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  • Gong for the striking work or alarm of a watch
    Patent number: 8130597
    Abstract: The gong for the striking work or alarm of a watch is configured to produce a sound within the audible frequency range when it is struck by at least one hammer. This gong is made of a material, wherein the square root of the ratio between the elasticity module of the material divided by the volumic mass of the selected material is less than 3300 m/s, so as to allow the gong to produce a rich sound, comprising a large number of partials, within the audible frequency range. The selected material may be, for example, gold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: Montres Breguet S.A.
    Inventors: Jérome Favre, Nakis Karapatis