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EP0446176B1
EP0446176B1 EP91810137A EP91810137A EP0446176B1 EP 0446176 B1 EP0446176 B1 EP 0446176B1 EP 91810137 A EP91810137 A EP 91810137A EP 91810137 A EP91810137 A EP 91810137A EP 0446176 B1 EP0446176 B1 EP 0446176B1
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    • G04B37/14Suspending devices, supports or stands for time-pieces insofar as they form part of the case
    • G04B37/1486Arrangements for fixing to a bracelet
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    • G04HOROLOGY
    • G04BMECHANICALLY-DRIVEN CLOCKS OR WATCHES; MECHANICAL PARTS OF CLOCKS OR WATCHES IN GENERAL; TIME PIECES USING THE POSITION OF THE SUN, MOON OR STARS
    • G04B47/00Time-pieces combined with other articles which do not interfere with the running or the time-keeping of the time-piece
    • G04B47/04Time-pieces combined with other articles which do not interfere with the running or the time-keeping of the time-piece with attached ornaments or amusement apparatus

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  • the present invention relates to a watch case with an attached decorative element.
  • Document CH-A-654,973 relates to a watch case in which the part of the lateral face of the middle situated between the horns has a groove intended to receive a rib for fixing a decorative element.
  • This decorative element has a semi-cylindrical face centered on the axis of the strap fixing bar which holds the fixing rib of the decorative element engaged in the groove of the middle.
  • Such a method of attachment cannot guarantee high precision, the thickness of the bracelet, in this case apparently made of leather, being capable of varying by several tenths of mm, so that the position of the decorative element is not attached with precision and the latter may move or, on the contrary, prevent the bracelet from rotating around the fixing bar.
  • the document CH-A-355,094 does not relate to the fixing of a decorative element but to that of attached horns.
  • the middle part has two diametrically opposite cuts each receiving a lip projecting from a transverse block at the two ends of which the horns project away from the lip. It engages in one of the notches and is held by two ankles engaged in coincident holes in the middle and the lip.
  • the bezel conceals the holes appearing on the upper face of the middle.
  • the object of the present invention is to allow the attachment of a decorative element to a watch case, in particular an element capable of concealing the attachment of the bracelet to a wrist watch box.
  • the subject of this invention is a watch case with an attached decorative element according to claim 1.
  • the main advantage of the proposed solution lies in its simplicity, insofar as the added decorative element does not requires no particular fastening part, but is retained on the middle, either by the bezel or by the bottom.
  • the present invention makes it possible in particular to give a surface finish to the decoration thus added, different from that of the top and bottom faces of the horns and to provide different levels between the surface of the horns and that of the decorative element.
  • the attached drawing illustrates, schematically and by way of example, various variants of the watch case which is the subject of the present invention.
  • Figure 1 is a partial top view of a watch case according to a first variant.
  • Figure 2 is a sectional view along line II-II of Figure 1.
  • Figure 3 is a partial top view of a watch case according to a second variant.
  • FIG. 4 is a sectional view along the line IV-IV of FIG. 3.
  • Figure 5 is a partial top view of a third variant.
  • Figures 1 and 2 illustrate a wristwatch box, the part of the middle 1 located between the horns 2 has a clearance in an arc 3 formed in the external lateral face and concentric in the center of the box.
  • Another elongated clearance 4 also in an arc is formed on the face of the middle part 1 adjacent to the bezel 5.
  • this elongated clearance 4 extends angularly beyond the first clearance 3 and on either side of it.
  • the edge of this second elongated clearance 4 is located at a distance from the outer edge of the middle part 1 thus providing two retaining ears 4a at the ends of this elongated clearance 4.
  • the recesses 3 and 4 receive a decorative element 6 whose surface adjacent to the middle part 1 is complementary to those of the recesses 3 and 4.
  • the upper face of this decorative element 6 is adjacent to the lower face of the bezel 5 which thus prevents it from leaving the second elongated release 4 and the two retaining ears 4a.
  • this decorative element which extends towards the outside of the middle part in the space situated between the horns 2, has a clearance 8 constituted by a portion of cylindrical surface centered on the axis of the strap 9 for fixing the bracelet (not shown).
  • this clearance 8 allows the passage of the end of the bracelet without there being any visible space from above the box between the latter and the bracelet.
  • Figures 1 and 2 show that the decorative surface of the decorative element 6 can have different levels. It is noted in particular that the two decorative surfaces 6a adjacent to the horns 2 are at a lower level than that of the central surface 6b as well as that of the upper surface of the horns. Therefore, it is possible to give the decorative surfaces a different finish than that of the horns. Thus, for example, if the horns 2 are polished, the surfaces 6a can be matt and the surface 6b polished. Let's specify still that, in order not to hinder the spitting of the bezel 5 on the middle part 1, the thickness of the part of the decorative element 6 housed in the second elongated clearance 4 is less by a few hundredths of a millimeter than the depth of this clearance lying down 4.
  • the middle part 10 has an elongated recess 11 formed on its lower face, adjacent to the abutment face 12 of the bottom 13.
  • the outer edge of the middle part of this elongated recess 11 located between the horns 15 open on the external face of the middle part 10 which, in this case, does not have any clearance, while the ends 11a of the elongated clearance 11 are surrounded by a rim.
  • the decorative element 14 comprises a part 14a complementary to the elongated clearance 11, serving to retain this decorative element 14 once the base 13 is fixed on the middle part, and a surface in an arc 14b, adjacent to the part of the lateral face. external of the middle part 10, situated between the horns 15.
  • the visible decorative surface of the decorative element 14 is of an aspect which may be identical to that of FIG. 1.
  • the decorative element 16 also constitutes the last link of a link bracelet 17 and at the same time serves as a fastening member for this bracelet to the case 18 which, then, could no longer include horns as illustrated by this figure.

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The portion of the rim (1) situated between the flanges (2) presents a clearance (3) in the form of an arc of a circle provided between the lateral exterior side and concentric with the center of the case. Another clearance (4), also in the form of an arc of a circle, is provided in the surface of the rim (1) adjacent to the crystal (5) and extends at an angle from the first clearance (3) and on both sides thereof. The edge of the second clearance (4) is located at a distance from the outside edge of the rim (1), thus providing two retaining eyes (4a). The clearances (3, 4) receive a decorative element (6), the upper side of which is adjacent to the lower side of the crystal (5), which prevents it from falling out through the clearance (4).

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La présente invention se rapporte à une boîte de montre à élément décoratif rapporté.The present invention relates to a watch case with an attached decorative element.

Pour fixer un bracelet à une boîte de montre-bracelet, il existe généralement un jeu entre la carrure et le bracelet. Ce jeu crée une séparation entre la montre et le bracelet faisant clairement apparaître qu'il s'agit de deux organes distincts visiblement fixés l'un à l'autre. Depuis longtemps, on a proposé des solutions qui permettent de rendre invisible l'attache du bracelet à la montre, par exemple en ménageant un évidement dans la carrure pour y dissimuler cette attache.To attach a bracelet to a wristwatch case, there is generally a clearance between the middle and the bracelet. This play creates a separation between the watch and the bracelet, making it clear that these are two distinct bodies visibly fixed to each other. For a long time, solutions have been proposed which make it possible to make invisible the attachment of the bracelet to the watch, for example by providing a recess in the middle to conceal this attachment.

On a également proposé dans le document CH-A-649 675 de fixer deux barrettes à la carrure pour dissimuler les cornes, ces barrettes comportant des oreilles traversées par un trou fileté, introduites dans des logements de la carrure et retenues par des vis de fixation. Ces barrettes servent également à fixer le verre sur la carrure. Cette solution est adaptée en particulier à une montre rectangulaire. Alors qu'avec une telle montre, les vis de fixation peuvent prendre place dans les angles de la boîte, il n'en est pas de même avec une montre ronde, de sorte que cette solution n'est pas adaptée à ce type de montre.It has also been proposed in document CH-A-649 675 to fix two bars to the middle part to conceal the horns, these bars comprising ears crossed by a threaded hole, introduced into housings of the middle part and retained by fixing screws . These bars are also used to fix the glass on the middle. This solution is particularly suitable for a rectangular watch. While with such a watch, the fixing screws can take place in the corners of the case, it is not the same with a round watch, so this solution is not suitable for this type of watch .

Dans le cas des montres rondes, on a proposé, pour des bracelets à maillons métalliques articulés, de réaliser les derniers maillons adjacents à la boîte avec une forme exactement complémentaire à l'espace délimité par les cornes et la carrure et de ménager un passage à travers chacun de ces maillons pour la barrette de fixation du bracelet à la boîte de sorte que, une fois fixé aux cornes, ce maillon est pratiquement solidaire de la boîte et semble parfaitement intégré à cette dernière. Une telle solution est notamment illustrée par le CH 483 214, mais elle n'est applicable sous cette forme que pour un bracelet à maillons métalliques et non pour un bracelet cuir par exemple.In the case of round watches, it has been proposed, for bracelets with articulated metal links, to make the last links adjacent to the case with a shape exactly complementary to the space delimited by the horns and the middle part and to provide a passage for through each of these links for the strap for attaching the bracelet to the box so that, once fixed to the horns, this link is practically integral with the box and seems to be perfectly integrated into the latter. Such a solution is illustrated in particular by CH 483 214, but it is only applicable in this form for a bracelet with metal links and not for a leather strap for example.

Le document CH-A-654,973 se rapporte à une boîte de montre dans laquelle la partie de la face latérale de la carrure située entre les cornes présente une rainure destinée à recevoir une nervure de fixation d'un élément décoratif. Cet élément décoratif présente une face semi-cylindrique centrée sur l'axe de la barrette de fixation du bracelet qui maintient la nervure de fixation de l'élément décoratif engagé dans la rainure de la carrure. Un tel mode de fixation ne peut pas garantir une grande précision, l'épaisseur du bracelet, dans ce cas apparemment en cuir, étant susceptible de varier de plusieurs dixièmes de mm, de sorte que la position de l'élément décoratif n'est pas fixée avec précision et celui-ci est susceptible de bouger ou au contraire d'empêcher le bracelet de tourner autour de la barrette de fixation.Document CH-A-654,973 relates to a watch case in which the part of the lateral face of the middle situated between the horns has a groove intended to receive a rib for fixing a decorative element. This decorative element has a semi-cylindrical face centered on the axis of the strap fixing bar which holds the fixing rib of the decorative element engaged in the groove of the middle. Such a method of attachment cannot guarantee high precision, the thickness of the bracelet, in this case apparently made of leather, being capable of varying by several tenths of mm, so that the position of the decorative element is not attached with precision and the latter may move or, on the contrary, prevent the bracelet from rotating around the fixing bar.

Le document CH-A-355,094 ne se rapporte pas à la fixation d'un élément décoratif mais à celle de cornes rapportée. A cet effet, la carrure présente deux entailles diamétralement opposées recevant chacune une lèvre faisant saillie d'un bloc transversal aux deux extrémités duquel les cornes font saillie à l'opposé de la lèvre. Celle-ci s'engage dans une des entailles et est maintenue par deux chevilles engagées dans des perçages coïncidants de la carrure et de la lèvre. La lunette dissimule les perçages apparaissant sur la face supérieure de la carrure.The document CH-A-355,094 does not relate to the fixing of a decorative element but to that of attached horns. To this end, the middle part has two diametrically opposite cuts each receiving a lip projecting from a transverse block at the two ends of which the horns project away from the lip. It engages in one of the notches and is held by two ankles engaged in coincident holes in the middle and the lip. The bezel conceals the holes appearing on the upper face of the middle.

Le but de la présente invention est de permettre la fixation d'un élément décoratif à une boîte de montre, notamment un élément apte à dissimuler l'attache du bracelet à une boîte de montre-bracelet.The object of the present invention is to allow the attachment of a decorative element to a watch case, in particular an element capable of concealing the attachment of the bracelet to a wrist watch box.

A cet effet cette invention a pour objet une boîte de montre à élément décoratif rapporté selon la revendication 1.To this end, the subject of this invention is a watch case with an attached decorative element according to claim 1.

L'avantage essentiel de la solution proposée réside dans sa simplicité, dans la mesure où l'élément décoratif rapporté ne nécessite aucune pièce de fixation particulière, mais est retenu sur la carrure, soit par la lunette, soit par le fond. Par rapport aux solutions dans lesquelles un dégagement est ménagé dans la carrure pour dissimuler l'attache du bracelet, la présente invention permet en particulier de donner un état de surface au décor ainsi rapporté, différent de celui du dessus et des faces inférieures des cornes et de ménager des niveaux différents entre la surface des cornes et celle de l'élément décoratif.The main advantage of the proposed solution lies in its simplicity, insofar as the added decorative element does not requires no particular fastening part, but is retained on the middle, either by the bezel or by the bottom. Compared to solutions in which a clearance is provided in the middle part to conceal the attachment of the bracelet, the present invention makes it possible in particular to give a surface finish to the decoration thus added, different from that of the top and bottom faces of the horns and to provide different levels between the surface of the horns and that of the decorative element.

Le dessin annexé illustre, schématiquement et à titre d'exemple, différentes variantes de la boîte de montre objet de la présente invention.The attached drawing illustrates, schematically and by way of example, various variants of the watch case which is the subject of the present invention.

La figure 1 est une vue partielle de dessus d'une boîte de montre selon une première variante.Figure 1 is a partial top view of a watch case according to a first variant.

La figure 2 est une vue en coupe selon la ligne II-II de la figure 1.Figure 2 is a sectional view along line II-II of Figure 1.

La figure 3 est une vue partielle de dessus d'une boîte de montre selon une deuxième variante.Figure 3 is a partial top view of a watch case according to a second variant.

La figure 4 est une vue en coupe selon la ligne IV-IV de la figure 3.FIG. 4 is a sectional view along the line IV-IV of FIG. 3.

La figure 5 est une vue partielle de dessus d'une troisième variante.Figure 5 is a partial top view of a third variant.

Les figures 1 et 2 illustrent une boîte de montre-bracelet dont la partie de la carrure 1 située entre les cornes 2 présente un dégagement en arc de cercle 3 ménagé dans la face latérale externe et concentrique au centre de la boîte. Un autre dégagement allongé 4 également en arc de cercle est ménagé sur la face de la carrure 1 adjacente à la lunette 5. Comme on le voit sur la ligure 1, ce dégagement allongé 4 s'étend angulairement au-delà du premier dégagement 3 et de part et d'autre de celui-ci. Toutefois, le bord de ce second dégagement allongé 4 se situe à distance du bord externe de la carrure 1 ménageant ainsi deux oreilles de retenue 4a aux extrémités de ce dégagement allongé 4.Figures 1 and 2 illustrate a wristwatch box, the part of the middle 1 located between the horns 2 has a clearance in an arc 3 formed in the external lateral face and concentric in the center of the box. Another elongated clearance 4 also in an arc is formed on the face of the middle part 1 adjacent to the bezel 5. As can be seen in FIG. 1, this elongated clearance 4 extends angularly beyond the first clearance 3 and on either side of it. However, the edge of this second elongated clearance 4 is located at a distance from the outer edge of the middle part 1 thus providing two retaining ears 4a at the ends of this elongated clearance 4.

Les dégagements 3 et 4 reçoivent un élément décoratif 6 dont la surface adjacente à la carrure 1 est complémentaire de celles des dégagements 3 et 4. Comme le montre la figure 2, la face supérieure de cet élément décoratif 6 est adjacente à la face inférieure de la lunette 5 qui l'empêche ainsi de sortir du second dégagement allongé 4 et des deux oreilles de retenue 4a. On remarque encore sur cette figure 2 que cet élément décoratif, qui s'étend vers l'extérieur de la carrure dans l'espace situé entre les cornes 2, présente un dégagement 8 constitué par une portion de surface cylindrique centrée sur l'axe de la barrette 9 de fixation du bracelet (non représenté). Ainsi ce dégagement 8 permet le passage de l'extrémité du bracelet sans qu'il n'y ait d'espace visible depuis le dessus de la boîte entre cette dernière et le bracelet. Les figures 1 et 2 montrent que la surface décorative de l'élément décoratif 6 peut comporter des niveaux différents. On constate en particulier que les deux surfaces décoratives 6a adjacentes aux cornes 2 sont à un niveau plus bas que celui de la surface centrale 6b ainsi que celui de la surface supérieure des cornes. De ce fait, il est possible de donner aux surfaces décoratives une finition différente de celle des cornes. C'est ainsi, par exemple, que si les cornes 2 sont polies, les surfaces 6a peuvent être mates et la surface 6b polie. Précisons encore que, pour ne pas gêner le crochage de la lunette 5 sur la carrure 1, l'épaisseur de la partie de l'élément décoratif 6 logée dans le second dégagement allongé 4 est inférieure de quelques centièmes de millimètres à la profondeur de ce dégagement allongé 4.The recesses 3 and 4 receive a decorative element 6 whose surface adjacent to the middle part 1 is complementary to those of the recesses 3 and 4. As shown in FIG. 2, the upper face of this decorative element 6 is adjacent to the lower face of the bezel 5 which thus prevents it from leaving the second elongated release 4 and the two retaining ears 4a. It is also noted in this FIG. 2 that this decorative element, which extends towards the outside of the middle part in the space situated between the horns 2, has a clearance 8 constituted by a portion of cylindrical surface centered on the axis of the strap 9 for fixing the bracelet (not shown). Thus this clearance 8 allows the passage of the end of the bracelet without there being any visible space from above the box between the latter and the bracelet. Figures 1 and 2 show that the decorative surface of the decorative element 6 can have different levels. It is noted in particular that the two decorative surfaces 6a adjacent to the horns 2 are at a lower level than that of the central surface 6b as well as that of the upper surface of the horns. Therefore, it is possible to give the decorative surfaces a different finish than that of the horns. Thus, for example, if the horns 2 are polished, the surfaces 6a can be matt and the surface 6b polished. Let's specify still that, in order not to hinder the spitting of the bezel 5 on the middle part 1, the thickness of the part of the decorative element 6 housed in the second elongated clearance 4 is less by a few hundredths of a millimeter than the depth of this clearance lying down 4.

Dans la variante illustrée par les figures 3 et 4, la carrure 10 présente un dégagement allongé 11 ménagé sur sa face inférieure, adjacente à la face de butée 12 du fond 13. Le bord externe de la partie médiane de ce dégagement allongé 11 située entre les cornes 15 s'ouvre sur la face externe de la carrure 10 qui, dans ce cas, ne présente pas, de dégagement, alors que les extrémités 11a du dégagement allongé 11 sont entourées d'un rebord. L'élément décoratif 14 comporte une partie 14a complémentaire du dégagement allongé 11, servant à retenir cet élément décoratif 14 une fois le fond 13 fixé sur la carrure 10, et une surface en arc de cercle 14b, adjacente à la partie de la face latérale externe de la carrure 10, située entre les cornes 15. Comme on le voit sur la figure 3, la surface décorative visible de l'élément décoratif 14 est d'un aspect qui peut être identique à celui de la figure 1.In the variant illustrated in FIGS. 3 and 4, the middle part 10 has an elongated recess 11 formed on its lower face, adjacent to the abutment face 12 of the bottom 13. The outer edge of the middle part of this elongated recess 11 located between the horns 15 open on the external face of the middle part 10 which, in this case, does not have any clearance, while the ends 11a of the elongated clearance 11 are surrounded by a rim. The decorative element 14 comprises a part 14a complementary to the elongated clearance 11, serving to retain this decorative element 14 once the base 13 is fixed on the middle part, and a surface in an arc 14b, adjacent to the part of the lateral face. external of the middle part 10, situated between the horns 15. As can be seen in FIG. 3, the visible decorative surface of the decorative element 14 is of an aspect which may be identical to that of FIG. 1.

Avec la troisième variante illustrée par la figure 5, qui, par ailleurs, est identique à la variante précédente, l'élément décoratif 16 constitue également le dernier maillon d'un bracelet à maillons 17 et sert en même temps d'organe de fixation de ce bracelet au boîtier 18 qui, alors, pourrait ne plus comporter de cornes comme illustré par cette figure.With the third variant illustrated by FIG. 5, which, moreover, is identical to the previous variant, the decorative element 16 also constitutes the last link of a link bracelet 17 and at the same time serves as a fastening member for this bracelet to the case 18 which, then, could no longer include horns as illustrated by this figure.

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  1. Watch case with a decorative component attached, comprising a bezel (1), a rim (5) and a back (13), the bezel (1) having an upper bearing face for the rim (5) and a lower bearing surface for the back (13), characterized in that one of these bearing surfaces has an elongate recess (4, 11) extending inside the peripheral edge of the rim or of the back, this elongate recess (4, 11) comprising a middle part and two adjacent end parts (4a, 11a), in that this middle part has a peripheral edge adjacent an outer lateral face of the bezel (1) while the adjacent end parts (4a, 11a) are each separated from this outer lateral face by a peripheral lip, in that a decorative component (6, 14, 16) having parts complementary to this elongate recess (4, 11) is fitted in this elongate recess (4, 11) and in that the face of the rim (5) or that of the back (13) covers this elongate recess (4, 11) to keep this decorative component (6, 14, 16) therein.
  2. Watch case according to Claim 1, characterised in that its besel (1) has, on its outer lateral face, a second recess (3) which communicates with the outer edge of the middle part of the first elongate recess (4).
  3. Watch case according to Claim 1, characterised in that the said decorative component (6, 14) extends between the lugs (2) of a wristwatch.
  4. Watch case according to Claim 3, characterised in that a recess (8) is provided underneath the decorative face of the said decorative component (6) parallel to the axis (9) of the pin for fixing the bracelet to the lugs (2), so that the end of the bracelet surrounding the said fixing pin can pass.
  5. Watch case according to Claim 1, characterised in that the said decorative component (16) constitutes a component for fixing the bracelet (17) to the case (18).
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