Patent ID: 6463011
Filing Date: 2002-10-08
Classification: G04C,G04G

Abstract:
An analog timepiece comprising:a dial divided into a plurality of angular sectors corresponding respectively to a plurality of predetermined pieces of information provided on said timepiece; at least one stepping motor arranged to drive at least one hand of the timepiece; a plurality of position sensors individually disposed around a periphery of said dial, each position sensor corresponding to a different one of said angular sectors, and each position sensor being manually activatable to enable selection of a corresponding piece of information; means responsive to the activation of a selected position sensor for controlling said stepping motor to drive said hand into the angular sector corresponding to the selected position sensor, and attendantly a corresponding piece of information, so that a user of said timepiece can visually check correctness of the actual selected piece of information; and means, manually activatable by the user, for validating a correct piece of information and for providing to a processing means a validation signal of a correct selected piece of information.