Patent ID: 6776519
Filing Date: 2004-08-17
Classification: G04B

Abstract:
A rotating bezel allowing the same reading direction to be kept for the indications carried by a ring able to rotate freely on a base to which it is affixed to bring a selected indication opposite a determined marking of the base or of a dial, wherein the indications are marked on an outer surface of studs each kept free in rotation about their rotational axis in a housing provided through the thickness of the ring and opening onto the base, each stud including in its lower part at least two stems of different dimensions, offset by the same distance from the rotational axis of the studs, and having an angular offset of less than 180Â°, each stem being guided during rotation of the bezel by a circular groove formed in the base and having a cross-section adapted to the dimensions of each stem, a radius equal to that of the circle described by the rotational axis of the studs, the centres of each groove having, with respect to the centre of the dial, exactly the same arrangement as the stems with respect to the rotational axis of the studs.