Movement for timepiece and timepiece
AssigneeTec Ebauches SA
InventorEric Coudray
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a watch-movement comprising a counting assembly comprising a first energy source and a gear train kinematically connected to at least one time indicator; and a regulating assembly comprising a regulating organ. This watch-movement is characterised in that it further comprises a locking member for the gear train; a mobile assembly carrying the regulating assembly; a guiding assembly for the mobile assembly comprising at least one rail; a drive mechanism for the mobile assembly arranged to move this mobile assembly along the guiding assembly; and a release mechanism for the locking member. The invention also relates to a watch comprising such a watch-movement.
Claims15
Watch movement comprising:
- a counting assembly comprising a first energy source and a gear train kinematically connected to at least one time indicator, this counting assembly forming part of a first kinematic chain;
- and
- a regulating assembly comprising a regulating organ and forming part of a second kinematic chain different from the first kinematic chain;
- said watch movement further comprises
- a locking member for said gear train, said locking member forming part of said first kinematic chain and being arranged to connect or disconnect said first kinematic chain and said second kinematic chain when said locking member is actuated;
- a mobile assembly carrying said regulating assembly;
- a guiding assembly for the mobile assembly, comprising at least one rail;
- a drive mechanism for the mobile assembly arranged to move this mobile assembly along the guide assembly;
- and
- a release mechanism for releasing the locking member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.