Diamond bracelet watch

A watch constructed from a plurality of link members. Each link member including a plurality of holes in one side and a plurality of corresponding pins in the other side. The link members are fastened together by insertion of the pin members from one link into the hole of the corresponding adjacent link after which the pin members are crimped backwards over the adjacent member thereby fastening the two links together. The top surface of each link member has a radius of curvature whereby gems, invisibly mounted in the link member, will exhibit increased sparkle. When fully assembled, the gems mounted in the link members will be aligned in a linear fashion. These linear rows of gems are continued across the face of the watch thereby presenting a coherent and aesthetically pleasing watch. To the bottom of each link member is fastened a bottom plate. When fully assembled and worn by a user, the bottom plates of each of the link members provide a continuous and smooth surface against the wrist of the user.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION 
The present invention relates generally to watches and more specifically to 
a watch having a continuous band with gems mounted linearly thereon. 
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
The watch of the present invention is constructed from a plurality of link 
members. Each of the link members include a plurality of holes in one side 
and a plurality of corresponding pins in the other side. The link members 
are fastened together by insertion of the pin members from one link into 
the hole of the corresponding adjacent link after which the pin members 
are crimped backwards over the adjacent member thereby fastening the two 
links together. The top surface of each link member has a radius of 
curvature whereby gems, invisibly mounted in the link member, will exhibit 
increased sparkle. When fully assembled, the gems mounted in the link 
members will be aligned in a linear fashion. These linear rows of gems are 
continued across the face of the watch thereby presenting a coherent and 
aesthetically pleasing watch. To the bottom of each link member is 
fastened a bottom plate. When fully assembled and worn by a user, the 
bottom plates of each of the link members provide a continuous and smooth 
surface against the wrist of the user. 
One of the key distinguishing features of the invention is that the width 
of the band or bracelet perfectly matches the width of the watch which 
creates the appearance of a continuous bracelet that extends through and 
includes the watch itself. It is as though the watch movement is embedded 
in the bracelet. 
Other features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent 
from the following description of the invention which refers to the 
accompanying drawings.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
A watch constructed according to the present invention is depicted in FIG. 
1. As shown in this Figure, the diamond bracelet watch 10 consists of the 
watch component 25 including a transparent watch crystal 30. The band of 
watch 10 is constructed from a plurality of links 15 to which bottom 
plates 20 are attached. The watch is closed by latch 35. Although not 
depicted in FIG. 1, when latch 35 is opened, there will be a gap between 
two link members 15a and 15b which will allow a user to put the watch on. 
As can be seen from FIG. 1, the band 26 is studded with a plurality of gems 
40. The gems 40 are aligned in a continuous linear fashion around the 
entire band of the watch, including the recessed face of the watch below 
the crystal 30. In a preferred embodiment the gems are mounted using an 
invisible mounting technique, such as described in the present inventor's 
U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,072,601 and 5,548,976, the contents of which are 
incorporated by reference herein. The watch handles 16 and 17 are disposed 
above the bed of gems 18 which defines the bottom of the watch below the 
watch crystal 30. 
As described above, the watch 10 of the present invention is characterized 
in that both the band and the watch movement itself are fully lined and 
covered by gems, preferably square or rectangularly shaped diamonds. Each 
line of diamonds comprises invisibly mounted diamonds which follow one 
another on a straight line circumferentially around the band of the watch 
with the line of diamonds continuing straight through the watch casing 21. 
The circumferential lines of diamonds lie tightly adjacent one another 
across the width of the band and the watch. Preferably, the diamonds in 
each of the circumferential lines align with one another producing lines 
of diamonds which extend across the width of the watch band and the watch 
itself. The width "W" is of the same dimension at both the watch 25 and 
the band 26. Note that the diamonds which are located below the watch 
crystal 30 are similarly aligned with the diamonds that are located on the 
band. Since the diamonds are invisibly mounted, they abut one another 
without showing any of the mounting hardware which lies below the 
diamonds. Further, since the facing surface of each link is arcuate as 
shown in FIG. 2, the diamonds sparkle and reflect light in different 
directions producing a brilliantly sparkling band. 
FIG. 2 depicts a side view of a single link member 15, from which the band 
of watch 10 is constructed. Each link 15 includes two end supports 110 and 
115. Spanning between the two end supports 110 and 115 are side walls 100 
and 101 (see FIG. 3). A feature of each of the side walls 100 and 101 is 
the curvature provided in the top edges thereof. This curvature is 
significant in that as the gems are mounted in a link 15, the curvature 
causes each gem to point at a slightly different direction causing light 
to reflect in slightly different direction relative to each other (as 
opposed to planar mounted gems), thereby imparting additional sparkle to 
the band. 
Spanning between side walls 100 and 101 are mounting support members 
120a-120g. These support members 120a-120g allow the invisible mounting of 
the gems in each link 15. FIG. 2 shows several diamonds 23, 24, 25 mounted 
in the link 15. Note that the girdles of the diamonds abut one another so 
that in FIG. 1 one sees literally wall-to-wall diamonds, totally obscuring 
the underlying support structure. 
There are several apertures 130a-130d formed in side wall 100. The function 
of these apertures shall be discussed in connection with later Figures. 
FIG. 3 depicts a top view of link 15. As seen in this Figure, side wall 101 
(which is parallel to side wall 100) includes several pins 140a-140d. The 
pins 140a-140d are manufactured from a flexible wire, preferably gold, 
capable of deformation and their function will be explained below in 
detail. 
FIG. 4 depicts a bottom view of link 15. This view of link 15 depicts plate 
supports members 125a and 125b. Plate support members 125A and 125B are 
used for the mounting of bottom plates 20 to the link members 15. This 
will be illustrated further in connection with FIG. 6. The mounting 
support members 120a-120g can be seen from the bottom of the links 15, but 
have been omitted in FIG. 4 to reduce clutter. 
FIG. 5 illustrates the manner in which adjacent links 15 are fastened 
together. Depicted in this Figure are two adjacent links 15 and 15'. Each 
of the links is identical in manufacture. In order to fasten the two links 
together, the pins 140a'-140d' of link 15' are inserted into the holes 
130a-130d of link 15 (as depicted in FIG. 2). The links 15 and 15' are 
then brought into close contact, the side wall 100 of one of link 15 being 
adjacent to the opposite side wall 101' of the adjacent link 15'. Once the 
pins 140a'-140d' have been fully inserted into the apertures 130a-130d and 
the links 15 and 15' have been brought together, the pins 140a'-140d' are 
looped around the side walls 100 and 101' and crimped to securely fasten 
the two links 15' and 15 together. Once crimped, the pins 140a'-140d' can 
be spot soldered to side wall 101' in order to provide secure fastening. 
FIG. 6 is a bottom of a link 15 to which a bottom plate 20 has been 
attached. As previously discussed, the bottom plate 20 is secured to link 
15 on plate supports 125a and 125b (see FIG. 4). Bottom plate 20 is 
additionally supported on each end by end supports 110 and 115. In a 
preferred embodiment, the plate 20 is spot soldered at side supports 110 
and 115 and plate supports 125a and 125b. The apertures 170a-170c in plate 
20 allow for the circulation of air in the watch band when worn. 
One may note on the watch band a pattern 27 in the shape of the letter G. 
This denotes that several of the gem mounting locations in the links have 
been fitted with colored stones, for example, sapphires, and those can be 
strategically located to define a particular letter or a shape or a 
monogram. Thus, it is possible through the choice of mounting stones of 
various colors in the band to define a monogram thereon. 
Although the present invention has been described in relation to particular 
embodiments thereof, many other variations and modifications and other 
uses will become apparent to those skilled in the art. It is preferred, 
therefore, that the present invention be limited not by the specific 
disclosure herein, but only by the appended claims.