Abstract: The electronic timepiece movement (2) is equipped with a motor (4) including a stator and a permanent magnet rotor (6) situated in a stator hole, said stator defining at least two magnetic poles (12, 14) respectively including at least two pole shoes (16, 18) extending at the periphery of the hole. The motor includes at least one coil (28) respectively mounted around at least one core (26). The two pole shoes and the core form together a first part made of ferromagnetic material formed by or including a single-piece wafer forming both the two pole shoes and the core. An end portion of the core is connected to at least one corresponding pole shoe by a second part, defining a base plate or a main plate made of magnetic material, to which the first part is secured and on which elements of the electronic timepiece movement are at least partially mounted.

Abstract: A wearable device includes a dial extending a shaft; two watch hand elements coupled to the shaft and configured to rotate 360 degrees in a plane about the shaft; an antenna element coupled to the shaft and configured to rotate 360 degrees in the same plane about the shaft; and a matching circuit matching with the antenna element.

Abstract: A timepiece movement includes a balance-and-hairspring regulator and an escapement co-operating with the regulator, the outer turn (5) of the hairspring including a stiffened portion (6?; 6?; 6??) arranged to make the development of the hairspring more concentric, is characterized in that the stiffened portion (6?; 6?; 6??) is also arranged to at least partially compensate for the variation in the rate of the movement in dependence upon the oscillation amplitude of the balance caused by the escapement.

Abstract: An assembly of an axially extending member, made of a first material, in an aperture of a part, made of a second material having no plastic domain. The part includes pierced holes forming an elastic deformation mechanism distributed around the aperture thereof. Further, the member includes an elastically and plastically deformed, radially flared portion that radially grips a wall of the part surrounding the aperture by stressing the elastic deformation mechanism, so as to secure the assembly in a manner that is not destructive for the part. The assembly can be used in the field of timepieces.

Abstract: An electronic timepiece includes a tubular exterior case, a cover glass plate that blocks one of two openings of the exterior case, a ring-shaped antenna body provided along an inner circumference of the exterior case, a circuit substrate which is provided in a position below the antenna body when viewed from the cover glass plate and on which a shield pattern G is formed, and a GPS receiver that is so provided on the circuit substrate that the GPS receiver faces away from the antenna body with the shield pattern G being a boundary and amplifies and processes a signal received by the antenna body.

Abstract: An LED light with a time piece uses a simple light-medium body with a very rough finish to allow light from LED(s) to pass though input-end(s) of the light-medium body and travel within the body and obtain a very even brightness on all surfaces of the light medium that are seen by a viewer. Combined with a milky/frosted front sheet overlay, the light-medium surface can get perfect area illumination effects. The movement for the time display can include analog indicators with a guilt-in light-medium on the top cover to achieve a super slim LED illumination for the time piece. For night light application, the sealed-unit may consist of prong-means and an LED related circuit sealed within a safety standard plastic material and assembled with the night light body to save a lot of cost enable use of all kinds of materials. The invention may also be adapted to an LCD display timepiece.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for making a spring for a timepiece that comprises at least one monobloc ribbon of metal glass including at least one curvature. The method is characterized in that said method comprises the step of shaping by means of plastic-deformation said monobloc ribbon in order to obtain at least a portion of said curvature.

Abstract: The invention relates to a winding mass (10) for a watch movement, comprising a geometric rotation axis (100), a peripheral portion (10) and a connecting portion (13) between the peripheral portion (10) and the rotation axis (100), the density and the mass of the peripheral portion being greater than those of the connecting portion. The connecting portion (13) is moved by means of bird feather-like portions (20).

Abstract: An attachment structure for a vibrating motor, in which a cut-out section for forming a mounting space for a vibrating motor is provided in a housing that is housed within a device case with a portion thereof that corresponds to the vibrating motor being in close contact with the inner surface of the device case, and a circuit board is arranged in a non-contact state relative to the housing.

Abstract: An interface for actuating a device is described. According to one aspect, an interface for actuating a device includes a boss member arranged to be extended from a shaft to receive a user's manipulation, wherein when the boss member receives the user's manipulation, the boss member is arranged to project the shaft to an actuating position arranged to actuate the device.

Abstract: A timepiece movement includes a battery housing section configured and arranged to house a primary battery and a secondary battery unit in a replaceable manner.

Abstract: A regulating system (110) for a horology movement (12) comprising a first sub-system (11) including: a first oscillator (O111) which includes a first balance (B111) and a first balance spring (S111); a first element (M111) for displacement of the first balance spring (S111); and a first element (A111) for activation of the first displacement element (M111), at an instant, or substantially at an instant, when the speed of the first balance (B111) is zero.

Abstract: Timepiece including a back and display element, the timepiece being inscribed between first and second mutually parallel reference planes, the first plane being tangential to the back, and the second plane lying on the same side as the display element. The timepiece contains a movement which includes a framework. The framework includes at least two components positioned one on each side of a reference axis perpendicular to the first and second planes, on each of which components there are mounted a balance and an escapement, which together respectively form a platform escapement, each balance being mounted to pivot about an axis of rotation in the corresponding component. The framework further includes at least one support element having at least one bearing surface on which at least one of the platform escapements is positioned so that the axis of rotation is inclined with respect to the reference planes and intersects them.

Abstract: A method for assembling a mechanical modular unit includes storing in a controller a list of assembly parts of the unit. The method includes irreversibly transforming a sub-assembly of each functional module into a ready to use functional module, after adjustment and function checking of a particular timepiece function have been performed on a test bench. The method includes storing in a storage place components required for the assembly list. The method includes programming a manipulator controlled by the controller to look, in a pre-defined sequence peculiar to each assembly list, for each component or module to be assembled. The method includes programming a shape recognition part to operate the manipulator to pick up each functional module according to a locating part included therein, to arrange the module in an assembly position. The method includes each time, irreversibly assembling precisely arranged elements of the mechanical modular unit to each other.

Abstract: An escapement mechanism for a timepiece movement or timepiece including at least one balance and at least one escape wheel. A transmission of impulses between the balance and the escape wheel is achieved by a single-piece flexible mechanism including at least one feeler spindle cooperating with the escape wheel or, respectively, with the balance, and the single-piece, flexible mechanism is connected by at least one flexible blade to a fixed structure of the timepiece, or respectively to the escape wheel.

Abstract: Methodologies and constructions of displaying elapsed time on a wristworn device, which include among other things, having at least two display hands one of which that will rotate faster or stop so that they become coincident with each other, then rotate together and then reassume their normal and accurate positions. Such is particularly important with respect to one of the hands that is preferably a seconds hand that might otherwise be displaying seconds of the time of day (“TOD”).

Abstract: Resilient timepiece hand including a first drive pipe integral with a flexible strip. The resilient hand is in a single-piece and this flexible strip includes a first flexible segment between this first pipe and a first tip which is at a variable distance from this first pipe according to stresses applied to this flexible strip. Timepiece display mechanism including a resilient hand of this type. The mechanism includes a first drive pinion for driving this first pipe of this resilient hand about a pivot axis, and a second pinion or a cam for stressing this resilient hand to vary the position of at least one this tip of this resilient hand with respect to this pivot axis. Watch including a display movement of this type.

Abstract: A radio clock including: an antenna configured to receive a satellite signal transmitted from GPS satellite; a receiving unit configured to perform a receiving process to acquire information contained in the satellite signal received by the antenna within a predetermine upper limit period; and a control unit configured to change the number of receiving processes to be performed in a predetermined period and change the upper limit period in accordance with a total sum of durations of the receiving processes performed in the predetermined period.

Abstract: The personal alarm watch is an improved athletic sports watch, which includes the traditional time related features of a wristwatch along with a plurality of personal alarm features integrated therein. The wristwatch includes a pulse sensor integrated into a bottom surface that is in dermal contact with the end user's wrist in order to detect pulse, and which relays said information to a processing means located inside of the wristwatch. The wristwatch also includes a location-based technology along with the ability to communicate with the local authorities upon depression of a panic button in order to provide an alarm thereto. A speaker being manifested with said watch nay provide an additional level of security by emitting an audible alarm. Upon transmission of said alarm to said local authorities, the wristwatch further transmits an electronic file containing biographical and/or medical information about the end user.

Abstract: Mechanical timepiece movement, including at least one energy storage means fed at the input by a ratchet driven by one winding mechanism and at the output powering a going train. The movement includes first energy take-up means connected to at least one wheel set of this going train by at least a first elastic connection, this first energy take-up means cooperating with at least one wheel set driving this ratchet, in mesh with this ratchet for powering this energy storage means by reinjecting part of the energy taken up by this energy take-up means, this wheel set driving this ratchet being uncouplable under the action of at least one uncoupling mechanism active during the operation of this winding mechanism.