The invention relates to a watch (2), wherein the time is represented by a plurality of display means (4) that are individually activated or deactivated. Said watch includes a first group (31) of display means for the number of hours, a second group (32) of display means for a first position of the number of minutes and a third group (33) for the second position of the number of minutes. The display means (4) in each group preferably form at least three subgroups (311, 312, 313, 314; 321, 322, 3...

A timepiece is provided with a liquid crystal display panel (10) capable of displaying at least either of time information and calendar information, and comprising a liquid crystal cell having a liquid crystal layer sealed in between a pair of transparent substrates, having an electrode on each of the inner surfaces thereof, facing each other, an absorption-type polarizing film disposed on the visible side of the liquid crystal cell, for absorbing the light linearly polarized in the direction or...

To provide a watch in which, in case where a screw lock function has decreased, a part exchange around a crown is made possible while ensuring a waterproofness. To an outside winding stem pipe having a bridge portion and brazed to a case band there is passed an inside winding stem pipe having a male screw portion directed to an outside of the case band and a convex portion colliding against the bridge portion so as to be capable of being put in or out, the pipe is locked to the pipe by a lock me...

The watch comprises a case (9) with a fixed part (10) in the shape of a bracket (20) and a mobile part (11) with a middle (21) and a movement (23) mounted onto the fixed part (10) so as to be able to swivel about a swivel axis (32) thanks to pivots (31) in order to realize a tilting motion of the mobile part (11) in two opposite directions. Two actuating mechanisms (44, 45) are mounted into the middle (21) and intended to transform the tilting motions into an action upon two control organs of fu...

A timekeeping apparatus having a hidden compartment. The compartment can contain permanent or removable psychological message and/or printed messages. The messages can be printed messages, digital messages, recordable audio messages and aromatic messages. The compartment can also contain such items has a mood sensing stone which changes color according to the wearer's mood, magnets or crystals.

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 cas...

A timekeeping apparatus having a hidden compartment. The compartment can contain permanent or removable psychological message and/or printed messages. The messages can be printed messages, digital messages, recordable audio messages and aromatic messages. The compartment can also contain such items as a mood sensing stone which changes color according to the wearer's mood, magnets or crystals.

A watch has a switch mechanism 10 supported by a base 11 and a lid 13 that houses a generally conventional electric watch arrangement (not shown). The mechanism includes a semi-circular disc shaped finger tip engagable pusher 16 that can be rotated in either direction from a mean position, and also pushed radially inwards. Such movement of the pusher 16 produces radial movements of biassed plungers 23, 26 and 30 that are urged through respective apertures 24, 27 and 31 in a wall 12 of the base 1...

A watch (1) allows the identification and the division of three time periods over a day and comprises a dial (2); a hand member (3) having a movable pointing end (15); and a path (12), with respect to wich said movable pointing end (15) is moved, which is provided with an initial position (13; 13a) and a final position (13; 13b), wherein the run time of said path (12), from the initial position (13; 13a) to the final position (13; 13b), of said movable pointing end (15) is of eight hours, said w...

A watch includes an annular member, such as a bracelet, viewable graduation markings around its circumference graduated according to time; a pointer member on the circumference of the annular member and viewable with the graduation markings; and a drive for effecting relative movement between the pointer and the graduation markings at a predetermined uniform velocity such that the pointer indicates the time according to its location relative to the graduation markings on the circumference of the...