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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2008
Robert Greubel, Lignieres, CH;
Stephen Forsey, Les Brenets, CH;
Robert Greubel, Lignieres, CH;
Stephen Forsey, Les Brenets, CH;
CompliTime SA, La Chaux-de-Fonds, CH;
Abstract
A movement for a timepiece, that includes: a housing (); an energy source; a gear driven by the energy source (); a frame () for a tourbillon () rotatingly mounted on the housing () about a first axis (AA) and driven by the gear (); a balance () mounted so as to oscillate in bearings on the frame (); and an escapement () including a fixed wheel () and a control member () interacting with the balance (), the fixed wheel () sustaining the balance (). In this movement, the bearings are arranged so that the balance () oscillates about a second axis (BB) inclined relative to the first axis (AA).