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Method and system for authenticating a timepiece

US9223293B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

SICPA HOLDING SA · CH

Inventors

Eric Decoux · Vevey, CH
Cécile LAPORTE · Yverdon-les-Bains, CH
Andrea Callegari · Ecublens, CH

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 11, 2013
Grant date	Dec 29, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 9, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG04G21/00
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A timepiece including at least dial, at least one hand mounted on the timepiece and having an upper side and a lower side facing the dial, and a security material arranged on the lower side of the at least one hand. The security material includes a medium containing one or more compounds having luminescent properties in the infrared (IR) range of the electromagnetic spectrum.

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