Patent ID: 9360841
Filing Date: 2016-06-07
CPC Classification: G04B

Claim Text:
1. A watch with a time-setting bezel, the watch comprising: a watch face containing a time-telling mechanism including at least one hand, the watch face enclosed in a casing; a rotatable bezel mounted on an annular shoulder of the casing, the rotatable bezel having an axis of rotation substantially perpendicular to the watch face, the rotatable bezel having a cylindrical gear element fixed to the rotatable bezel and projecting into the casing; and a shaft having an axis of rotation substantially orthogonal to the axis of rotation of the rotatable bezel, the shaft mechanically coupled to the cylindrical gear so that the rotation of the bezel drives the rotation of the shaft, the shaft engaging a first gear element within the watch so that rotation of the shaft drives rotation of the first gear element.