Title: Watch

Abstract: An improved shock absorber for a watch movement and a method of making the same. The watch has a molded casing and a movement with a molded baseplate. A plurality of shock absorbers permanently mount the movement in the casing. Each shock absorber has a first portion molded in the watch casing, a second portion molded in baseplate of the watch movement, and an elastically deformable shock absorber connecting portion extending between the first portion and the second portion free of the casing and the baseplate. The method includes molding the first portion in the casing and molding the second portion in the baseplate with the connecting portion free of the baseplate and casing and the baseplate and casing free from one another.

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Inventors: Breguet, Jean-Luc (La Chaux-de-Fonds, CH)

Application Number: 875562
Filing Date: 1978-02-06
Publication_date: 1980-05-27
Assignee: Ebauches S.A. (Neuchatel, CH)
Primary Class(es): 368/287 368/280, 368/300, 968/309, 968/452, 968/DIG1
Other Classes:
US Patent Ref:

Re29551	Feb, 1978	Zurcher et al.	58/88.
1582733	Apr, 1926	Clark	58/88.
3492810	Feb, 1970	Levrat	58/88.
3735584	May, 1973	Tokunaga	58/88.
4009564	Mar, 1977	Zurcher	58/23.
4092820	Jun, 1978	Kume et al.	58/23.

Other Refs: 1029191

Jun, 1953	FR

Primary Examiner: Witkowski, S. J.
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney: Silverman, Cass & Singer, Ltd.