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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 1997
Filed:
May. 09, 1995
Applicant:
Inventor:
Jean-Claude Berney, Les Charbonnieres, CH;
Assignee:
Eta SA Fabriques d'Ebauches, Grenchen, CH;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G04B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
368 80 ; 368223 ; 368185 ; 368190 ; 368272 ;
Abstract
An electronic watch with a minute-repeater function wherein the strike is accompanied by characteristic movements of the hands. In a simple alternative embodiment, the watch comprises two independent hour and minute hands, driven by their own motor. When the minute-repeater function is activated, the two hands come first of all to 0, then return to their initial position making movements corresponding to each type of strike, hour strike=+1 hour, 15 minutes strike=+15 minutes, etc.