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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 22, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2009
Applicants:
Alain Zaugg, Le Brassus, CH;
Jan Pittet, Le Lieu, CH;
Inventors:
Alain Zaugg, Le Brassus, CH;
Jan Pittet, Le Lieu, CH;
Assignee:
Montres Breguet S.A., L'Abbaye, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G04B 15/00 (2006.01); G04B 19/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The timepiece movement () includes a karussel () whose platform carries an escape wheel that cooperates with a balance (). The platform is driven from the time display mechanism associated with a time-setting mechanism (). The escape wheel is driven directly from the gear train. In addition to compensating for differences in rate due to gravity, the karussel of the invention proposes a new, complementary role: that of time indicator.