so that the first ring masks the second ring when the watch component is viewed in a direction perpendicular to the axis,
- the first ring being adapted for manipulation by a user, and
- the second ring being adapted for retention on a base of the watch case.
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