Patents Assigned to Century Time Limited
  • Patent number: 4075828
    Abstract: A four-sided, water-resistant watch-case comprising a caseband having a plane upper face, a crystal made of an inorganic material, an annular gasket inserted between the crystal and the caseband, and a bezel fastened to the caseband, partially covering the plane upper face, and holding the crystal in place, wherein the crystal comprises bevels along its periphery, and the bezel comprises a frame having inner faces in the form of ruled surfaces generated by lines perpendicular to said plane upper face, feet integral with the frame, projecting from the surface of the bezel facing the caseband and engaged in openings in the plane upper face, and claws projecting inwardly from opposite sides of the frame, the inner faces surrounding the gasket over at least part of its thickness, and the claws pressing upon the bevels in order to press the crystal against the gasket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 1976
    Date of Patent: February 28, 1978
    Assignee: Century Time Limited
    Inventor: Hans Ulrich Klingenberg