Wristwatch comprising one-piece elastic strap
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Abstract
The invention relates to a wristwatch having functional components and a one-piece spring strap consisting of an elastic metal strip (12) possessing two stable states, in one of which it is straight and in the other of which it is coiled. Its functional components, comprising in particular a flexible liquid-crystal display (16) and two control buttons (26), are arranged on a flexible printed circuit fixed to one of the ends (28) of the strip (12). The whole is enclosed in a protective sheath (50) having a transparent window over the liquid-crystal display (16).
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- 13. A wristwatch having functional components and a one-piece spring strap made from an elastic metal strip (12) possessing two stable states, in one of which it is straight and in the other of which it is coiled into a spiral, and which are produced by being put through two rollings, one along its length and the other across its width, which wristwatch is characterized in that its functional components are located on one of the ends of the strip (12).
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