Claims
- 1. Watch having a digital or analogue time display and a device for displaying Chinese depictions by means of a display element, characterized in that the display element is designed to represent the twelve Chinese life symbols and in each case visually reveals or marks out one life symbol for a time period of two hours in the display field of the watch, the respectively visible or marked depiction (5) correlating with a specific time display.
- 2. Device according to claim 1, characterized in that each life symbol is represented pictorially in the form of an animal head or as a character symbol.
- 3. Device according to claim 1 characterized in that the display element has a disc (3) which can be continuously rotated via a drive or can be discretely stepped forward, the Chinese depictions being arranged around the said disc.
- 4. Device according to claim 3, characterized in that the disc (3) is arranged under a dial having an aperture (8) in which the individual depictions (5) are visible one after the other.
- 5. Device according to claim 3, characterized in that the rotatable, annular disc is arranged on a dial or constitutes a part thereof.
- 6. Device according to claim 3, characterized in that the cycle time for one rotation of the disc (3) is 24 hours.
- 7. Device according to claim 3, characterized in that the disc (3) has a central recess (4) within which the drive (2) is arranged.
- 8. Device according to claim 3, characterized in that a further disc is provided with years on it, the visible depiction of the Chinese symbols in each case correlating with a specific year on the second disc.
- 9. Device according to claim 1, characterized in that the display element is designed as a retrograde display having a curved annular segment (14), on which the life symbols are arranged alongside one other, and in that a hand (15) is provided which correlates with the time display and points in each case for two hours to one of the twelve symbols.
- 10. Device according to claim 1, characterized in that the display element is a digital liquid-crystal display.
Priority Claims (1)
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200 02 632 |
Feb 2000 |
DE |
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RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application is a continuation of PCT International application No. PCT/IB01/00194 filed Feb. 14, 2001 and designating the United States of America.
Continuations (1)
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PCT/IB01/00194 |
Feb 2001 |
US |
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10219032 |
Aug 2002 |
US |