US 8,134,892 B2 · Timepiece with modular display

Abstract

A timepiece includes: a housing (10), a movement (12) provided in the housing, a piece of glass (14) closing the housing, a dial (60) provided between the movement and the glass, wherein the dial can assume a first state in which the elements located behind the dial opposite the glass are visible from the glass side and a second state in which the elements are hidden, a mobile part capable of movement between at least one first position and at least one second position respectively corresponding to the first and second states of the dial, and display members (16) provided between the dial and the glass. The timepiece further includes a lid movably mounted relative to the housing and kinematically connected to the mobile part for urging the same from the first to the second position.

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Dependent claims

A timepiece comprising:

a case,
a movement housed in the case,
a crystal closing the case,
a dial arranged between the movement and the crystal, said dial being capable of assuming a first state in which elements situated behind the dial in reference to the crystal are visible from the side of the crystal and a second state in which said elements are hidden,
a mobile portion capable of moving between at least one first and at least one second positions corresponding respectively to the first and second states of the dial, and
display organs arranged between the dial and the crystal,
said timepiece also comprising a cover mounted mobile relative to the case and kinematically connected to said mobile portion to cause it to go from its first to its second positions and to cause the dial to go from its first to its second states.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Timepiece with modular display

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Timepiece with modular display

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