Claims
- 1. A timepiece for independently displaying the time of day and passing seconds, said timepiece
- comprising:
- a case defining a case interior and having a display opening substantially defined by a periphery of a first side of said case;
- a transparent crystal coupled to said case at said case opening and covering said display opening;
- an analog watch movement including a first timing circuit retained within said case interior, said analog movement coupled to an hour hand and a minute hand for displaying the time of day in hours and minutes; and
- a digital display circuit retained within said case interior, said digital display circuit including a digital display coupled to a second timing circuit for indicating passing seconds, wherein said second timing circuit is independent from said first timing circuit and said digital display is positioned below said hour and minute hands whereby a viewer can simultaneously see said passing seconds on said display element and said hour and minute hands through said transparent crystal.
- 2. The timepiece according to claim 1 wherein said digital display is substantially of equal size to said display opening.
- 3. The timepiece according to claim 2 further comprising an internal bezel about an inner periphery of said display opening.
- 4. The timepiece according to claim 3 wherein said internal bezel overlaps at least an outer periphery of said digital display and maintains said digital display spaced below said hour and minute hands when viewed in elevation.
- 5. The timepiece according to claim 4 further including:
- a first electrical power source to drive said analog movement; and
- a second electrical power source to drive said digital display circuit, said first and said second power sources substantially isolated one from the other.
- 6. The timepiece according to claim 1 wherein said digital display circuit further includes an electronic timing standard for providing signals to drive said digital display.
- 7. The timepiece according to claim 6 wherein said digital display is substantially of equal size to said display opening.
- 8. The timepiece according to claim 7 further comprising an internal bezel about an inner periphery of said display opening.
- 9. The timepiece according to claim 8 wherein said internal bezel overlaps at least an outer periphery of said digital display and maintains said digital display spaced below said hour and minute hands when viewed in elevation.
- 10. The timepiece according to claim 9 further including:
- a first electrical power source to drive said analog movement; and
- a second electrical power source to drive said digital display, said first and said second power sources substantially isolated one from the other.
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 09/290,902, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,084,828, filed Apr. 12, 1999.
This application claims the benefits of the earlier filed Chinese Patent Application No. 98327438.X, filed in the Patent Office of the People's Republic of China on Sep. 28, 1998, and U.S. Provisional Application Serial No. 60/111,886, filed in the US Patent Office on Dec. 11, 1998. In addition, applicants have sought protection of certain decorative elements of the present invention in Chinese Design Patent No. ZL98318505.0, filed on Jun. 6, 1998 and issued by the Patent Office of the People's Republic of China on Jan. 20, 1999, and U.S. Design Patent Application Serial No. 29/097,667, filed in the US PTO on Dec. 11, 1998. All four of these documents are incorporated by reference into this application for all purposes.
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Continuations (1)
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