Mechanical wristwatch bracelet with which an electronic function is associated
AssigneeThe Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
InventorsJean-Claude Martin, Jean-Jacques Born, Thierry Conus, Jean-Claude Eggen, Emmanuel Fleury, Michel Willemin
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Abstract
Wristwatch comprising a mechanical device for executing a first mechanical function arranged to produce a first acoustic alarm signal, and an electronic device housed in a bracelet and arranged to produce a second acoustic alarm signal and/or a mechanical vibration, wherein the electronic device is arranged to produce the second acoustic alarm signal at the moment when the mechanical device for executing the first mechanical function produces the first acoustic alarm signal.
Claims31
A wristwatch comprising a watch case in which is housed a mechanical timepiece movement including a mechanical device for executing at least a first mechanical function, wherein the watch case is associated with a bracelet or strap in which is housed an electronic device arranged to execute at least a second electronic function, wherein the execution of the second electronic function is dependent on the execution of the first mechanical function.
A method for generating an acoustic alarm signal in a wristwatch that includes a watch case in which is housed a mechanical timepiece movement that includes a mechanical striking device arranged to produce a first acoustic alarm signal, wherein the watch case is associated with a bracelet in which is housed an electronic device for producing a second acoustic alarm signal and/or a mechanical vibration, wherein the method has the step of producing the second acoustic alarm signal at the moment when the first acoustic alarm signal is produced or after a predefined or user-selectable duration following the start of operation of the mechanical device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.