Timepiece with date display including a running equation of time device
AssigneeFrederic Piguet S.A.
InventorAlain Zaugg
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AssigneeFrederic Piguet S.A.
InventorAlain Zaugg
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The present invention concerns a timepiece such as, in particular, a wristwatch, including a watch movement, a running equation of time device, as well as a date mechanism, this timepiece having a pair of hour (22) and minute (24) hands which indicate the civil time, and an additional minute hand (28) which indicates the true time, the daily position of the true time minute hand (28) with respect to the civil time minute hand (24) being determined by the position of an equation of time cam (32) driven in rotation at the rate of one revolution per year by a date mechanism, characterized in that the true time minute hand (28) is driven by a differential gear (50) which has for respective power take-off a gear train (52) driving the civil time minute hand (24) and a transmission member which co-operates with the equation of time cam (32) to transmit the pivoting movement of said cam (32) to the input of the differential gear.
A timepiece, such as particularly, a wristwatch or pocket watch, including a watch movement, a running equation of time device, as well as a date mechanism, this timepiece having a pair of hour and minute hands which indicate the civil time, and an additional minute hand which indicates the true time, the daily position of the true time minute hand with respect to the civil time minute hand being determined by the position of an equation of time cam driven in rotation at the rate of one revolution per year by a date mechanism, wherein the true time minute hand is driven by a differential gear which has for respective power take-off a gear train driving the civil time minute hand and a transmission member which co-operates with the equation of time cam to transmit the pivoting movement of said cam to the differential gear.
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