Timepiece adapted to receive radio broadcast messages to be displayed by its hands
AssigneeETA SA Fabriques d'Ebauches
InventorsPierre-Andre Meister, Andreas Tschanz
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Abstract
The timepiece includes a time keeper in order to display hours and minutes by means of hands (4, 5) surmounting a dial (80) surrounded by a bezel (7) and a receiver capable of receiving messages for seeking persons issuing from at least two calling numbers. The calling numbers (81) are inscribed in plain language or in a coded form on the bezel and means are activated in order that, upon reception of a message, such is stored and the hands (4,5) cease their time-indicating function in order to come into position to show the calling number which emits the message by superposing themselves (4', 5') thereover.
Claims20
A timepiece including a time keeper in order to display at least hours and minutes by means of hands surmounting a dial surrounded by a bezel, a receiver capable of receiving radio broadcast messages for seeking persons, reception being triggered by the composition on a telephone handset of one of at least two predetermined and distinctive calling numbers, a memory for storing said calls, an acoustic transducer for signalling at least the arrival of a message and a control arrangement including at least one stem fitted into a crown adapted to be manually actuated, and wherein at least the calling numbers are inscribed on the dial or the bezel in plain language or in coded form, means being actuated so that at least upon reception of a message such is stored in the memory and at least one hand ceases its time indicating function in order to come to show the calling number emitting the message.
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