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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2025
Filed:
May. 18, 2022
The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd, Marin, CH;
Michel Willemin, Prêles, CH;
Loïc Curchod, Lausanne, CH;
Pierpasquale Tortora, Neuchâtel, CH;
Simon Springer, Berne, CH;
Cédric Faure, Cortaillod, CH;
The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd, Marin, CH;
Abstract
Provided is a timepiece including, in addition to a crystal, the following external elements: a back (), a middle part (), a dial (), and two bracelet strands (), at least one of these external elements includes a body formed of a first portion made of a first opaque material and of a second portion made of a second partially transparent or translucent material. The first material being integral with the second material and the timepiece also includes at least one light source () producing light which passes through the second portion made of a partially transparent or translucent ceramic material comprising zirconia.