Abstract: The present invention relates to an electronic timepiece allowing the display of at least one first time related data item (H1) conventionally based on the Hour-Minute-Second system, and at least one second time related data item (H2) based on a decimal system in which the time is divided at least into thousandths of a day. For this purpose the timepiece according to the present invention includes generating means (14) which, from auxiliary control pulses (IL) originating from the time base (2), allow second control pulses (I2) to be supplied allowing said second time related data item (H2) to be formed and displayed.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 26, 2001
Date of Patent:
October 26, 2004
Assignee:
Swatch AG
Inventors:
Jacques Müller, Pascal Derivaz, Roger Marquis
Abstract: The bezel (2) allows the same reading direction to be kept for the indications (20) carried by a ring (4) able to rotate freely on a base (6) to which it is affixed to bring a selected indication (20) opposite a determined marking of the base (6) or of a dial (3). The indications (20) are marked on the outer surface of studs (10) each kept free in rotation about their rotational axis (10a) in a housing (30) provided through the thickness of the ring (4) and opening onto the base (6).
Type:
Application
Filed:
March 10, 2003
Publication date:
September 11, 2003
Applicant:
SWATCH AG
Inventors:
Luciano Eleuterio, Sebastien Hostettler, Domenico Leo