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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2021
Applicant:
The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd, Marin, CH;
Inventors:
Bernard Bertheville, Sion, CH;
Yann Fallet, Savagnier, CH;
Assignee:
The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd, Marin, CH;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C22C 29/06 (2006.01); A44C 27/00 (2006.01); B22F 7/06 (2006.01); C22C 29/08 (2006.01); C22C 29/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C22C 29/067 (2013.01); A44C 27/003 (2013.01); B22F 7/06 (2013.01); C22C 29/08 (2013.01); C22C 29/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
A component suitable for a timepiece or a jewellery item may be made of a cermet material including a carbide phase and a metal binder phase selected from among gold, platinum, palladium rhodium, osmium, ruthenium, and one of the alloys thereof. The metal binder phase may be present in a range of from 3 and 25 wt. % and the carbide phase may be present in a range of from 75 and 97 wt. %.