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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2016
Filed:
May. 08, 2015
Blancpain SA, Le Brassus, CH;
Julien Behra, Morez, FR;
Edmond Capt, Le Brassus, CH;
Blancpain S.A., Le Brassus, CH;
Abstract
Timepiece or watch () or music box including an acoustic display mechanism (), for a striking timepiece (), including a plurality of control-pieces () for the same time measurement parameter, staged in parallel planes, and further including melody selection means (), arranged to be operated by a user or by the timepiece movement, controlling or prohibiting, at a given moment, access of the control-pieces () to a common snail () corresponding to said time measurement parameter, to allow only one of the control-pieces () to operate at least one lever () controlling the motion of a hammer to play a melody that is specific thereto or to activate at least one gong that is specific thereto.