Electronic dive watch including a redundant instantaneous depth display
US7269100B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 31, 2006 |
| Grant date | Sep 11, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 31, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG04C3/146
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention proposes an electronic dive watch (10) including a water resistant case (12) containing a watch movement (15) on which there is mounted a dial (16) provided with at least one first and one second coaxial hand (18, 20), each hand (18, 20) being driven independently by an associated motor (32, 34), of the type wherein the watch movement (15) includes an electronic circuit (30) that controls the first and second hands (18, 20) in accordance with a first operating mode in which each hand (18, 20) indicates a distinct item of data and in accordance with a second operating mode, called the dive mode, in which at least the first hand (18, 20) indicates an instantaneous depth value (Pi), characterized in that, in the dive mode, the first and second hands (18, 20) are controlled such that they simultaneously indicate the same instantaneous depth value.
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