Timepiece

A watch face with selective backgrounds comprising:

• a polarizer layer for polarizing light passing therethrough;
• a liquid crystal display disposed beneath the polarizer layer wherein the liquid crystal display is divided into a plurality of distinct segments, wherein each segment selectively rotates or does not rotate polarized light;
• a reflective polarizer layer located beneath the liquid crystal display and positioned in a first orientation relative to said polarizer layer, wherein rotated light reflects off the reflective polarizer layer producing a first background on the watch face and non-rotated light is transmitted through the reflective polarizer layer;
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• a reflective layer disposed beneath the reflective polarizer layer wherein the light passed through the reflective polarizer layer reflects off the reflective layer producing a second background on the watch face.

A watch face with selective backgrounds comprising:

• a polarizer layer for polarizing light passing therethrough;
• a first liquid crystal display disposed beneath the polarizer layer wherein the first liquid crystal display is divided into a plurality of distinct segments, wherein each segment selectively rotates or does not rotate polarized light;
• a second liquid crystal display disposed beneath the first liquid crystal display, wherein the second liquid crystal display selectively rotates or does not rotate polarized light;
• a reflective polarizer layer located beneath the second liquid crystal display and positioned in a first orientation relative to said polarizer layer, wherein rotated light reflects off the reflective polarizer layer producing a first background on the watch face and non-rotated light is transmitted through the reflective polarizer layer;
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• a reflective layer disposed beneath the reflective polarizer layer wherein the light passed through the reflective polarizer layer reflects off the reflective layer producing a second background on the watch face.

A watch face with selective backgrounds comprising:

• a polarizer layer for polarizing light passing therethrough;
• a first liquid crystal display disposed beneath the polarizer layer wherein the first liquid crystal display selectively rotates or does not rotate polarized light;
• a second liquid crystal display disposed beneath the first liquid crystal display, wherein the second liquid crystal display is divided into a plurality of distinct segments, wherein each segment selectively rotates or does not rotate polarized light;
• a reflective polarizer layer located beneath the second liquid crystal display and positioned in a first orientation relative to said polarizer layer, wherein rotated light reflects off the reflective polarizer layer producing a first background on the watch face and non-rotated light is transmitted through the reflective polarizer layer;
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• a reflective layer disposed beneath the reflective polarizer layer wherein the light passed through the reflective polarizer layer reflects off the reflective layer producing a second background on the watch face.

A watch face with selective backgrounds comprising:

• a polarizer layer for polarizing light passing therethrough;
• a first liquid crystal display disposed beneath the polarizer layer wherein the first liquid crystal display is divided into a first plurality of distinct segments, wherein each segment selectively rotates or does not rotate polarized light;
• a second liquid crystal display disposed beneath the first liquid crystal display, wherein the second liquid crystal display is divided into a second plurality of distinct segments, wherein each segment selectively rotates or does not rotate polarized light;
• a reflective polarizer layer located beneath the second liquid crystal display and positioned in a first orientation relative to said polarizer layer, wherein rotated light reflects off the reflective polarizer layer producing a first background on the watch face and non-rotated light is transmitted through the reflective polarizer layer;
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• a reflective layer disposed beneath the reflective polarizer layer wherein the light passed through the reflective polarizer layer reflects off the reflective layer producing a second background on the watch face.