Complitime S.a.

Vaucher Manufacture Fleurier S.a.

Gfpi S.a.

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Lange Uhren Gmbh

Greubel Forsey S.a.

Gfpi Sa. Eplatures - Grise 16

Robert Greubel

Stephen Forsey

Stephen Edward Methuen Forsey

Christophe Zwahlen

Anaïs Hamel

François Trifoni

Dylan Roth

Laurent Perret

Florian Corneille

Amel Kapetanovic

Fabrice Deschanel

Ludovic Philippe Roland Perez

Nathalie Lebet

John C Ermel

Michael James Burns

Mechanism () for moving an object (), which is suitable for being integrated into a wearable jewellery or costume jewellery item (), comprising:—a manual drive source () which is capable of being driven directly or indirectly by an action of a user and which is arranged to drive a transmission () following an action of a user;—a support system () which carries an object () which is intended to be moved in rotation about a first rotation axis (A) under the effect of the manual drive source () by means of the transmission (), characterised in that the support system () comprises a first frame () which is mounted so as to pivot on a frame element about the first rotation axis (A), and an internal frame () which is mounted so as to pivot in the first frame () about a second pivot axis (A) which is substantially orthogonal to the first pivot axis (A); and in that the object () is arranged to be driven by an eccentric drive element () which is rigidly joined in rotation with a driving wheel () which is arranged to be driven by the transmission ().

Mechanism for moving an object for a jewelry or costume jewelry item

Disclosed is a mobile support mechanism for an object, adapted for being integrated into a wearable piece of jewelry, including a support system bearing an object that is intended to be animated in rotation about a first axis of rotation under the effect of an unbalance within the support system. The support system includes a first frame that is pivotably mounted on a chassis element about the first axis of rotation, and an inner frame that is pivotably mounted in the first frame about a second pivot axis which is substantially orthogonal with respect to the first pivot axis. The object is mounted to a first extremity of a shaft mounted in the inner frame, a second extremity of the shaft being supported by an eccentric element pivotably mounted to a static frame element at a rotation point such that it can freely rotate therearound.

Mobile support mechanism for an object

Disclosed is an escapement mechanism () for a timepiece, designed to cooperate with an oscillator arranged to carry out oscillations, said mechanism () comprising:—a count wheel () arranged for step-wise forward rotation depending on the oscillations of the oscillator;—an impulse wheel () designed to be kinematically linked to a power source, said impulse wheel () being arranged to be periodically blocked and released under the control of the count wheel () and to supply impulses to the oscillator, characterized in that:—when said escapement mechanism () is operating, the count wheel () is continuously subjected to a torque;—and the count wheel () is arranged to rotate forward by one half-step of its toothing for every vibration of the oscillator.

Timepiece escapement mechanism

A display system for a timepiece is disclosed. The system includes a mobile arranged to be driven by a drive source by first teeth provided on the mobile. The mobile includes second teeth including a teeth module of less than 0.05 mm, the second teeth being arranged so as to drive a display member either directly or indirectly.

Display system for a timepiece

A device for displaying multiple times, includes a first time-displaying member () and a second time-displaying member () constituting first elements, and a first indicator for indicating at least one time on the first time-displaying member () and a second indicator for indicating at least one time on the second time-displaying member constituting second elements, wherein the first () and second () time-displaying members have a common axis. The first and/or second indicator for indicating at least one time is arranged between the first time-displaying member () and the second time-displaying member (), and the first and/or second indicators are mounted so as to be rotatable about the axis relative to each other at the same rotational speed, wherein the time that can be displayed on the first time-displaying member () is different from the time that can be displayed on the second time-displaying member ().

Device for displaying multiple times

A timepiece includes a chime mechanism () having an hours component (), a quarters component () and a minutes component (), the hours (), quarters () and minutes () components being pivot-mounted about one and the same spindle (), the quarters component () and the minutes component () being kinematically linked by a first driving member collaborating with a first driving toothset (). Out of the hours component () and the quarters component (), one includes a second driving toothset () and the other includes a second driving member designed to be capable of collaborating with the second driving toothset () and of kinematically linking the hours component () and the quarters component (), thereby eliminating the dead time between the chimes for the hours and those for the quarters, or between those for the hours and those for the minutes when there isn't a quarter to chime.

Timepiece comprising a striking mechanism

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.

Timepiece

A timepiece includes a frame () and a gear pivotably mounted on the frame () via at least one pivoting member () which includes a bearing and a pivot inserted in the bearing, at least the contact surfaces of the bearing and the pivot being made from at least one material with an intrinsically low friction coefficient and a low wear rate, the gear including at least one plate () provided with a first hole (). The pivoting member includes a first plate () provided with a second hole () and forming the bearing, and a second plate () provided with a small rod () inserted in the first and second holes and forming the pivot, one of the first () and second () plates being rigidly connected to the gear and the other to the frame ().

Timepiece including a pivoting member

A pivot organ () designed to allow the rotation of a piece () of a clockwork movement around an axis of rotation, includes two elements: a pivot () and a bearing () receiving the pivot (), one being integral with the piece () and the other being integral with the frame () of the movement. The elements () have shapes at their opposite surfaces such that the section of one of the elements along a plane perpendicular to the axis of rotation is circular, the section of the other element along the plane being non-circular, so as to reduce the contact surface between the pivot () and the bearing (). At least the contact surfaces of the two elements against each other are made from at least one material intrinsically having a low coefficient of friction and a low wear coefficient.

Pivot organ

A timepiece having a mechanical clock movement and separate first and second cases (), the movement including first and second portions housed in the first and second cases (), respectively, the cases () being mutually connected in a rotatably hinged manner via a hinge () defining a pivot axis so as to be capable of forming a variable angle between the cases, the part further including a controller arranged to transmit information from one portion of the movement to the other. The controller includes at least one rod () slidably mounted in the hinge along an axis substantially parallel to the pivot axis and engaging with the first and second portions of the clock movement for transmitting information from one portion of the movement to the other, by a linear, alternating movement, regardless of the relative position of the two cases ().

A movement for a timepiece, that includes: a housing (); an energy source; a gear driven by the energy source (); a frame () for a tourbillon () rotatingly mounted on the housing () about a first axis (AA) and driven by the gear (); a balance () mounted so as to oscillate in bearings on the frame (); and an escapement () including a fixed wheel () and a control member () interacting with the balance (), the fixed wheel () sustaining the balance (). In this movement, the bearings are arranged so that the balance () oscillates about a second axis (BB) inclined relative to the first axis (AA).

Tourbillon movement for timepiece

A watch bracelet includes two straps (), designed to be fixed to a watch case () at one of the ends thereof, characterized in being provided with a lentiform loop () fixed thereto.

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