EP0098795A3 - Time piece and method of manufacturing the same - Google Patents

Time piece and method of manufacturing the same Download PDF

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EP0098795A3
EP0098795A3 EP83810233A EP83810233A EP0098795A3 EP 0098795 A3 EP0098795 A3 EP 0098795A3 EP 83810233 A EP83810233 A EP 83810233A EP 83810233 A EP83810233 A EP 83810233A EP 0098795 A3 EP0098795 A3 EP 0098795A3
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time piece
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Paul Gogniat
Eric Loth
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Rado Uhren AG
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    • 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
    • G04B37/00—Cases
    • G04B37/04—Mounting the clockwork in the case; Shock absorbing mountings
    • 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
    • G04B3/00—Normal winding of clockworks by hand or mechanically; Winding up several mainsprings or driving weights simultaneously
    • G04B3/04—Rigidly-mounted keys, knobs or crowns
    • G04B3/041—Construction of crowns for rotating movement; connection with the winding stem; winding stems
    • 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
    • G04B37/00—Cases
    • G04B37/0008—Cases for pocket watches and wrist watches
    • 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
    • G04B37/00—Cases
    • G04B37/14—Suspending devices, supports or stands for time-pieces insofar as they form part of the case
    • G04B37/1486—Arrangements for fixing to a bracelet
    • 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
    • G04B37/00—Cases
    • G04B37/14—Suspending devices, supports or stands for time-pieces insofar as they form part of the case
    • G04B37/16—Fastening the case to the bracelet
    • 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
    • G04B37/00—Cases
    • G04B37/22—Materials or processes of manufacturing pocket watch or wrist watch cases
    • 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
    • G04B39/00—Watch crystals; Fastening or sealing of crystals; Clock glasses
    • 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
    • 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
    • G04B45/0076—Decoration of the case and of parts thereof, e.g. as a method of manufacture thereof

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
  • Joining Of Glass To Other Materials (AREA)
  • Piezo-Electric Transducers For Audible Bands (AREA)
  • Crystals, And After-Treatments Of Crystals (AREA)
  • Control Of Vending Devices And Auxiliary Devices For Vending Devices (AREA)
  • Surface Treatment Of Glass (AREA)
  • Physical Vapour Deposition (AREA)
  • Adornments (AREA)
  • Laminated Bodies (AREA)

Abstract

A timepiece containing, primarily, a first transparent element (1) visible from the outside of the piece, characterized in that this element has an adherent lining (2, 4) applied to at least part of its surface and assuring the attachment to that element of a decorative outer coating of hard material (3) and/or of a layer of high-temperature soldering material (5).
EP83810233A 1982-07-09 1983-06-03 Time piece and method of manufacturing the same Expired EP0098795B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
CH418382A CH653205GA3 (en) 1982-07-09 1982-07-09
CH4183/82 1982-07-09

Publications (3)

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EP0098795A2 EP0098795A2 (en) 1984-01-18
EP0098795A3 true EP0098795A3 (en) 1984-02-15
EP0098795B1 EP0098795B1 (en) 1987-01-28

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EP83810233A Expired EP0098795B1 (en) 1982-07-09 1983-06-03 Time piece and method of manufacturing the same

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US (1) US4623262A (en)
EP (1) EP0098795B1 (en)
JP (1) JPS5923277A (en)
KR (1) KR890000084B1 (en)
CH (1) CH653205GA3 (en)
DE (1) DE3369581D1 (en)
HK (1) HK100792A (en)

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CH656505GA3 (en) * 1984-07-20 1986-07-15 Watch case
CH657742GA3 (en) * 1984-09-04 1986-09-30 Method of producing a decorative relief on a transparent underlying surface, in particular watch glass or clock glass
CH659166GA3 (en) * 1985-10-07 1987-01-15
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JP2619078B2 (en) * 1989-11-20 1997-06-11 富士通株式会社 Printer printhead mounting device
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CH680825B5 (en) * 1991-06-27 1993-05-28 Rado Montres Sa
FR2779244B1 (en) * 1998-05-28 2000-07-13 Cheval Freres Sa METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING A WATCH WINDING CROWN ON A WINDING ROD
DE602005010988D1 (en) * 2005-06-14 2008-12-24 Rado Montres Sa Housing closed by a glass with invisible connection or decorating possibility, and manufacturing method thereof
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EP1893542B1 (en) 2005-06-14 2017-08-02 The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd. Technical or decorative component associating a transparent material and a silica-based amorphous material and method for making same
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CH703229B1 (en) * 2006-12-06 2011-12-15 Patrick Baumgartner Body timepiece.
ATE457073T1 (en) * 2007-11-08 2010-02-15 Meco Sa CROWN FOR WATCH
EP2058714B1 (en) * 2007-11-08 2009-07-22 Meco S.A. Crown for a timepiece comprising a disengaging mechanism
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JP5327018B2 (en) * 2009-11-25 2013-10-30 セイコーエプソン株式会社 Decorative product manufacturing method, decorative product and watch
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GB1162664A (en) * 1965-09-30 1969-08-27 Matsushita Electronics Corp Method of Providing Gas-tight Bond Between an Inorganic Crystal and a Metal
DE2404572A1 (en) * 1974-01-31 1975-08-14 Siemens Ag Glass to metal seals for electric conductors - in which metal is coated with partly oxidised titanium to form strong, gas-tight seal
CH582909B5 (en) * 1971-07-06 1976-12-15 Iwaki Glass Co Ltd
US4281406A (en) * 1978-11-22 1981-07-28 Citizen Watch Co., Ltd. Water-proof case for digital electronic timepieces

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FR1120442A (en) * 1954-03-09 1956-07-05 Siemens Ag Process for making vacuum-tight glass assemblies
GB1162664A (en) * 1965-09-30 1969-08-27 Matsushita Electronics Corp Method of Providing Gas-tight Bond Between an Inorganic Crystal and a Metal
CH582909B5 (en) * 1971-07-06 1976-12-15 Iwaki Glass Co Ltd
DE2404572A1 (en) * 1974-01-31 1975-08-14 Siemens Ag Glass to metal seals for electric conductors - in which metal is coated with partly oxidised titanium to form strong, gas-tight seal
US4281406A (en) * 1978-11-22 1981-07-28 Citizen Watch Co., Ltd. Water-proof case for digital electronic timepieces
CH632891B (en) * 1979-09-12 Stettler Hans Ag METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A CLOCK GLASS.

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PATENTS ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, vol. 5, no. 175, 11 novembre 1981, page 38P847 & JP - A - 56 103 380 (DAINI SEIKOSHA K.K.) 18-08-1981 *

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US4623262A (en) 1986-11-18
HK100792A (en) 1992-12-24
EP0098795B1 (en) 1987-01-28
KR890000084B1 (en) 1989-03-07
DE3369581D1 (en) 1987-03-05
JPS5923277A (en) 1984-02-06
JPH0416757B2 (en) 1992-03-25
KR840005566A (en) 1984-11-14
EP0098795A2 (en) 1984-01-18
CH653205GA3 (en) 1985-12-31

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