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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2000
Filed:
Dec. 14, 1998
Laurent Pantet, Nods, CH;
The Swatch Group Management Services AG, Biel, CH;
Abstract
The bracelet-watch comprises a case (1) including a back cover (2), a crystal (3) and a middle part (4) surrounding a movement (5) and two bracelet portions (6, 7) attached to the case, each portion being made by means of links (8) articulated one after the other via cylindrical bars (9) inserted between the links, the links (8) and the bars (9) of each of the portions (6, 7) being held together by a flexible tie (10) which passes through them, this tie attaching said portion to said middle part, characterized in that the tie (10) is fixed via its first end (11) to a final link (12) of the bracelet portion to pass first, into first holes (13, 14), through the links and bars constituting said portion and in that the tie (10) then passes into the middle part (4) then comes out again to pass finally, into second holes (15, 16), through the same links (8) and bars (9) in order to be fixed, via its second end (17), to said final link (12) of said bracelet portion.