This invention is directed to a watch which includes a rotating bezel with a ring-shaped part projecting from its lower surface and with a serrated edge at the end. This ring-shaped part is fitted into an indentation in the rim and its toothed part meshes with a pinion with an axial aperture of square cross-section fitting onto a segment of complementary cross-section on the winding stem. The pinion is located in a case open laterally on the external surface of the rim and maintained in this case by a shutting device. The winding stem can be axially moved between at least two positions while remaining constantly meshed with the rotating bezel by means of the pinion allowing the rewinding or setting of the watch by rotating the bezel.
A rotating-type bezel apparatus has a case body and a bezel rotatably mounted on the case body and having alternately spaced recesses and projections. A first member is mounted on the case body and has an end portion elastically engageable with surface portions of the recesses and projections of the bezel to impart a click feel to the bezel during rotational movement thereof. A second member is movably mounted on the case body for movement between a first position and a second position. In the first position, the second member engages the first member to prevent a release of an elastic engagement between the front end portion of the main body of the first member and the surface portions of one recess and the two projections on either side of the one recess of the bezel. In the second position, the second member does not engage the first member and thereby permits the release of the elastic ingagement between the front end portion of the main body of the second member and the surface portions of the one recess and the two projections on either side of the one recess of the bezel.
A setting device (1) includes an outer crown body (11), an inner crown body (12) firmly connected to this, a coupling (13,14) mounted at the inner crown body, as well as a crown sleeve (15) at least partly enveloping the inner crown body (12) and the coupling (13,14), inside of which the inner crown body (12) is mounted in both axially adjustable and rotatable manner. The setting device (1) further includes an elastic element (16) exerting on at least one of the crown bodies (11,12) a force pre-tensioning it in its axial direction, the force of pretension of the elastic element (16) being determined as a function of the effective front surface (A) of the outer crown body (11), in order to allow for an automatic, axial change-over of position of the setting device as a function of the applied external pressure.
A watchcase has a turning ring provided on one case surface and enclosing one case section. The turning ring is secured by at least one holding element engaging a peripheral groove of the case section and securing the turning ring to t case section.
A watch case for an analog watch movement has a housing and a setting ring in a rotatably moveable and axially slideable relationship. The setting ring is coupled with a setting stem of the analog watch for rotation of the setting stem by rotation of the setting ring and for axial movement of the setting stem by orthogonal axial movement of the setting ring.
