IMPROVED WATCH CASE
Year: 1885

page_text: I CONSTANTIN DINICHERT of Montilier near Morat Switzerland watch manu-
facturer do hereby declare the nature of 'my said invention for "IMPROVED WATCH
CASE" to be as follows:-
My new watch case is composed of only two parts formed of celluloid without
any hinge. The pendant is fixed directly on the watch plate and passes through
an opening provided in the border of the case. There is no other metallic part to
be seen externally but the said pendant, and in some cases one or two push pieces
necessary for setting the hands or acting upon a chronograph or repeater.
The said watch case is simple and cheap and encloses the watch movement more
closely than those formed of more than two parts or provided with hinges.
In the accompanying drawing fig. 1 shows front view of the complete watch the
size and proportion of which may vary at will. Fig. 2 is a side view and fig. 4 a
back view of the same. Fig. 3 is a section of the watch case showing the watch-
movement put in its place Fig. 6 shows the different views of the bottom of the
watch case Fig. 5 shows the watch taken out of the case and Fig. 7 shows the
glass bezel in three different views. In all the figs. similar letters refer to similar
parts.
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The bottom A fig. 6 of the watch case is hollowed sufficiently as to contain the
whole mechanism of the watch as shown in fig. 3. It is provided with a bevelled
ring fitted to enter the glass bezel B The ring of A is provided with an opening a
for the pendant and with one or more holes 6 for the push pieces of the watch. No
other fittings are wanted to fix the watch into the case the latter being hollowed
in such a form as to hold the movement in position as soon as it is closed.

page_text: I CONSTANTIN DINICHERT of Montilier near Morat Switzerland, Watch Manu-
facturer do hereby declare the nature of this said invention and in what manner
the same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by
the following statement:-
My new watch case is composed of only two parts formed of celluloid or metal
without any hinge. The pendant is fixed directly on the watch plate and passes
There is no other metallic
through an opening provided in the border of the case.
part to be seen externally when the case is formed of celluloid but the said
pendant and in some cases one or two push-pieces necessary for setting the hands
or acting upon a chronograph or repeater.
The said watch case is simple and cheap and encloses the watch movement more
closely than those formed of more than two parts or provided with hinges.
And in order to explain my said invention more fully I will now proceed
to describe same with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Figure 1 shews the front of the complete watch the size and proportion of which
may vary at will. Figure 2 is a side view and figure 3 is a section of the watch
case (shewn drawn to an enlarged scale) the watch eet in its place and the way in
which the pendant is fixed to the works. Figure 4 shows the watch taken out of
case. Figure 5 shews three different views of bottom of the watch case and
figure 6 shows the glass bezel in three different views.
In all the figures similar letters refer to similar parts.
My watch case is composed of a bottom A with ring A¹ which may form a part
of A and of a glass bezel B carrying the glass C and fitted to be affixed upon the
bevelled circular notch A¹¹.
The movement of the watch is adjusted in the case and the glass-bezel B
maintains the same in position as soon as the case is closed.
The pendant E is made removable so as to be charged at will.
It is only secured in the movement by means of a screw e and passes through
the hole a in the case.
The setting of the hands may be effected by means of a push piece F which
passes through hole b in the case or by means of an arrangement of the crown.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
A case for holding a watch constructed substantially as described and repre-
sented.
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