Classifications

• • G—PHYSICS
  • G04—HOROLOGY
  • G04B—MECHANICALLY-DRIVEN CLOCKS OR WATCHES; MECHANICAL PARTS OF CLOCKS OR WATCHES IN GENERAL; TIME PIECES USING THE POSITION OF THE SUN, MOON OR STARS
  • G04B19/00—Indicating the time by visual means
  • G04B19/28—Adjustable guide marks or pointers for indicating determined points of time
  • G04B19/283—Adjustable guide marks or pointers for indicating determined points of time on rotatable rings, i.e. bezel
• • G—PHYSICS
  • G04—HOROLOGY
  • G04B—MECHANICALLY-DRIVEN CLOCKS OR WATCHES; MECHANICAL PARTS OF CLOCKS OR WATCHES IN GENERAL; TIME PIECES USING THE POSITION OF THE SUN, MOON OR STARS
  • G04B45/00—Time pieces of which the indicating means or cases provoke special effects, e.g. aesthetic effects

Definitions

• the present invention relates to a timepiece, and more particularly to a wristwatch comprising two rotating bezels each having substantially the same non-circular or non-symmetrical contour relative to the center of the dial.
• the watch comprises a device constituted by two external bezels in the form of juxtaposed rings, carrying respectively hour and minute indices, to enable measurement with said watch of a time interval.
• the watch described in document FR 2 192 331 also includes two superposed concentric external rotating bezels.
• the upper bezel which can be manipulated in rotation by means of a lateral knurling, only comprises a window which can be positioned opposite a specific time indication.
• the lower bezel can be manipulated in rotation by means of an upper knurling to bring one of the indications that it carries next to the window and allow the user to know the imminence of a given event.
• the maneuvers of the glasses only make it possible to modify displays of information without significant influence on the overall external appearance.
• the device comprises an outer bezel and an inner bezel, visible through the glass and manipulated by the crown, making it possible to display different information on their periphery , but being obviously both circular, with no possibility of overlapping.
• the two rotating glasses are located inside under the glass, in a configuration substantially symmetrical to that described in CH 308 601 and are rotated by manipulations performed at the crown.
• these three embodiments make it possible to display information in relation to the passage of time, but the handling of the glasses does not substantially modify the external appearance of the watch.
• SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The invention therefore relates to an embodiment different from those previously described in that the relative rotation of a rotating bezel with respect to the other, whether carried out manually or automatically, changes the visual appearance of the watch, said rotation possibly being associated passively or actively with the passage of time.
• the invention relates to a timepiece, which will subsequently be illustrated essentially by a wristwatch comprising a case formed by a case back and a middle part closed by a crystal arranged above a dial with analog or digital display, delimiting the housing of a watch movement, said crystal being surrounded by two rotating outer bezels, upper and lower, superimposed on a range of the middle.
• the wristwatch is characterized in that the two glasses and the scope, on which they are maneuverable in rotation, have identical or similar non-circular contours, or not symmetrical with respect to the center of the dial in the superposed position.
• the glasses can occupy a first rest position in which they are essentially superimposed above the scope of the middle part and a second position in which masked parts of the scope and / or masked parts of the lower bezel are made visible after rotation of at least one telescope.
• "similar contour" means that the contour of an element, scope or scope, may include an enlargement band leaving said visible band in the rest position, while masking other surfaces of said element .
• the scope and the glasses have a curvilinear oblong shape, for example an oval shape.
• the glasses can be rotated manually, possibly with mutual driving of the glasses, or automatically by means of a mechanical drive programmable from the movement.
• the particular design of the rotating glasses makes it possible to modify the external appearance of the watch by revealing decorations normally hidden in the rest position, such as jewelry inlays, and possibly allows to interact with the watch movement.
• FIG. 1 is a view of above a first embodiment
• - Figure 2 is a broken section along the line II-II of Figure 1
• - Figure 3 is a half top view showing the hidden parts according to arrow III of Figure II
• - Figures 4 to 7 show the different phases of deployment of the rotating glasses of Figure 1
• - Figures 8 and 9 show a second embodiment when the rotating glasses are respectively in the rest position and deployed
• - Figures 10 and 11 show a third embodiment when the rotating glasses are respectively in the rest position and deployed
• - Figure 12 is a top view of a fourth embodiment
• - Figures 13A and 13B correspond to a broken section along the line XIII-XIII of Figure 8.
• FIG 1 there is shown in top view, in the "rest” position, a timepiece according to the invention, illustrated by a wristwatch, also shown in Figure 2 in broken cut ll-ll passing through the 9 o'clock and 12 o'clock positions.
• the watch comprises a case 1 formed by a back 3 and a middle part 2 closed by a crystal 4 arranged above a dial 5 with analog display delimiting the housing of a watch movement 6 provided with a external control 7, such as a push-button crown.
• the crystal 4 and the dial 5 have a circular shape, but the outer contour 2a of the middle part 2 of the wristwatch is oval, that is to say with two axes of symmetry at 12 o'clock - 6 a.m. and 3 a.m. - 9 a.m., but without symmetry of revolution.
• the crystal 4 is surrounded by an upper rotating bezel 10 and a lower rotating bezel 20, the two glasses 10, 20 having an oval shape and being superimposed above a scope 8 of the middle part 2.
• the scope 8 consists of a ring 8a, parallel to the surface of the dial, and two rounded parts 8b inclined towards the bottom 3 and defining the oval shape.
• the base of the lower bezel 20 completely covers the inclined portions 8b and partially the ring 8a of the scope 8.
• the upper surface of the lower bezel 20 is parallel to the inclined parts 8b and extends above the area 8a covered by said lower bezel 20, the connection between the base and the upper part forming an inclined plane 21 permanently visible around the entire periphery of the wristwatch. It will be observed that this design of the telescope somehow forms a plug 27, the narrowest part of which is at the level of the break between the parts 8a, 8b of the scope 8.
• the base of the upper telescope 10 has a bearing on the entire upper surface of the lower bezel 20, said bearing part being extended by a foot 13 extending to the ring 8a of the bearing 8 in the space delimited by the vertical wall 2b of the middle part 2 joining the ring 8a of the scope 8 and the inner vertical wall of the lower bezel 20.
• the visible face of the upper bezel 10 has an inclined surface 12 parallel to the base of said bezel and a connection 11 to said base, inclined and substantially parallel to the connection 21 of the lower bezel 20.
• the two glasses 10, 20 have been designed to allow very simple assembly.
• FIGS. 4 to 7 the various aspects of the wristwatch are shown when the glasses 10, 20 are rotated. from the rest position shown in Figure 1, that is to say when said glasses are superimposed.
• Figure 4 one begins to rotate the upper bezel 10 counterclockwise by discovering portions of the hidden parts 23 of the lower bezel 20 which has remained in its initial position.
• FIG. 5 the two glasses 10, 20 have a symmetrical cross position.
• a first circular hollow cam 14 is formed in the outer vertical wall of the foot 13 of upper bezel 10 with an angular opening ⁇ in the clockwise direction, said cam 14 cooperating with a stop 24 of the vertical wall opposite the lower bezel 20.
• a second circular hollow cam 15 is formed in the ring 8a of the bearing surface 8 with an angular opening ⁇ in the counterclockwise direction., said second cam 15 cooperating with a stop 25 formed at the base of the lower bezel 20 in the part covering the ring 8a.
• FIG. 8 represents a second embodiment which differs from that previously described in that the two superimposed spectacles 10, 20 are perfectly circular, but have a center C offset relative to the center C of the dial.
• the manipulation of the spectacles can be facilitated by knurling 26 on the upper bezel 10 and lateral knurling 28 on the lower bezel 20.
• a contactor 17 has also been shown schematically, for example a pressure switch or a magnetic switch, enabling a function of the wristwatch to be activated by rotation of the lower bezel 20 by an angle greater than that of a groove 17a.
• FIG. 13A represents another embodiment in which the foot 13 of the upper bezel 10 is provided with a toothed sector 16 allowing the driving of said bezel in rotation by means of a toothed wheel 18 of which the rotation can be controlled or programmed by means of the external control member 7. If the two glasses 10, 20 are provided with cams as described above, the lower bezel 20 will also be driven. It is for example possible to program a specific time at which the two glasses will be in the position corresponding to that shown in Figure 7.
• FIG. 12 represents yet another embodiment which differs from that represented in FIG. 1 in that the hidden parts 9 of the scope 8 have extensions 29 permanently visible in the rest position, producing an additional aesthetic effect.

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