Liquid crystal device for a timepiece

A horological display device comprising a liquid crystal cell formed from a first plate and a second plate, which are transparent, and from a bead of glue joining the first and second plates and defining therewith a closed space containing liquid crystals, the liquid crystal cell defining within the bead of glue a useful zone, which is intended to define the visible zone of this cell in a timepiece for which the display device is designed, and incorporating electrodes forming a switchable display of at least one item of information and/or at least one decoration in the useful zone;

• wherein the liquid crystal cell comprises, in the useful zone, a plurality of polarisers which are arranged on the outer surface of the first plate respectively in a plurality of separate zones and which each form in part said switchable display;
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• wherein at least two polarisers in the plurality of polarisers have between them at least one different optical property or a different polarisation direction, the horological display being arranged so as to visually generate a variation between at least respective parts of the at least two polarisers and/or respective parts of said switchable display in the respective separate zones.