Watch
AssigneeRichemont International SA
InventorFrancis Cretin
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Abstract
The watch comprises a case (9) with a fixed part (10) in the shape of a bracket (20) and a mobile part (11) with a middle (21) and a movement (23) mounted onto the fixed part (10) so as to be able to swivel about a swivel axis (32) thanks to pivots (31) in order to realize a tilting motion of the mobile part (11) in two opposite directions. Two actuating mechanisms (44, 45) are mounted into the middle (21) and intended to transform the tilting motions into an action upon two control organs of functions of the movement that may be of the chronograph type. One thus obtains a watch without push-pieces, functioning precisely, having great stability and easy manipulation.
Claims16
A watch, comprising:
- a watch case having a fixed part and a mobile part, the mobile part being tiltably mounted onto the fixed part about a first pivot and a second pivot, the first pivot and the second pivot i) defining a swivel axis of the mobile part and ii) being located at two diametrically opposite positions with respect to a face of the watch, the watch case housing a watch movement comprising at least one control organ for mechanically activating a function of the watch;
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- an actuating mechanism coupled to the mobile part and being operable to actuate the control organ in response to a tilting motion of the mobile part relative to the fixed part about said swivel axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.