WO1998054625A1

WO1998054625A1 - Watch

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Publication number: WO1998054625A1
Application number: PCT/CZ1998/000026
Authority: WO
Inventors: Pierre Salomon
Original assignee: Schranilova Denisa
Current assignee: Schranilova Denisa
Priority date: 1997-05-30
Filing date: 1998-05-29
Publication date: 1998-12-03
Anticipated expiration: 1999-11-30
Also published as: AU7424098A

Abstract

The watch includes a cylinder-shaped housing (2) to accommodate the driving system (1) and time indicating system, provided with a bottom (3) at its lower section and fitted in a bottom (11) - ended socket (10) axially, with a slide freedom between its upper and lower position, into which the housing (2) is compressible by action of an external force against the spring (63) arranged between the housing (2) and socket (10), while the switch contact is closed with the housing (2) in its lower position. The housing (2) is fitted in the socket (10) with rotatably, while one of the front walls (6, 12), positioned one opposite the other, has at least one distance projection (18) and the other of these two front walls (6, 12) has an axial recess (19) to take the distance projection (18) whilst the axially compressed housing (2) is being moved round and for its subsequent motion into its lower position. The socket (10) is composed of the upper ring (31) and lower ring (28) with bottom (11), linked one with the other at least along a part of their perimeter by means of the perimeter slot (29) and toothed perimeter protrusion (32), while the upper ring (31) is provided on its upper side with the axial contact surface (24), limiting the axial displacement of the outer radial perimeter shoulder (7) of the housing (2). On the upper part of the housing, the ring (42) is fitted to hold the glass (43), provided on the inner side with the annulus shaped recess (44) with the annulus-shaped bottom (45) arranged at least partially out of the housing (2), while the bottom part of the glass (43) with the annulus-shaped bottom (45) is taking up the space (46), where at least one of the hands (47, 48) of the time indicating system is reaching up.

Description

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The invention pertains to the watch including a cylinder - shaped housing to accommodate the driving system and time indicating system, provided with a bottom at its lower section and fitted in a bottom- ended socket axially, with a slide freedom between its upper and lower position, into which (the socket) the housing can be pressed by action of an external force against a springing device arranged between the housing and socket, while the switching device contact is closed with the housing is in its lower position.

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For setting the hands, date of the day, or any other data, the wind-up shafts are being used in the case of wris -worn watches, passing through the watch housing and terminated outside with a wind-up wheel provided with a grip- facilitating notching on its surface. In spite of that most wrist watches used are equipped with electric drives, the wind-up shafts passing through the watch housings are widely used further on for setting the time indicating equipment. Their disadvantages are obvious and rest in the necessity to make a special opening both in the driving system housing side and in the watch socket, in the structural intricacy, and difficulties in production of such an adjusting equipment, and in uneasy operation of the wind-up wheel. In the case of electronic watches, the above disadvantages are usually removed with use of push-buttons, arranged on an upper view side of the watch. The arrangement will also necessitate a modification of the housing or its upper lid, while moreover the small buttons are uneasy to operate and take away a part of the watch's upper view section, reducing thus the active view surface of the dial or the surface with - digital data. A further disadvantage is in the necessity of reliable sealing which is difficult in implementation, making the price of the watch higher. From the US 4.956.827 file, an electronic watch is known, whose housing to accommodate the driving system and time- indicating system is fitted in the socket with a sliding freedom in the direction of the socket axis and there between the socket's bottom and housing's bottom and springing device and closing device are arranged, the latter for the adjusting system activation. By exerting a force against the housing glass and thus also against a springing device, the housing can be shifted along the socket axis, while the distance from the housing bottom and socket bottom is diminished. During this action the switching device is depressed and its slide switching pin, being now shifted an amount along the socket axis, comes in touch with a set contact and closes the appropriate electrical control circuit. By relieving the finger pressure against the housing glass the contact gets open again. The disadvantage of the stated equipment for the electric control circuit activation is its low reliability and inaccuracy in contact closing, given by an unevenly exerted force against the watch glass, possibility of its unintended pressing by chance, and inaccurate movement of the housing along the socket axis, causing uneven approaching of the housing to the socket bottom. Upon depressing the glass with a finger, the closing touch is not transferred back into this finger, and the right point of depression cannot be distinguished. The disadvantages of the known systems for activation of the watch control devices also rest in that during this activation the glass has to be covered with finger, obscuring the view at the dial and making the time indication devices review more difficult, further in that the switching device is unprotected against unwanted response by chance, and that the equipment does not allow setting to more of the activating positions. The driving system of the wrist watches known so far is placed on the housing, sitting itself in the socket, being fitted with two pairs of protrusions arranged against each othe . The latter are to hold removable strutting rods for fitting the ends of the watch fastening strap. This known approach, claiming for a large number of precise metal parts, like hollow strutting rods, miniature springs and pins, and requiring the asymmetric protrusions on the socket to hold the strutting rods for watch strap, is complicated and price -demanding in production. Another approach is known from the file of US 4.645.102 where the U- shaped socket to accommodate the driving system housing, forming a single piece with its bottom, and is at its free end and along its perimeter equipped with one radial protrusion and on the side of bottom with the second radial protrusion for holding the watch strap in its axial position. At the side of the bottom the socket is further provided with a slot to fasten the third radial protrusion formed by a ring. There between the first and third protrusions, the ring of the watch strap is arranged. As the ring forming the third radial protrusion can be taken out, the ring of the watch strap may be made as closed one of a single piece and can be easily removed and replaced after the second radial protrusion is removed. The above socket one-piece design is making just replacement of the watch strap easier, but does not make the design possibility of fitting and fixing any other parts of watch wider, this being a particular case cf the driving mechanism with its housing. There is also another design approach to the watch housing socket, in line with the patent file of CH 666378, where the socket has been manufactured of two parts, upper and lower, mutually screwed together. In line with this design, the socket, in its openings arisen between its upper part and lower part, linked together, is fixing one end of the watch strap, provided with a widened part. This socket allows easy removal of the driving system housing, but should the strap be removed and replaced, the entire socked has to be disassembled, however, and the driving system housing removed. The watches known so far consist usually of a socket with the driving system fitted inside, being at its lower side provided with a lower lid for access to or removal of the driving system and with a ring- formed upper lid at its upper side, where the. glass is fitted. The time indicating system is arranged under the upper lid, while the hand are limited in length by inner diameter of the ring, holding the glass. The disadvantage of this widely known design of the watch upper lid is limited length of hands and restricted dial size.

The goal of this invention is to remove the above disadvantages of the up-to-date state of technology and provide for a watch with easy and reliable system of control devices activation within a selectable range. Furthermore, the goal of this invention is to provide a socket of the cylinder - snaped watch housing, which would allow for easy assembly, integrate multiple functions, and mainly would allow various combinations in assembling the individual parts, permit accommodation of a locking device to lock the driving system housing in a set position, allow slide movement of the driving system housing along the socket axis and turnable positioning of the driving mechanism, be easy to manufacture and reliable, enable fixation of the strap with ring made of a single piece, and easy and quick strap replacement. The goal of the invention is also to provide for a new universal form of watches, allowing application of the hands longer than its housing radius, with larger dial surface, permitting various combinations in assembling it from glasses differing in shape and dial, as well as easy replacement of them, and easy replacement of its driving system.

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The disadvantages of the current state of technology are removed by the watch including the cylinder - shaped housing designed to accommodate the driving system and time indicating system, provided with a bottom at its lower section and seated in a bottom- ended socket axially, with a slide freedom between its upper and lower position, into which the housing can be - pressed by action of an external axial force against a springing device arranged between the housing and socket, while the switching device contact is closed with the housing in its lower position, according to the invention making use of the principle resting in that the housing is seated in the socket rotatably around the axial axis of the latter, while on one side cf the opposite front walls of the housing and socket bottom, there is a distance element arranged, and there in the second of the counter - facing walls an axial recess is formed for the distance element, while the axial distances between the distance element and surface of the opposite front wall differs at least in different positions of housing circular setting.

In compliance with the advantageous design the housing is seated in the socket with the freedom of pivoting, while one of the counter - facing front walls has at least one distance projection and the other of these front walls has a recess for engagement with the distance projection during the axially compressed housing is being moved round and for its subsequent movement into its lower position, the distance adjusting element is conveniently formed by the distance projection of one cf the opposite seated front walls and intruds in the housing's upper position with the arch- shaped guide groove, made in the second opposite front wall, while there in a section of the guide groove an axial recess has been formed to engage with distance projection in the housing's lower position, the guide groove to guide the distance projection is conveniently fitted with the stop surfaces to confine the round movement of the housing between its end positions, the socket is conveniently provided with a radial boring for push fit of the locking pin, and there on the housing perimeter two locking recesses are arranged to engage elastically with the locking pin in the end positions of the housing round movement, the lower part is with convenience composed of the bottom- fitted upper section to accept the driving system and of lower support section with an outer radial shoulder and inner radial shoulder for the bottom, put together in a removable way with use of the toothed perimeter protrusion and perimeter slot. In compliance with the invention the socket consists of an upper ring and lower ring with its bottom, attached together at least along a section of their perimeter through the perimeter slot and toothed perimeter protrusion, while the upper ring is fitted at its inner side with an axial contact surface, limiting the axial movement of the housing outer radial shoulder, the upper ring and lower ring are conveniently provided at their outer sides with opposite arranged axial surfaces for seating the support ring of the watch strap, there on the perimeter radial protrusion cf the support ring, the intermediate ring is conveniently seated, axially locked with the claw coupling arisen between the neighbouring side walls of the support ring and intermediate ring, while there between the perimeter radial protrusions of the support ring and intermediate ring, the strap is clamped. According to the invention there is a ring to hold the glass, mounted on the housing's upper part, fitted art its inner side with a recess having a annulus-shaped bottom, arranged at least partially out of the housing, while the lower surface of the glass together with this annulus-shaped bottom is delimiting the space, with which at least one cf the ime indication system hands is radially intruding, the ring is with convenience coupled a removable way with the outer ring provided with the front annulus shape surface to hold the glass, converging onto a perimeter rim of the glass, there between the glass lower side and front annulus-shaped surface the watch dial is conveniently fitted, the annulus-shaped bottom of the ring is conveniently transiting into the central opening, which delimits the space fro the small hand fitted above the upper front wall of the driving system or into the central bottom, which is seated on the upper front wall of the driving system and delimits- the space for the short hand, at least one of the parts - the ring and outer ring - is conveniently made of transparent or translucent material, has conveniently at its lower side a groove to hold a lighting device, being conveniently fitted with the dispersing device.

The advantages of the watch according to the invention rest in easy operation of the watch's control devices, in greater reliability of closing, in operation of the housing upper lid with just two fingers along its perimeter, without any covering of the watch glass, in the possibility of multiple switching positions at various angular setting of the housing against the socket, in simplicity of design, easy operation, and exact shift, allowing for the position to sensed with touch, as well as in the ease and price convenience cf production of the devices used. The advantages of the watches according to the invention rest also in that the socket can be easily dismantled, allowing the sliding of the driving mechanism along the socket axis, allowing the reliable seating, fitting, and easy replacement of the watch straps made of one piece with an opening for putting onto the socket, allows both straight and round movement of the driving system housing, mounting of the radial locking device for setting the driving system housing in a fix position when it is being turned around, being simple in design and manufacture. Furthermore, the advantages of the watch according to the invention rest in their making possible a selection, and quick commitment, and replacement of the universal series of various glass- fitted lids differing in shapes and sizes, use of the hands exceeding in length the driving system radius or that of its housing, with a larger - surface and easily legible dial which can be readily replaced and whose size can be selected. Even the glass itself can easily be replaced. There is a further advantage of the watch in compliance with the invention - easy mounting on the driving system housing, which can be movable relative to the watch socket, where the former is seated. Due to a large surface of the glass the driving system housing, in such a case, can easily be moved round, without either the front side or dial being hidden beneath the operating finger . Due to the advantageous form of the intermediate ring and/or outer ring from transpar_.ent and translucent material there is an optical surround effect feeling, as if the hands would be seated in space. The lighting or dispersing devices on the lower side of the outer ring or intermediate ring will substantially enhance visibility of position of the hands.

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In more details the invention is clarified in the drawings where fig, 1 shows a cross section through the watch, fig. 2 th< cross section through the housing and socket of the watch with locking pin in compliance with one of the designs, fig. 2 the horizontal section 2-2 through the watch as in fig. 2, fig. 4 the cross section through the housing and socket of the watch and their coupling according to the second design, fig. 5 the horizontal section 4-4 through the housing as in fig. 4, fig. 6 the cross section through the watch in line with design as in fig. 1, and fig 7 the cross section in line with other designs.

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The watch in line with fig. 1 consists of the cylinder - shaped housing 2 with bottom 2, containing the driving system _ and time indicating system formed by the shaft not shown here, holding the long hand AJL and short hand 43. The hands 4___, _____ are covered with the glass 43 mounted on the ring 42 and outer ring a. The housing 2 is fitted along its perimeter with a n outer radial shoulder 2. and is axially shift fitted in the socket ID consisting of the lower ring 2& with its bottom _L_L and upper ring 3-1. The upper ring is provided with the axial contact surface 24 to confine the axial movement of the housing 2 by landing of the outer radial perimeter shoulder 2 onto the axial contact surface 2_4, into which the housing 2 is forced with the spring £3_arranged between the front wall 12 of the bottom 11 and opposite front wall fi. of the housing 2. There on the front wall 12 of the bottom 11 a contact switch S3, is arranged to close the switching device for watch adjustment. In line with the example design in fig. 12 there on the front wall £ of the housing 2 one or more of distance projections 13, circular in shape have been formed, protruding axially along the watch axis fi. from the housing 2. There in the opposite wall 12 of the bottom 11 of the socket 1Q the axial recess 13 has been formed, adjusted in shape to accept the distance projection 18 when the axially compressed housing 2 is moved round an amount and for its subsequent transition down to its lower position. During the axial compression of the housing 2 against response of the spring £3 the distance-adjusting protrusion gets in touch with the surface of the opposite front wall 12 of the bottom 11 and upon turning with the housing 2 in the socket 1Q the position is reached, when the distance projection 13 becomes engaged with the axial recess 13 and the entire housing 2 is moved axially down to its lower position in which the contact switch S3 will close. The equipment to activate the watch control devices in compliance with the invention is set in action by turning the watch glass A3 and the housing 2 along with the former from one end position to the remaining end position. Once the position corresponding to the remaining end position has been reached, the axial shift of the housing 2 can be reached by mere depression of the glass 4_3. In this way the contact switch of S3, of the watch control devices is closed. The axial shift of the housing 2 is carried out against the reaction of the spring £3, forcing the housing 2 into its upper position.

In line with fig. 2 the housing 2 is fitted with the outer radial perimeter shoulder 2. provided along its perimeter with a locking recess 3 engaging with the locking pin £1 shift- fitted radially in the radial boring fij formed partially in the lower ring 23 and partially in the upper ring 31. The locking pin £1 is elastically intruding with the one locking recess 3 in one of the end position within round movement of the housing 2 and in the remaining end position of the housing 2 round movement the locking pin £1 is elastically intruding with the second locking recess not shown here and arranged in the angular pitch °c also along the outer perimeter of the radial perimeter shoulder 2. There between the lower ring 23 with its axial surface 3D and upper ring 31 with its axial surface 33 the support ring 34 is arranged to hold the watch strap 41. The support ring 24 is provided with the perimeter radial protrusion 3S with side wall 2£ to hold the intermediate ring 32., also fitted with the perimeter radial protrusion 33. There between the side wall 3£ of the perimeter radial protrusion 3S of the support ring 24 and the side wall 33. of the perimeter radial protrusion 33 cf the intermediate ring 32. the strap 41 is clamped, being fitted with the unpublished opening for putting onto the intermediate ring 32.. The locking pin £1 is intruding with its outer side into the groove £3 made in the support ring 34., preventing the support ring from pivoting in the socket IQ. There on the front wall £ of the housing 2 there is at least one distance projection IS shown in the position against the axial recess 13 made in the front wall 12 of the bottom 11. The coupling of the support ring 3A with the intermediate ring of 32 will facilitate easy replacement of the strap.

There in the horizontal angled section marked 2-2 according to fig. 2 shown in fig. 3 the distance projection 13 are arranged against the axial recesses 13 formed in the parts of guide grooves 2H . The guide grooves 211 and axial recess 13 are arranged in the same distance from the watch axis on regular basis, with the angular pitch of 120°. When the housing 2 is turned aside by angle of alpha, the distance projection 13 is moved out of the shown first end position in which the distance projection 13 leans itself against the contact surface .21 in the side of the guide groove 2H into the unpublished second end position, in which the distance projection 13 gets leaned against the contact surface 22 in the side of the guide groove 211. There on the outer radial shoulder 2 the locking recesses S_, 3 have been made for the unpublished locking pin according to fig. 2.

According to fig. 4 the housing 2, on its front wall £, has been made with the circular shoulder £3 in which one or more of the axial recesses 12 have been made. There opposite to the axial recess 12, on front wall 12 of the bottom 11 of the socket 1H, there is the distance element IS composed of a ball and held in the slot 1£ . When the housing 2 is depressed against the spring £3 while it is being turned from one of the end positions to the other as it is depicted in fig. 4, the sliding motion of the distance element IS will occur along the surface of the circular shoulder £3. of the front wall £ of the housing 2 until the point when the housing 2 reaches the second end position as in fig. 4, with the axial recess 12 appearing against the distance element IS, with this allowing the full compression of the housing 2 down to its lower position and closing of the unpublished contact switch as in fig. 1. The socket in is in line with fig. 4 composed of the upper ring 31 and lower ring 23 coupled together at least along a part of their perimeter with use of the perimeter slot 23 and toothed perimeter protrusion 32.

There in the horizontal angled section marked 4-4 as in fig. 4, the fig. 5 is presenting the circular shoulder £3 with its axial recesses 12 arranged in one of the end positions of the housing 2 above the distance element S whose position is ensured by fitting in the slot 1£. There on the outer radial perimeter shoulder 2 of the housing 2, the locking recesses 3, 3 have been created for fixation in the end positions of round movement range of the housing 2.

In line with fig. 5, the housing 2 is composed of the upper section 2ΞL with the bottom 2 to hold the driving system 1 and of the lower support section 2£ with its outer radial perimeter shoulder 2 and inner radial shoulder 22 for the bottom 2. The upper section 2S is provided with the perimeter slot S and the lower support section 2£ is provided with the toothed perimeter protrusion 4 for the mutually removable linkage of these sections. According to another example form the lower support section 2£ may be fixed to the upper section 25. There on the upper part of the housing 2 the ring 42 is fitted to hold the glass 42. The ring 42. is provided on its inner side with the annulus-shaped recess AA with the annulus - shape bottom A3 whose outer diameter is greater than the diameter of the housing 2 upper part and whose inner diameter is less than the inner diameter of the housing 2 upper part. The ring 42. is smoothly changing its shape to become the central opening S3 in which the space SA is delimited for the short hand A3 resting above the upper front wall SS of the driving system 1. There between the bottom 4S and lower surface of the glass 43, the space A£ is delimited, where at least on of the hands 42, A3 of the time indicating system is fitted. The ring A2 has a removable linkage with the outer ring AS.. The glass 43 can be mounted on the ring 4_2 or on the outer ring A3 or may rest on both of them. The outer ring A3, is provided with the front annulus-shaped surface SQ to hold the glass 43, with the surface being smoothly reduced into the perimeter rim SI. There on the front annulus surface 53 the dial S2 of the watch is mounted.

In line with fig. 7, the annulus-shaped bottom AS of the ring A2 is transmuted into the central bottom S£, being mounted on the upper front wall SS of the driving system 1 and is delimiting the space SA for the short hand A3. There on the lower side of the ring A2 and of outer ring A3, the grooves 52, 53 have been provided, holding the lighting devices £4, £5. The lighting devices £A, £5 on the lower sides of the grooves 52, S3 are equipped with dispersing devices £2, £3 for evenly distributes illumination of dials and watches. The ring 42 and/or outer ring A3 are made of a transparent material. According to another sample design, the ring A2 and/or outer ring 43. may be made of a translucent material.

The example forms as shown do not represent and restriction to the invention, but make possible a variety of forms and arrangements of individual components and devices within the scope of patent claims.

Claims

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1. The watches, mainly the wrist -worn ones, include the cylinder - shaped housing to accommodate the driving system and the time indicating system, provided at their lower part with a bottom and seated in the socket with its bottom with a freedom of slide movement between the upper position and lower position, into which (the socket) the housing can be pressed with an external axial force exerted against the springing device arranged between the housing and socket, while with the housing in its lower position the contact of the switching device is closed, b e i n g c h a r a c t e r i s e d by that the housing (2) is fitted in the socket (10) rotatably around the axial axis, on one of the opposite front walls (6, 12) of the housing (2) and of the bottom (11) of the socket (10) at least one distance element (15) is arranged and in the second opposite front wall (6, 12) an axial recess (17) is shaped for the distance element (15) while the axial distances between the distance element (15) and the surface of the opposite front wall (6, 12) differ from each other at least in two different angle positions of the housing (2) .

2. The watch according to the claim 1, b e i n g c h a r a c t e r i s e d b y that the housing (2) is fitted in the socket (10) rotatably, while one of both opposite arranged front walls (6, 12) has at least one distance projection (18) and the other of these walls (6, 12) has an axial recess (19) to engage with the distance projection (18) while the axially compressed housing (2) is being moved round and for its subsequent travel down to its lower position.

3. The watch according to the claim 2, b e i n g c h a r a c t e r i s e d b y that its distance element (15) consisting of the distance projection (18) of one of the opposite seated front walls (6, 16) intrudes in the upper position of the housing (2) into the guide groove (20) , being arch- shaped, and made in the second opposite wall (6, 12), while there in a part of the guide groove (20) an axial recess (19) is formed, into which the distance projection (18) is reaching in lower position of the housing (2) .

4. The watch according to the claim 3, b e i n g c h a r a c t e r i s e d b y that the guide groove (20) to guide the distance projection (18) is provided with end surfaces (21, 22) for taking up the angular travel of the housing (2) between end positions of the angular displacement range.

5. The watch according to the claim 1-4, b e i n g c h a r a c t e r i s e d b y that the socket (10) is provided with the radial boring (60) for push fit of the locking pin (61) and that there along the housing (2) perimeter the two locking recesses (8, 9) are arranged, and that the locking pin (61) is elastically engaged with them in the enα positions of the housing (2) angular displacement.

6. The watch according to the claim 1-5, b e i n g c h a r a c t e r i s e d b y that the housing (2) is composed of the upper section (25) with its bottom (3) to accommodate the driving system (1) and lower support section (26) with its outer radial perimeter shoulder

(7) and inner radial shoulder (27) for the bottom (3), linked together in a removable way by means of the toothed protrusion

(4) and perimeter slot (5) .

7. The watch according to the claim 1-6, b e i n g c h a r a c t e r i s e d b y that the socket (10) consists of the upper ring (31) and lower ring (28) with its bottom (11) , being coupled together at least along a part of their diameter by means of the perimeter slot (29) and toothed perimeter protrusion (32) , while the upper ring (31) is provided on its inner side with the axial contact surface (24) , limiting the axial motion of the radial perimeter shoulder (7) of the housing (2) .

8. The watch according to the claim 7 b e i n g c h a r a c t e r i s e d b y that the upper ring (31) and lower ring (28) are on their internal side provided with the axial surfaces (30, 33) arranged opposite to each other to hold the support ring (34) of the watch strap (41) .

9. The watch according to the claim 7 or 8 b e i n g c h a r a c t e r i s e d b y that on the perimeter radial protrusion (35) of the support ring (34), there is the intermediate ring (37) fitted and axially locked with the claw coupling (40) prepared between the two neighbouring side walls (36, 39) of the support ring (34) and intermediate ring (37), while there between the perimeter radial protrusions (35, 38) of the support ring (34) and intermediate ring (37) the strap (41) is clamped.

10. The watch according to one of the claims 1 - 9 b e i n g c h a r a c t e r i s e d b y that on the upper part of the housing (2) a ring (42) is fitted to hold the glass (43), the ring provided on its inner side with the annulus-shaped recess (44) with the annulus bottom (45) arranged at least partially out of the housing (2), while the lower surface of the glass (43) together with the annulus-shaped bottom (45) of the ring (42) is taking up the space (46) where at least one of the hands (47, 48) of the time indicating system is reaching radially.

11. The watch according to the claims 10 b e i n g c h a r a c t e r i s e d b y that the ring (42) has a removable linkage with the outer ring (49) provided with the front annulus-shaped surface (50) to hold the glass (43), transmuting into the perimeter rim (51) of the glass (43) .

12. The watch according to the claims 11 b e i n g c h a r a c t e r i s e d b y that between the lower side of the glass (43) and front annulus- shaped surface (50) the dial (52) if the watch is fitted.

13. The watch according to one of the claims 10 - 12 b e i n g c h a r a c te r i s e d b y that the annulus-shaped bottom (45) of the ring (42) is transmuted into the central opening (53) , delimiting the space (54) for the short hand (48) placed above the upper front wall (55) of the driving system (1) .

14. The watch according to one of the claims 10 - 12 b e i n g c h a r a c t e r i s e d b y that the annulus-shaped bottom (45) of the ring (42) is transmuted into the central bottom (56), being placed on the upper front wall (55) of the driving system (1) and taking up the space (54) for the short hand (48) .

15. The watch according to one of the claims 10 - 14 b e i n g c h a r a c t e r i s e d b y that at least on of the components - ring (42) and outer ring (49) ■ is made of a transparent material.

16. The watch according to one of the claims 10 - 14 b e i n g c h a r a c t e r i s e d b y that at least on of the components - ring (42) and outer ring (49) - is made of a translucent material.

17. The watch according to the claims 16 b e i n g c h a r a c t e r i s e d b y that at least on of the components - ring (42) and outer ring (49) ■ has on its lower side the groove (57, 58) to hold the lighting device (64 , 65) .

18. The watch according to the claims 17 b e i n g c h a r a c t e r i s e d b y that the lighting device (64, 65) is provided with a dispersing device (66 , 67) .