Fastening member for attaching a bracelet to a watch case

Abstract

The present invention concerns a fastening member for a strand of a bracelet, adapted to be removably connected to a watch case. The fastening member has a housing in which are held a first and a second pad arranged so as to be able to slide in a direction transverse to the length of the strand and to cooperate respectively with a first and a second pivot secured to the lugs of the watch case; an elastic member arranged so as to move the first and second pads away from each other; and a lock arranged, on the one hand, to lock the fastening member when the lock is in a locked position and, on the other hand, to allow the fastening member to be disconnected from the watch case when the lock is actuated to be brought into an unlocked position and a force allowing the fastening member to be separated from the watch case is applied against the elastic member. According to the invention, the lock and the first and second pads are configured so that the actuation of the lock from the locked position to the unlocked position does not transmit any movement to said first and second pads.

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