Timepiece with a pivoting case
AssigneeThe Swatch Group Management Services AG
InventorsJean-Claude Gracia, Damien Goyet, Paulo Bravo
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Abstract
The timepiece includes a stationary outer case (1) in which a pivoting inner case (10) is hinged in an inclined position via the action of a spring. The locking/unlocking mechanism is characterized in that it is formed by a mobile element of the external part that can be manipulated in the plane of the timepiece such as a rotating bezel (20) of the inner case (10) including a lug (22) that is engaged in a groove (2) of the outer case (1).
Claims10
A timepiece including a stationary outer case and an pivoting inner case carrying the movement, a display for time related data or non time related data, and on the middle part thereof control members, said inner case being hinged around an axis parallel to the direction in which the date is read and arranged in the bottom part of the display while being held in the stationary case by locking means and able to occupy, via the action of a spring, an inclined position when said locking means are deactivated, wherein the locking means are formed by a mobile element of the external part of the timepiece that can be manipulated in the plane of the timepiece
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