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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2023
The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd, Marin, CH;
Gianni Di Domenico, Neuchâtel, CH;
Baptiste Hinaux, Lausanne, CH;
Mohammad Hussein Kahrobaiyan, Boudevilliers, CH;
Jean-Luc Helfer, Le Landeron, CH;
Pascal Winkler, St-Blaise, CH;
The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd, Marin, CH;
Abstract
A regulating member for a horological movement including an oscillating mass, for example a balance, a flexible guide including at least two flexible blades connecting a rigid support to the oscillating mass to enable the oscillating mass to make a rotary movement about a virtual pivot, the regulating member including an elastic device for compensating for the external pressure, the elastic compensation device being arranged in series with the rigid support, so as to connect the rigid support to means for securing the regulating member to the horological movement, the elastic compensation device being configured to adapt its stiffness according to the external pressure in order to compensate for the effect of external pressure on the regulating member.