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US 8,025,951 B2Granted
Multi-stage enamelled dial
AssigneeAsulab S.A.
InventorsSteve Bourban, Rudolf Dinger, Nicolas Blanckaert
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Abstract
The dial with an enamel coating (2) includes a base plate (1) made of ceramic material with portions in relief (4, 8) obtained by partial or through shaping or machining, formed by an insert (10) also having an enamel coating (12) and whose thickness defines a recess (4) or an embossment (8).
Claims13
A timepiece having a multi-stage enameled dial comprising:
- (a) a base plate made of ceramic material having the shape of a primary dial, wherein a surface of the base plate includes one or more portions in relief corresponding to recesses or bumps, wherein the one or more portions in relief form at least a secondary dial;
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- (b) a fired enamel coating, wherein the entire area of the surface of the base plate includes the enamel coating, wherein the entire area of the surface of the base plate including the enamel coating is not flat, wherein the back of the dial is not counter-enameled.
A timepiece having a multi-stage enameled dial comprising:
- (a) a base plate made of ceramic material having the shape of a primary dial, wherein a surface of the base plate includes one or more portions in relief corresponding to recesses or bumps, wherein the one or more portions in relief form at least a secondary dial;
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- (b) a plurality of fired enamel coatings, wherein portions of the surface of the base plate, except for bottoms and walls of the one or more portions in relief, include a first fired enamel coating, wherein the bottoms of the one or more portions in relief include a fired second enamel coating, wherein the back of the dial is not counter-enameled.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.