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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2008
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2004
Mamoru Watanabe, Chiba, JP;
Takeshi Tokoro, Chiba, JP;
Kei Hirano, Chiba, JP;
Seiko Instruments Inc., , JP;
Abstract
There is realized a multifunction timepiece constituted to be able to constitute a plurality of types of hand operating train wheels by only changing positions of integrating parts without changing dimensions and shapes of parts of a movement. A movement of a multifunction timepiece includes a first train wheel rotation center, and a second train wheel rotation center. A train wheel for indicating calendar information is arranged to be rotatable relative to one of the first train wheel rotation center, and the second train wheel rotation center. When the first train wheel rotation center is arranged with a train wheel for indicating calendar information, the calendar information can be indicated by a small hand rotated to move by the train wheel, when the second train wheel rotation center is arranged with a fan shape hand operating train wheel for indicating the calendar information, the calendar information can be indicated by a small hand moved in a fan shape operating train wheel.