Timepiece movement exhibiting special decorative effects and timepiece provided with such a movement
US5226023A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 11, 1992 |
| Grant date | Jul 6, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 11, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG04B45/0007
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention concerns a timepiece movement having a baseplate (20), a motor (22), an oscillating system (24), driving elements (26, 27) intended to drive indicating elements (16, 18), a gear train (28) having at least one wheel coupling the driving elements (26, 27) to the motor (22), the motion of the gear train being regulated by the oscillating system (24), the timepiece movement being characterized in that it further includes a support element (50) for at least one of the elements other than the baseplate constituting the movement, the support element (50) being driven in rotation in the vicinity of the edge of the baseplate by a wheel (48) of the gear train.
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