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EP 0993629 A1 20000419 - CASE FOR WRIST WATCHES

Title (en)

CASE FOR WRIST WATCHES

Title (de)

GEHÄUSE FÜR ARMBANDUHREN

Title (fr)

BOITIER POUR MONTRE-BRACELET

Publication

EP 0993629 A1 20000419 (DE)

Application

EP 96945537 A 19961030

Priority

DE 9602062 W 19961030

Abstract (en)

[origin: US6102563A] PCT No. PCT/DE96/02062 Sec. 371 Date Apr. 29, 1999 Sec. 102(e) Date Apr. 29, 1999 PCT Filed Oct. 30, 1996 PCT Pub. No. WO98/19220 PCT Pub. Date May 7, 1998A wrist watch which encloses clockworks is made of a hardenable, nickel-free stainless steel with a carbon content greater than 0.4% and a chromium content greater than 12%, molybdenum greater than 0.2% and vanadium greater than 0.2%.

IPC 1-7

G04B 37/22

IPC 8 full level

G04B 37/22 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

G04B 37/22 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE ES FR GB GR IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9819220 A1 19980507; AT E224555 T1 20021015; DE 59609703 D1 20021024; EP 0993629 A1 20000419; EP 0993629 B1 20020918; US 6102563 A 20000815

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 9602062 W 19961030; AT 96945537 T 19961030; DE 59609703 T 19961030; EP 96945537 A 19961030; US 29739699 A 19990429