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US 5,901,117 AGranted
Watch frame comprising a case and a supporting device
AssigneeComadur SA
InventorGuy Delabre
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AssigneeComadur SA
InventorGuy Delabre
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A watch case has a water-tight casing (1) capable of being manufactured economically in hard materials, the casing parts being held assembled by an external support device (2) having structure for attaching the-case to a wristlet or other fixing apparatus. The casing (1) is formed of stacked parts preferably including a crystal (7), an annular middle part (9) and a back cover (8). The mutual contact surfaces (13, 14, 15, 17) of these parts are polished and have no sealing gasket. The support device includes two parallel metal clamps (25) in the form of an open or closed frame, having two portions assembled by screws (28) arranged axially to grip the casing in the clamp. The casing (1) may be made entirely of sapphire, but other materials having zero porosity or a closed structure such as hard metals, ceramics or mineral glass may be used.
A watch case including a water resistant casing formed of several stacked parts, which together define a housing intended to contain a watch movement, and a support device which keeps said casing parts assembled, the casing having a transparent upper face, the support device including at least one rigid clamp formed of an upper portion and a lower portion which are removably fixed to each other by assembly means arranged to produce gripping of the casing between the two portions of the clamp in an axial direction, perpendicular to said lower face, wherein;
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