Timepiece
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorToshinori Nakazawa
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Abstract
A timepiece includes an hour hand and a minute hand, a dial in which a cutout portion is formed, time scales for indicating the time of day disposed at the dial, a plate member disposed at a back side of the dial, and an auxiliary hand member disposed at a position of the plate member corresponding to the cutout portion of the dial in a plan view. The auxiliary hand member functions as another time scale for indicating the time of day and indicates information other than the time of day. The auxiliary hand member as another time scale is located farther away from the plate member than the time scales.
Claims12
A timepiece comprising:
- an hour hand and a minute hand;
- a dial in which a cutout portion is formed;
- a plate member disposed at a back side of the dial, the plate member being disposed at a position corresponding to the cutout portion of the dial in a plan view as viewed in a direction along an axis of the hour hand and the minute hand;
- time scales for indicating the time of day disposed at the dial or the plate member;
- and
- an auxiliary hand member disposed at a position of the plate member corresponding to the cutout portion of the dial as viewed in the plan view, and the auxiliary hand member is configured to:
- function as another time scale for indicating the time of day;
- and
- indicate information other than the time of day,
- wherein the auxiliary hand member as the another time scale is located farther away from the dial than the time scales.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.