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Watch case with orientable and indexed bezel

US9188959B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 5, 2013
Grant dateNov 17, 2015
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Expiry dateFeb 5, 2033

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG04B37/0008
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A watch case (9; 19; 29) has a middle (2; 12; 22), a bezel (3; 13; 23) mounted to turn on the middle, a ring (5; 15; 25) interfacing between the middle and the bezel, and a first indexing element (1; 11) and a second indexing element (3a; 13a; 23a) which collaborate in such a way as to index the bezel in position relative to the middle, a first elastic element (4b, 4c, 4d; 15; 25) pressing the bezel against the middle and a second elastic element (4a) pressing the first indexing element against the second indexing element (3a; 13a; 23a), the ring comprising an opening (5a; 15a) through which the first or the second indexing element is arranged.

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