Combination electrical contact member and braking member for a timepiece

In a movement for a timepiece having a frame, a stepping motor, an energy cell, a circuit adapted to periodically advance said stepping motor when connected to said energy cell and including first electrical connection means having a supply terminal and second electrical connection means having a switching terminal for disabling said stepping motor, a gear train connected to be driven by said stepping motor, said gear train having at least one rotatable member, and a manually actuatable stem disposed in said frame and movable between a first position and a second position, said stem defining at least two spaced detent grooves, the improvement comprising:

• a contact spring comprising a shaped member of electrically conductive spring metal having a battery contact portion and a circuit supply portion respectively connected to said energy cell and said supply terminal of said first electrical connection means, said contact spring having a spring-biased first arm actuated by movement of said stem, said first arm having a braking finger portion adapted to apply a braking force to said rotatable member when the stem is actuated.