Link for watch bracelet
AssigneeMontres Rado S.A.
InventorsChristophe Guerry, Sébastien Bolzt, Steeve Gerber
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Abstract
The invention concerns a particular link structure (1) for a wristwatch including decorative elements made of hard materials such as ceramics. The sintering step carried out during manufacturing of these decorative elements increase the maximum uncertainties on their dimensions. The parts thereby obtained consequently do not have sufficiently precise dimensions to avoid the appearance of gaps at their common junctions. In order to overcome this drawback, the link (1) according to the invention includes a mechanical device (17, 26, 29, 34, 37, 53) allowing a precise adjustment to be made of the relative positions of these different decorative elements and consequently continuous junctions to be obtained between them.
Claims22
A link, provided for connecting a bracelet to the case of a watch, said case including a decorative element which at least partially defines the limits of the case in the longitudinal direction of the bracelet, this decorative element being obtained by a method including a sintering step, wherein said link includes a first hollow element provided with first means for attaching it to the bracelet, a second element one part of which is nested in said first element and carrying second means for attaching said second element to the watch case and a third exterior decorative element, secured to said first element and at least partially covering said second element on the side of said second attaching means, and wherein it includes a mechanical device allowing a translation of the first element with respect to the second element in the direction of the bracelet, so as to apply said third decorative element against the decorative element of said watch case.
A watch bracelet including two strands each having two ends, a first of said two ends including attaching means to means for closing said bracelet, said second end being connected to a link carrying second means for attaching it to a watch case, said case including a decorative element which at least partially defines the limits of the case in the longitudinal direction of the bracelet, this decorative element being obtained by a method including a sintering step, wherein said link includes a first hollow element provided with first means for attaching it to said second end of the corresponding strand, a second element one part of which is nested with said first element and carrying said second attaching means, a third exterior decorative element, secured to said first element and at least partially covering said second element on the side of said second attaching means, and wherein said link further includes a mechanical device allowing a translation of the first element with respect to the second element in the direction of the bracelet, so as to apply said third decorative element against the decorative element of said watch case.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.