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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2013
Complitime SA, La Chaux-de-Fonds, CH;
Stephen Forsey, Les Brenets, CH;
Lena Dupan, Le Locle, CH;
COMPLITIME SA, La Chaux-de-Fonds, CH;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a timepiece comprising a frame, at least one driving gear (), and at least one tourbillon mechanism including: a first cage () which can rotate about a first axis (A) and on which a balance () and an escapement gear are pivotably mounted, said escapement gear being formed by an escape wheel and an escape pinion; a second cage () rotatably movable about a second axis (B) and supporting the first cage (); and a third cage () rotatably movable about a third axis (C), said third cage () supporting the first and second cages () and kinematically driving same. Two of the first, second and third axes (A, B, C) are perpendicular to one another, with the remaining first, second or third axis (A, B, C) forming an angle other than 0° and 90° with one of the other two axes (A, B, C).