US 12,461,494 B2
Modular watch
Cédric Nicolas, Neuchâtel (CH); Jean-Jacques Born, Morges (CH); Sophie Napoli, Neuchâtel (CH); Nicolas François, Neuchâtel (CH); and Pablo Rodriguez, Marin-Epagnier (CH)
Assigned to The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd, Marin (CH)
Filed by The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd, Marin (CH)
Filed on Mar. 15, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/184,074.
Claims priority of application No. 22181550 (EP), filed on Jun. 28, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0418231 A1, Dec. 28, 2023
Int. Cl. G04B 37/00 (2006.01); G04B 13/00 (2006.01)
CPC G04B 37/0008 (2013.01) [G04B 13/00 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A modular watch comprising:
a middle;
a back;
a display module comprising a dial, time display means, a crystal and first magnetic gear means; and
a horological module comprising a horological movement with second magnetic gear means arranged to cooperate with the magnetic gear means of the display module;
wherein the display module and the horological module are mounted one on top of the other, said display module being mounted such that it is fixed against the middle, and the horological module being mounted such that it can rotate between the back and the display module in order to set the time.