Patent ID: 8369188
Filing Date: 2013-02-05
Classification: G04B

Abstract:
1. The striking watch including a watch case, which includes a middle part and a back cover removably secured in a sealed manner to the middle part, a crystal closing the case in a sealed manner, a watch movement held inside the watch case and provided with a striking mechanism able to be actuated at determined times to produce a sound, and at least one acoustic membrane connected to the case to radiate the sound produced by the striking mechanism towards the exterior of the case, wherein the acoustic membrane is made of amorphous metal, and wherein the amorphous metal is a metal alloy which includes 41% zirconium, 14% titanium, 12% copper, 10% nickel and 23% beryllium or a metal alloy that is formed of 57.5% platinum, 14.7% copper, 5.3% nickel and 22.5% phosphorus.