Title (en)

METHOD FOR FIXING A CROWN SCREWED ON A WATCH CASE AND WATCH CASE EQUIPPED WITH SAME

Title (de)

VERFAHREN ZUM MONTIEREN EINER GESCHRAUBTEN KRONE AUF EINEM UHRENGEHÄUSE UND MIT EINER SOLCHEN KRONE VERSEHENES UHRENGEHÄUSE

Title (fr)

PROCEDE DE MONTAGE D'UNE COURONNE VISSEE SUR UNE BOITE DE MONTRE ET BOITE DE MONTRE MUNIE D'UNE TELLE COURONNE

Publication

EP 1151357 B1 20100630 (FR)

Application

EP 00991146 A 20001201

Priority

• CH 220499 A 19991202
• EP 0012304 W 20001201

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0140881A1] The invention concerns a method for mounting a crown screwed (1) on a watch (2) case, characterised in that it comprises the following steps: providing a crown having an internal screw thread comprising a logo or brand (5) arranged on the front face of the crown; providing an intermediate (10) tube comprising two threaded (12, 13) sections; mounting said intermediate tube in a smooth through hole of the case wedging it on a template to arrange the thread inlet of the tube designed to receive the crown thread in an angular position so that when the crown is screwed abutted on the tube said logo or said brand is located in a predetermined position; providing a nut (11) and locking the tube in said angular position.

IPC 8 full level

G04B 3/04 (2006.01); G04B 37/10 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

G04B 3/041 (2013.01 - EP US); G04B 37/103 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 0140881 A1 20010607; AT E472752 T1 20100715; CH 705218 B1 20130115; CN 1339124 A 20020306; DE 60044603 D1 20100812; EP 1151357 A1 20011107; EP 1151357 B1 20100630; JP 2003515750 A 20030507; JP 4515684 B2 20100804; US 2003007426 A1 20030109; US 6719455 B2 20040413

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 0012304 W 20001201; AT 00991146 T 20001201; CH 220499 A 19991202; CN 00803334 A 20001201; DE 60044603 T 20001201; EP 00991146 A 20001201; JP 2001542285 A 20001201; US 924101 A 20011207