Article comprising at least a mobile decorative element
AssigneeChopard International SA
InventorJean-Francois Ruchonnet
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AssigneeChopard International SA
InventorJean-Francois Ruchonnet
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An article, which can be a watch, a piece of jewelry, a spectacle frame or a leather-ware item, for example, comprising at least one movable decorative element contained inside a housing (15) defined between two walls (5, 10) whose inner faces (5a, 10a) are parallel to one another, at least one (5) of these walls which is externally visible being transparent. This housing (15) encloses movable decorative elements (13, 14) each having an axis of revolution and two guide surfaces (14a, 14b), one of which is convex, respectively adjacent to said inner walls and being arranged to allow the movable decorative elements (13, 14) to move freely in translation and in rotation about their axes of revolution inside the housing (15). The internal faces (5a, 10a) of the housing (15) are dished with a curvature along at least one radius of curvature, which increases the glittering effect by increasing the speed of rotation of the mobile decorative element, such as a diamond.
An article comprising at least one movable decorative element contained inside a housing (15) defined between two walls (5, 10) whose internal faces (5a, 10a) are parallel to one another, at least one (5) of these walls which is externally visible being transparent, the or each movable decorative element (13, 14) having an axis of revolution and two guide surfaces (14a, 14b) respectively adjacent to said internal faces and being arranged to allow said movable decorative element (13, 14) to move freely in translation and in rotation about said axis of revolution inside said housing (15), characterized by the fact that said internal faces (5a, 10a) of said housing (15) are dished with a curvature along at least one radius of curvature.
Article according to 4, characterized in that said dished internal faces (5a, 10a) of said housing (15) are defined by convex polygons.
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