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US 4,561,783 AGranted
Watchcase
AssigneeMontes Rado S.A.
InventorMarc Lederrey
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AssigneeMontes Rado S.A.
InventorMarc Lederrey
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The watchcase has the upper face of its caseband wholly covered by the glass composed of: an outer plate of transparent material; a smaller transparent plate centrally glued to the inner face of the outer plate for securing the glass to the caseband by its insertion in the caseband opening, and an ornamental opaque fitting in the form of a frame also glued to the outer plate, radially some distance apart from the smaller transparent plate. This fitting may consist either wholly of a transparent body opacified by a vaporized layer or partly of a transparent body, under which a precious or semi-precious stone is glued, or of a metallic or ceramic body. Like a bezel, it determines the aspect of the visible watchcase face while the watch is worn. Every piece of a series of identical watchcases can be given an original appearance simply by gluing a particular fitting to the glass.
A watchcase comprising a metallic section, a caseband and a glass face, the metallic section having first and second sides and including means for accommodation of a watch movement and a watch dial, the watch dial being located on the first side of the metallic section, the caseband having a central opening therethrough for accommodation of the metallic section, the caseband surrounding a periphery of the metallic section and having top and bottom sides, the glass face extending over the whole face of the first side of said metallic section and the top surface of the caseband, the glass face extending to at least an outermost edge of the caseband and being removably secured to the top side of the caseband, said glass face comprising an external plate of transparent material and, permanently fixed thereto, a bezel-like fitting forming an opaque frame around said external plate so as to constitute the sole opaque watchcase part being visible around the watch dial.
A watchcase comprising:
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