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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2019
Applicant:
Rolex SA, Geneva, CH;
Inventors:
Denis Favez, Grand-Saconnex, CH;
Stephano Henin, Saint-Prex, CH;
Assignee:
ROLEX SA, Geneva, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G04D 3/00 (2006.01); C23F 1/02 (2006.01); G04B 13/02 (2006.01); G04B 15/14 (2006.01); G04B 19/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G04D 3/0069 (2013.01); C23F 1/02 (2013.01); G04B 13/02 (2013.01); G04B 15/14 (2013.01); G04B 19/042 (2013.01);
Abstract
Timepiece component based on a micromachinable material, including at least one micromachinable-material surface portion that is smoothed at least by hydrogen smoothing. The at least one micromachinable-material surface portion includes an oxide layer of thickness larger than 1 micron in order to increase its mechanical strength. In a particular embodiment the micromachinable material can be silicon and the oxide layer silicon oxide.