Sympathetic timepiece assembly
AssigneeMontres Breguet S.A.
InventorsDaniel Matteazzi, Alain Zaugg, Jerome Mace
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Abstract
A method for acquiring data on a sympathetic clock (100) for setting the time of a sympathetic watch (200) at request. The sympathetic watch forms with the clock (100) a sympathetic assembly (1000). The watch includes an hour display (4) and a minute display (5), a reference position of which will be defined at a reference time, and the clock (100) performs the time setting of the watch (200), either when the watch (200) is placed on the clock (100), or alternatively at a predetermined time on the clock (100), or at request by action of a user on a control means (300) included in the clock (100) or the watch (200), or upon control of a horological movement (900) included in the clock (100).
Claims31
A method for acquiring data on a sympathetic clock (100) for setting the time of a sympathetic watch (200) at request, said sympathetic watch forms with said clock (100) a sympathetic assembly (1000) including a connection mechanism including at least a first and a second distinct transmission line between said clock (100) and said watch (200) when said watch (200) is deposited in a receptacle (150) included in said clock (100), in a transfer position, said watch (200) including at least one resonator (10), and a display gear train and a finishing gear train, and, either a stop mechanism (20) arranged to stop the operation of said resonator (10), or a coupling mechanism allowing to separate the display from the finishing gear train, or else both such a stop mechanism (20) and such a coupling mechanism, and said watch (200) including at least one hour display (4) and one minute display (5), a reference position of which will be defined at a reference time, wherein said clock (100) performs the time setting of said watch (200), either when said watch (200) is placed on said receptacle (150), or alternatively at a predetermined time on said clock (100), or upon control of a horological movement (900) included in said clock (100), and wherein the time displayed by said clock (100) is read for transmission of time information to said watch (200), by implementing a reading mechanism, included in said clock (100), which reads a deviation between a current time compared to said reference time, and which is arranged to transmit the information of the value of this deviation to said watch (200), so as to index the watch after placing said displays (4;
- 5) in said reference position.
A sympathetic timepiece assembly (1000) comprising a sympathetic clock (100) and at least one sympathetic watch (200) arranged to be deposited in a receptacle (150) included in said clock (100), in a single transfer position, said sympathetic assembly (1000) including a connection mechanism including at least a first and a second distinct transmission line between said clock (100) and each watch (200) when said watch (200) is deposited in said receptacle (150) in said transfer position, wherein said sympathetic clock (100), which is arranged for power recharging and adjusting the display and/or rate of at least one said sympathetic watch (200), includes at least one actuator for carrying out the power recharging and/or the display and/or rate adjustment of at least one sympathetic watch (200) deposited in said receptacle (150) in said transfer position, and wherein said clock (100) includes at least one first actuator of an all-or-nothing clock (501), movable between a rest position and an activated position, to control an activation or deactivation of a mechanism included in said watch (200), and at least one other actuator of the clock (502;
- 503) arranged to impart a series of pulses or to transmit a mechanical torque to a receiver included in said watch (200), said clock (100) further comprising a reading mechanism at the clock (100), which reads a deviation between the current time compared to the reference time, and which is arranged to transmit the information of the value of this deviation to the watch (200), so as to index the watch after placing said displays (4;
- 5) in the reference position.
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