wristwatch

Abstract

Wristwatch (1) or other type of watch, with analogue second, minute, hour and / or date display, wherein a standard wristwatch 1 with analogue second, minute and hour display without date display is designed in such a way that instead of a date display, an event numeral day display is arranged in the viewing window 4 on a dial 2, wherein this event digit day display, in addition to a date display 3, is additionally designed in such a way that event time digits per day from "0" to "30" or from "0" to "31" and / or per hour from "0" to "24" are marked peripherally in an orbit on one or more rotatable event time dials in sequential numbers such that at a fixed point marking, such as a viewing window 4,5, these appear in descending order, i.e. from X to 0, wherein the rotary movements of the event time dials are switched in a daily rhythm or an hourly rhythm, or wherein event time digits are marked per day from "0" to "30" or from "0" to "31" on an event time dial and a hand on the event time digit marking rotates past these in descending order, switched in a daily rhythm or an hourly rhythm, from a higher number to a lower number down to "0", where "0" stands for the event.

Description

[0001] The invention relates to a wristwatch with normal time display in hours / minutes without date display and / or with date display, but is also feasible for watches of other designs

[0002] Such watches are known to have a viewing window in the dial and a centrally mounted rotating date disc with the numbers from 1 to 31 arranged below the dial, whereby the calendar numbers in the viewing window are continuously visible every day. It is therefore not possible to specifically set the clock display to indicate the approach of a specific future event. The actual date appears in the viewing window. In anticipation of an event, the date is read and the number of days remaining until the event must then be calculated. While this isn't complicated, it is nevertheless inconvenient and annoying.

[0003] So-called time switches are also known, for example, for time fuses. However, these are completely unsuitable for measuring normal time in everyday use.

[0004] The object of the invention is to create a standard time clock which allows a direct reading of the time remaining until the occurrence of an event on day “0” or at hour “0”.

[0005] According to the invention, the object is achieved as stated in the claims.

[0006] For this purpose, a standard wristwatch 1 with analogue second, minute and hour display without date display is designed in such a way that instead of a date display, an event numeral day display is arranged in the viewing window 4 on a dial 10.This event digit day display can also be designed, in addition to a date display 3, in such a way that event time digits for each day from "0" to "30" or from "0" to "31" and / or for each hour from "0" to "24" are marked peripherally in an orbit on one or more rotatable event time dials in sequential numbers such that at a fixed point marking, such as a viewing window 4, 5, these appear in descending order, i.e. from X to 0, wherein the rotary movements of the event time dials are switched in a daily rhythm or hourly rhythm or wherein event time digits for each day from "0" to "30" or from "0" to "31" are marked on an event time dial and a pointer on the event time digit marking rotates past these in descending order, switched in a daily rhythm or hourly rhythm, from a higher number to a lower number down to "0", where "0" stands for the event.

[0007] The event time dial can be arranged below the dial and the numerical display can be shown in a viewing window as a marker. The time numeral marking on the dial 2 can also be arranged so that the display is made by means of a centrally arranged pointer 9 or a decentralized small dial 6,7 and pointer. A time digit marking from “0” to “24” can also be provided to indicate the hours until an event, with the event time dial or hand 9 continuing to rotate in hourly rhythm to advance. The dial 2 has at least one viewing window 4.5. Below the dial, several event time dials can be arranged, such as those for the day and hour display. The setting of the event time display in days or hours is done by means of the winding crown and / or by means of another separately arranged circuit.

[0008] The advantage of this is that the calendar day of an event is marked with "0" in the clock's function. The number of calendar days remaining until "0" is manually set on the day of the manual setting. By reading the time daily, the time remaining until the event can be directly read off, requiring no computing power.

[0009] The invention is explained below using three exemplary embodiments.

[0010] The accompanying drawing shows Fig. 1 a wristwatch in plan view with three windows for date display as well as day display and hour display until the event by means of central hands and with Fig. 2 a wristwatch with day display and hour display until the event by means of separate small dials and hands. Fig. 3 a wristwatch with a dial for day indication arranged on the dial and with Fig. 4 a wristwatch with event day display in the viewing window of its dial is shown schematically. Example 1

[0011] The wristwatch 1 is equipped with a rotating disc located below the dial 2 as an event time disc. The dial 2 has a viewing window 4 for a sequence of numbers approximately around the circumference of the rotating disc. The rotating disc is numbered "0" to "30" in descending order in the direction of rotation. The intended use of such a watch is achieved by manually setting a target date with the day "0". This is an event in a number of days, displayed in window 4 of the dial 2. To display an event 15 days from today, the number "15" is set in window 4 using the winding crown. In function of the watch, it now counts the days until the event on day "0" and displays this in the daily rhythm. Example 2

[0012] On the dial 2 of a wristwatch 1, there are two separate small dial markers 6, 7 with hands. One of the two 6s is marked with the markings "0" to "30" for the day display until the event, and the other 7 is marked with an hour marker from "0" to "24." To display an event 12 hours from now, the number "12" is set in the dial window 7. The watch now counts the hours until the event at hour "0" and displays this in an hourly rhythm.

Claims

[1] Wristwatch (1) or other type of watch, with analogue seconds, minutes, hours and / or date display, wherein a standard wristwatch 1 with analogue second, minute and hour display without date display is designed in such a way that instead of a date display, an event numeral day display is arranged in the viewing window 4 on a dial 2, wherein this event digit day display, in addition to a date display 3, is additionally designed in such a way that event time digits per day from "0" to "30" or from "0" to "31" and / or per hour from "0" to "24" are marked peripherally in an orbit on one or more rotatable event time dials in sequential numbers such that at a fixed point marking, such as a viewing window 4,5, these appear in descending order, i.e. from X to 0, wherein the rotary movements of the event time dials are switched in a daily rhythm or an hourly rhythm, or wherein event time digits are marked per day from "0" to "30" or from "0" to "31" on an event time dial and a hand on the event time digit marking rotates past these in descending order, switched in a daily rhythm or an hourly rhythm, from a higher number to a lower number down to "0", where "0" stands for the event. [2] Wristwatch according to claim 1, characterized by that the time numeral marking is arranged on the dial (2), wherein the display is carried out by means of a centrally arranged pointer (9) or by means of at least one decentralized small dial (6, 7) and pointer. [3] Wristwatch according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized bythat a time digit marking from "0" to "24" can be designed analogously to indicate the hours until an event, whereby the further rotation of the event time dial or hand (9) takes place in hourly rhythm to advance. [4] Wristwatch according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized by that the dial (2) has at least one viewing window with rows of time digits underneath. [5] Wristwatch according to one or more of the preceding claims 1, characterized by that several dials can be arranged below the dial (2). [6] Wristwatch according to one or more of the preceding claims 1, characterized by that a date circuit is arranged to display the event time in days or hours and / or another separate circuit is arranged.

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