Abstract: A braking device (100), separate and remote from its guide members, having resilient strips (3; 31; 32) borne by a braking mobile component (10) trapped between a structure (1) and a bolt (6) and movable perpendicularly to the axis of a horological mobile component arbor (30), on which the strips bear, and either all of the bearing forces on the arbor (30) of the strips (3) are exerted within a single angular sector having a centre angle (a) of less than 180°, or, opposite a first straight or convex strip (31) tangentially braking this arbor (30), a second strip (32) allows for relative mobility between the braking mobile component (10) and this arbor (30) in a direction of mobility (DM), the latter being: either parallel to the first resilient strip (31), or wavy and deformable perpendicularly to the direction of mobility (DM).

Abstract: A flexible guide for a rotary resonator mechanism, in particular of a horological movement, the guide including a first support, an element movable relative to the first support, a first pair of flexible strips connecting the first support to the movable element, so that the movable element can displace relative to the first support by bending the strips in a circular movement about a centre of rotation, the flexible guide being arranged substantially in a plane, including a prestressing device, the prestressing device being configured to apply a force for buckling the flexible strips by bringing the first support closer to the movable element, so that the flexible guide includes two stable positions of the element movable relative to the first support for which the return moment is zero, the two stable positions having a predetermined angle of rotation therebetween.

Abstract: A portable object (1) including a case (20) having a middle (21) devoid of fastening horns and having two longitudinal cavities (110) extending in a longitudinal direction (X-X), a bracelet (30) having two ends (31), each end (31) of the bracelet (30) cooperating with a mounting interface (200) configured to removably cooperate with a longitudinal cavity (110) of the middle (21) to make it possible to mount the bracelet (30). The mounting interface (200) is one-piece and includes: elements (210) for receiving and securing one end (31) of the bracelet (30); elastic casing elements (220) for axially locking the mounting interface (200) in the longitudinal cavity (110) in the longitudinal direction (X-X); elements (230) for locking the mounting interface (200) in the longitudinal cavity (110) in a direction transverse to the longitudinal direction (X-X).

Abstract: A timepiece includes a drive module, a dial including a central opening, an hour pipe passing through the central opening of the dial and driven in rotation by the drive module, and a dial attachment device. The attachment device includes a holding tube arranged around the hour pipe and mechanically connected to the drive module. The holding comes to bear against the dial or against a dial support to which the dial is attached.

Abstract: A fastening kit for a watch including at least one fastening device for fastening, according to a fastening method, at least one tube and for electrically connecting the at least one tube to a support.

Abstract: A self-winding mechanical horological movement including a pivotally oscillating weight, wherein the oscillating weight is provided with a decorative disc mounted on the oscillating weight and pivotally driven by the weight. The disc is fastened to a support that includes a stem inserted into a hole provided in the rotational shaft of the weight. The stem and the hole include non-circular section cylindrical portions corresponding with one another, so that the support and the disc are pivotally driven by the shaft. The disc forms a decoration that covers the entire surface of the movement, without requiring technical complexities. The disc can be free to undergo an axial movement in relation to the weight, so that the disc may be removed from the weight when the horological movement is dismantled from a watch case.

Abstract: A multifunction correction device (100) for a case (2) of a timepiece including a horological movement (1) having at least one function corrector (10, 12) for carrying out various functions of activating, selecting, resetting and/or correcting a piece of information derived from the current time of the horological movement. A control member (130) is capable of moving in rotation about the axis of revolution (X-X) of a control stem (120) between a plurality of angular positions and a protrusion (123) is configured such that the rotation of the control member (130) modifies the angular position of the protrusion (123) about the axis of revolution (X-X) and relative to the horological movement (1).

Abstract: An electronic watch (1) including a case provided with a bezel (2) forming totally or partially a touch interface of said watch (1), the bezel (2) including an antenna circuit (10) of a communication module (6) of the watch (1) and a flange provided with a touch control circuit (13) of a touch control organ (8) of the watch (1).

Abstract: An electronic watch including a case provided with a middle and with a bezel entirely or partially forming a tactile interface, the case including an electronic device including an electronic circuit provided with a substrate wherein a peripheral area of its upper surface forms with the bezel mounted over the middle a hatch within which are included an antenna circuit of a communication module and a tactile control circuit of a tactile control member of the electronic device, the tactile control circuit including at least one cambered element made of a conductive material forming an electrode one end of which is connected to a connection terminal of the tactile control member which is comprised over the peripheral area of the upper surface of the substrate.

Abstract: A wearable object including a middle of a case, a bracelet, and a fastening system for removably securing the bracelet to the middle, the middle including two longitudinal cavities configured to form a slide-bar and receive a hooking head of the bracelet of complementary shape and configured to cooperate by sliding. The fastening system includes elastic casing elements to bolt the axial movement of the hooking head inside the longitudinal cavity, the elastic casing elements including: a rigid bolting protrusion, arranged on an inner wall of each of the longitudinal cavities, cooperating with; two obstacles arranged in the vicinity of an elastic portion of the hooking heads, the obstacles delimiting an inter-obstacle space designed to receive the bolting protrusion and form locking elements of the bolting protrusion; the elastic casing elements being configured to elastically distort the elastic portion of the hooking head during the insertion of the bracelet.

Abstract: A portable object includes a case having a middle, a bracelet, and an attachment system for removably securing each end of the bracelet to the middle. The middle includes two longitudinal cavities to form a slide bar. Each end of the bracelet includes a fastening head that cooperates, by sliding, with one of the longitudinal cavities to form the attachment system. The fastening head includes an end flange made of a viscoelastic material. The attachment system includes a viscoelastic fitting for locking axial movement of the fastening head inside the longitudinal cavity by the viscoelastic response of the end flange. The viscoelastic fitting is formed by cooperation of a rigid locking protrusion in each longitudinal cavity to deform the end flange upon insertion of the bracelet. The locking protrusion fits inside a recess made in the end flange to lock the axial movement of the fastening head.

Abstract: A multifunction correction device (100) for a case (2) of a timepiece including a horological movement (1). The correction device includes: a cylindrical body (110) integral with the timepiece case (2); a primary correction module (120) moving in translation in a first direction, having a primary control member (121) integral with a primary control stem (123), which operates a first function corrector (10) of the horological movement (1); and a secondary correction module (130) moving in translation in a second direction parallel to the first direction, the secondary correction module (130) comprising a secondary control member (131) integral with a secondary control stem (133), which operates a second function corrector (12) of the horological movement (1), the cylindrical body (110) receiving the primary correction module (120) and the secondary correction module (130).

Abstract: A portable electronic object (1) including a case (3) provided with an external part element (2) entirely or partially forming a tactile interface of said electronic object (1), the external part element including a hollow body containing a substrate (5) over which are formed an antenna circuit (10) of a communication module (6) of the object (1) and a tactile control circuit (13) of a tactile control member (8) of this object (1).

Abstract: A timepiece (1) intended to transmit commands to an external device (70), including: a digital display (6); a wireless communication circuit (82); a manual selection interface (5, 6); a microphone (87); and a processing unit (81) configured to: transmit a command to an external device (70) depending on an audible signal received on the microphone (87); depending on a history of previously selected commands, environment criteria, behavioural criteria, physiological criteria of the wearer of the timepiece, or state criteria of the external device, define a list of command suggestions to be displayed; display on the digital display (6) a command interface comprising the command suggestions (cmd1, cmd2, cmd3, cmd4, cmd5, cmd6, cmd7) of the defined list.

Abstract: A timepiece case including a middle (20) receiving a horological movement (1) having at least one function corrector (10, 12) for carrying out various functions of activating, selecting, resetting and/or correcting a piece of information derived from the current time of the horological movement (1). The middle has a correction member (100), and a control stem (120) moving in translation within the cylindrical body of the correction member. The correction member (100) is mounted such that it slides in the middle (20) between a plurality of stable positions, each of the stable positions modifying the position of the end (122) of the control stem (120) facing the horological movement (1).

Abstract: An electronic watch (1) including a case provided with a bezel (2) entirely or partially forming a tactile interface of the watch (1), the bezel (2) including an antenna circuit (10) of a communication module (6) and being provided with a body (5) including inner and outer faces (16, 17), the inner face (16) including a tactile control circuit (13) of a tactile control member (8) of this watch (1) and the outer face (17) including at least one tactile area (18a, 18b), the tactile control circuit (13) including at least one layer made of a conductive material forming an electrode (22) located beneath the at least one tactile area (18a, 18b).

Abstract: An assembly including horological movement support, a motor plate of a timepiece and a fastener fastening the support to the plate. The fastener includes a self-tapping screw having a body that passes through a hole in the support. A recess in the plate or support is tapped when the screw is screwed into the recess. The shape of the recess has a variable width, which is wider at the opening extending to a smaller diameter at the bottom of the recess, the shape corresponding to that of the body of the screw.

Abstract: Timepiece regulator comprising a detached lever escapement mechanism, and a resonator with a quality factor Q including an inertia element including an impulse pin cooperating with a fork of the lever, subjected to the return force of two flexible strips attached to the plate, defining a virtual pivot having a main axis (DP), the lever pivoting about a secondary axis (DS), and the lift angle (?) of the resonator, during which the impulse pin is in contact with the fork, is less than 10°, and the ratio IB/IA between the inertia IB of the inertia element with respect to the main axis (DP) and the inertia IA of the lever with respect to the secondary axis (DS) is greater than 2Q·?2/(0.1·?·?2), where ? is the lift angle of the lever corresponding to the maximum angular travel of the fork.

Abstract: A bolt (10) configured to limit the axial travel of a moving body (21) of a horological movement (20). The bolt includes a head (11) arranged at the end of an arbor (12) extending according to a longitudinal axis of revolution, the head (11) extending radially with respect to the arbor (12) and including over a portion of its periphery, a radial addendum (110) configured to be arranged opposite said moving body (21), and including, at the interface with the arbor (12), a bearing base (111) through which the bolt (10) is configured to rest against a structure (22) of the horological movement (20).

Abstract: A method for manufacturing at least two mechanical parts to be arranged in a timepiece mechanism including magnetised functional areas having antagonistic polarities, the parts being arranged in a timepiece mechanism to cooperate with each other in relative displacement, the method including a step of constructing a blank of each of the two parts including at least one functional area from which the parts are able to cooperate with each other and a step of obtaining each of the parts including a sub-step of transforming said at least one functional area of the blank of each of these parts into a magnetised functional area from which emanates a magnetic field, at least one feature of which is configured so that this magnetic field participates in achieving a separation of the magnetised functional areas of the two parts when they are in a stop position in the mechanism.