Watch case overlaid with a cap hooked to the caseband
AssigneeETA SA Fabriques d'Ebauches
InventorLaurent Grosjean
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Abstract
The watch case (1) of this invention includes a caseband-bezel (2) of plastic material overlaid with a metal cap (5). The cap is a metallic leaf formed to match the relief of the bezel (15) and caseband (16) which it overlays. The cap is secured to the caseband-bezel by tabs (50) folded into receptacles (51) provided by the caseband-bezel.
Claims1
A watch case including a caseband-bezel, a crystal secured to the caseband-bezel, a cap completely overlaying the bezel and extending at least partially over the side of the caseband, an edge of the cap situated over the length of a side of the caseband having at least two projections extending with play under the caseband, and a flat locking element located between the underside of the caseband and the projections for locking said cap onto said caseband-bezel, said flat locking element comprising a flat spring washer deformable for insertion between the underside of said caseband and said projections when said projections are under said caseband.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.