Watch and method for fastening the watch dial

Abstract

A watch including a middle (1), a bezel (2) and a dial (3), the bezel being attached to the middle by a fastener, a screw. The dial (3) is held along its periphery between the middle and the bezel. An axial damping element (4) made of flexible material is arranged and partially compressed between the dial (3) and the bezel (2). The damping element can take the form of an O-ring, installed between a peripheral stop (13) on the inner wall of the bezel (2) and a peripheral portion (15) of the front face of the dial. The axial damping element (4) reduces the effect of frontal shocks on the watch, thereby reducing the risk of cracks or other damage to the dial. The fact that the dial (3) is held between the bezel and the middle makes it possible to incorporate the dial fastener into the external part of the watch.

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