Watch including a bracelet and a buckle clasp system

Abstract

The present invention relates to a buckle clasp system (1) for a wristband, the buckle clasp system (1) further comprising a golf ball marker (60), the second portion (12) having a cover (50) that has an upper portion (51) which has a thickness and a lower portion (52), the cover (50) comprising, formed in the thickness of the upper portion (51), a recess, the recess having a flat bottom corresponding to the lower portion (52) of the cover (50), the recess being configured to accommodate the golf ball marker (60), the shape of the golf ball marker (60) corresponding to the recess, the system further comprising clamping means, the clamping means providing magnetic and / or mechanical clamping, and being configured to keep the golf ball marker (60) in the recess.

Description

technical field

[0001] The present invention relates to the field of bracelet clasps, more specifically to buckle clasps, for example of the folding type, particularly for watch bracelets. The buckle bracelet clasps according to the invention can be used for mechanical, quartz, or smartwatches. STATE OF THE ART

[0002] The present invention relates to a clasp for a bracelet, in particular a bracelet such as a watch strap, the bracelet having two strands attached to the clasp, which is of the buckle type.

[0003] As is well known, a buckle clasp allows a user to slip a bracelet onto their wrist in the open position, and then close the buckle around the wrist to secure it sufficiently in the fastened position. Such a clasp can be of the folding clasp type. In this case, the clasp has at least two parts mounted to pivot relative to each other. The two parts of the folding clasp are attached to the bracelet, forming a closed bracelet. To fasten the clasp, one part of the clasp is held in line with the bracelet, for example, resting on the user's wrist, while the second part of the clasp pivots until it meets the first part. Using additional retaining means, the second part is secured to the first. In this way, the bracelet is fastened to the user's wrist.Means of release, for example in the form of push buttons on either side of the loop, allow the clasp to be returned to the open position.

[0004] In the case of a watch, the bracelet has two strands attached respectively, at one end, to the watch case and, at their other end, to one of the two parts of the clasp.

[0005] Furthermore, as is well known, many golfers wear a watch, such as a smartwatch, while playing their sport. During a round of golf, it is necessary to mark the position of the ball after each shot so that the ball can be placed in precisely the same position for the next shot.

[0006] To this end, golfers use a golf ball marker. The issue addressed here specifically concerns the function of the golf ball marker. For golfers, carrying such a marker is a constraint.

[0007] The present invention proposes a solution: a buckle clasp system incorporating a golf ball marker housed in a compartment within the clasp. The ball marker is removable and advantageously easy to grasp and replace in the compartment. More generally, the buckle clasp according to the invention allows the user to carry, in a compartment provided within the clasp, a removable capsule, particularly a golf ball marker, which the user can remove and reinsert into the compartment at will.

[0008] In the clasp according to the invention, the features related to the integration of the removable capsule, in particular the golf ball marker, are advantageously independent of the clasp's closing means. Document WO2016038058 describes a watch comprising a strap and a buckle clasp system according to the preamble of claim 1. Document KR20120063341 describes a belt buckle with a housing for a golf ball marker. PRESENTATION OF THE INVENTION

[0009] More specifically, the invention relates to a watch comprising a bracelet having two strands and a buckle clasp system, the buckle clasp system comprising a first part adapted to be attached to the first strand and having retention means, and a second part having complementary attachment means for the retention means, for attaching the second part to the first part of the buckle clasp system, allowing the bracelet to be attached to a user's wrist, the buckle clasp system further comprising a removable capsule, in particular a removable golf ball marker, adapted to mark the position of a golf ball on a golf course, the second part having a cover having an upper part having a thickness and a lower part, the cover comprising, provided in the thickness of the upper part, a housing, the housing having a flat bottom corresponding to the lower part of the cover,the housing being configured to accommodate the removable golf ball marker, the removable golf ball marker having a shape corresponding to the housing, the buckle fastening system further comprising clamping means, the clamping means providing magnetic and / or mechanical clamping, configured to retain the removable golf ball marker in the housing.

[0010] The location of the housing containing the golf ball marker in the cover of the buckle clasp and the magnetic and / or mechanical fastening means are suitable for integrating the golf ball marker into a buckle clasp of a bracelet intended to fit the curvature of a user's wrist and for normal use allowing the golf ball marker to be frequently removed and reinserted in relation to the housing.

[0011] The golf ball marker is suitable for marking the position of a golf ball on a golf course.

[0012] According to one embodiment, the clamping means include guide rails arranged longitudinally in the mass of the lower part of the hood, to guide the golf ball marker in translation, in a direction corresponding to a longitudinal axis of the bottom of the housing, so as to, in a first direction of translation, guide the golf ball marker into the housing and, in a second direction of translation opposite to the first, allow the extraction of the golf ball marker so that the user can grasp it.

[0013] In particular, the guide rails can be cut into the mass of the lower part of the hood, on two lateral faces and opposite the housing, the rails being parallel to the longitudinal axis of the bottom of the housing, and the golf ball marker includes corresponding grooves suitable for sliding in the rails.

[0014] According to another embodiment, the clamping means comprise two grooves and two corresponding lugs, the lugs having a mushroom shape, the two grooves being provided on two parallel lateral faces of the hood, and the two lugs being provided on two parallel faces of the golf ball marker, or, conversely, the two grooves being provided on two parallel lateral faces of the golf ball marker, and the two lugs being provided on two parallel faces of the hood.

[0015] According to one embodiment, the clamping means provide magnetic clamping of the golf ball marker in the housing and include at least one magnet disposed at the bottom of the housing.

[0016] Specifically, at least one magnet is embedded in a resin, for example an epoxy resin, to prevent corrosion over time. The attractive force of at least one magnet is, in this particular case, for example between 240g and 320g.

[0017] In particular, at least one magnet may be offset from a median transverse axis of the bottom of the housing.

[0018] According to another embodiment, at least one magnet is aligned on a median transverse axis of the bottom of the housing.

[0019] According to one embodiment, retention means, including a ball or a protrusion, are provided at the bottom of the housing and cooperate with additional retention means provided on an underside of the golf ball marker.

[0020] In particular, the dwelling has the shape of a profiled rectangular parallelepiped.

[0021] According to one embodiment, the loop is of the deployable loop type, the second part of the loop being pivotally mounted on the first part.

[0022] In particular, the second part of the loop clasp system includes a passage for the first strand, at least one mushroom and means for releasing the second part from the first part.

[0023] The present invention also relates to a watch comprising a bracelet having two strands and a buckle clasp system as briefly described above.

[0024] According to one embodiment, one of the bracelet strands, upstream of the housing, includes a deflection rib adapted to deflect the golf ball marker during its extraction.

[0025] According to one embodiment, the watch includes electronic computing means and memory space, as well as means for connecting to a digital data network. PRESENTATION OF THE FIGURES

[0026] The invention will be better understood upon reading the following description, given solely by way of example, and referring to the accompanying drawings given by way of non-limiting examples, in which identical references are given to similar objects and on which: there [ Fig.1 ] represents a first embodiment of a buckle clasp according to the invention, in the case of a folding buckle clasp; the [ Fig. 2A ] represents a diagram of the housing fitted in the hood, according to the first embodiment; the [ Fig. 2B ] represents a diagram of the golf ball marker, according to the first embodiment; the [ Fig.3 ] represents a second embodiment of a buckle clasp according to the invention, in the case of another folding buckle clasp; the [ Fig. 4 ] represents a third embodiment of a buckle clasp according to the invention, in the case of another folding buckle clasp; the [ Fig. 5] represents a fourth embodiment of a buckle clasp according to the invention, in the case of another folding buckle clasp; the [ Fig. 6 ] represents a fifth embodiment of a buckle clasp according to the invention, in the case of another folding buckle clasp.

[0027] It should be noted that the figures illustrate the invention in detail to facilitate its implementation, and these figures can, of course, be used to further define the invention where necessary. As previously stated, the embodiments shown are not limiting. In particular, in the embodiments shown, the clasp according to the invention is of the folding type. However, the invention can also be implemented in a buckle of the pin type. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0028] As depicted on the [ Fig.1], the invention relates to a buckle clasp 1, which may be of the folding buckle type, or, alternatively, of the pin type, for a bracelet, in particular a watch bracelet, for example a smartwatch bracelet, the clasp comprising a removable capsule housed in a housing provided in the buckle clasp 1. In particular, the removable capsule is a golf ball marker 60.

[0029] One advantage of the invention is that it allows the integration of a golf ball marker (size 60) into a buckle clasp, specifically designed to serve as a golf ball marker. Another advantage is that this integration is aesthetically pleasing and offers a high level of perceived quality for the user. The golf ball marker (size 60) is particularly well-suited to this purpose, meaning it is visible to a nearby user when placed on the ground on a golf course.

[0030] More specifically, with reference to the figures, the present invention proposes a buckle clasp 1 in which a housing 530, for example a cavity, is provided to house a golf ball marker 60.

[0031] The buckle clasp 1 further includes a cover 50 housing at least partially the means for retaining and releasing the at least two parts of the clasp. A recess 530 is created in the cover 50 of the buckle 1 to house the golf ball marker 60. More precisely, the recess 530 is formed in an upper portion 51 of the cover 50. For example, the recess 530 is a cavity cut into the thickness of the upper portion 51 of the cover 50. The recess 530 has a shape corresponding to the shape of the golf ball marker 60. Preferably, the recess 530 has a substantially rectangular shape. According to one embodiment, the rectangular parallelepiped shape is said to be "profiled", that is to say that the housing 530 has a base 531 having a curvature, in particular corresponding to the curvature of the clasp, in continuity with the bracelet as attached to the user's wrist.

[0032] A lower portion 52 of the hood 50 includes means for retaining the golf ball marker 60 in the housing 530.

[0033] More specifically, to hold the golf ball marker 60 in the housing 530, clamping means are implemented. These clamping means can provide magnetic and / or mechanical clamping.

[0034] With reference to Figures 2A , 2B And 6 The clamping means provide magnetic clamping and consist primarily of one or, preferably, several magnets 501, 601, arranged in the bottom 531 of the housing 530 and / or on an underside of the golf ball marker 60. This embodiment is described in detail below. According to one embodiment, the magnets 501 are integrated into the bottom 531 of the housing 530.

[0035] Preferably, the magnets 501, 601 are aligned on a transverse median axis of the housing 530. Here, "transverse median axis" means an axis orthogonal to a main longitudinal direction of the clasp in continuity with the bracelet, and dividing the bottom 531 of the housing 530 into two parts of substantially equal surface areas.

[0036] However, magnets 501, 601 could also be offset from this median transverse axis.

[0037] According to the invention, the magnet(s) 501, 601 are configured to generate on the golf ball marker 60 a magnetic force of attraction suitable for ensuring its retention in the housing 530, including when the user wears the watch while playing golf. To this end, the magnetic force of attraction generated by the magnets 501, 601 when the golf ball marker 60 is fully housed in the housing 530 is, in particular, between 1.0 N and 3.0 N, and more particularly between 1.5 N and 2.0 N.

[0038] According to one embodiment, the 501, 601 magnets are encapsulated, in other words embedded, in an epoxy resin, so that they do not corrode over time.

[0039] Furthermore, according to one embodiment, the magnets 501, 601 are configured, in their position aligned with the median transverse axis at the bottom 531 of the housing 530, and in the magnetic force of attraction they exert, so as to ensure that the golf ball marker 60 is held in the housing 530 in a quasi-unstable equilibrium. In other words, a force having a longitudinal component, i.e., orthogonal to the median transverse axis, or tangent to the clasp in line with the bracelet, of low magnitude, i.e., a magnitude only greater than or equal to an extraction threshold typically having a value of 1.0 N, is sufficient to extract the golf ball marker 60 from an area in which the magnetic force of attraction generated by the magnets 501, 601 is exerted predominantly.Therefore, as soon as the user applies a force greater than the extraction threshold of 1.0 N, the golf ball marker 60 easily translates out of housing 530.

[0040] Preferably, upstream of housing 530, a deflection rib can be provided on the wristband. When the golf ball marker 60, moving outwards from housing 530, strikes said deflection rib, the deflection rib diverts the trajectory of the golf ball marker 60, acting as a deflector, so that the golf ball marker 60 lifts and becomes easy to grasp between two fingers.

[0041] Several other embodiments are described below, in connection with the figures.

[0042] In general, the buckle clasp 1 according to the invention may, in particular, be of the folding buckle type. In this case, the folding buckle comprises, for example, on its first part 11, a bar with a passage for a first strand 80 which passes through the passage and is held by a ridge on the first strand 80, preventing the first strand 80 from moving in the opposite direction, and / or by a mechanical clamp between the first part 11 of the folding buckle and the first strand 80. The second part 12 of the folding buckle comprises, for example, a stem adapted to pass through a tube for the second strand and to be held by its two ends in corresponding cavities of the second part 12 of the folding buckle.The second part 12 can be folded down onto the first part 11 to tighten the bracelet around the user's wrist, the first and second parts 11, 12 being fixed to each other by means of locking means, for example mushrooms engaging in corresponding orifices, coupled with release means 5. In any event, the way in which the folding clasp is fixed to the bracelet and the way in which it locks and unlocks to move from a closed position to an open position and vice versa are not part of the present invention and a person skilled in the art is free to use any known technology on these aspects.

[0043] In all cases, the loop of the buckle clasp 1 according to the invention includes a cover 50. The cover 50 can, in particular, be configured to house and conceal, for aesthetic purposes, the locking and releasing means of the buckle. According to the invention, the housing 530, specially configured to house the golf ball marker 60, is formed within the mass of the cover 50; for example, the housing 530 is a cavity machined into the thickness of the upper part 51 of the cover 50.

[0044] According to the invention, a housing 530 is thus created in the upper part 51 of the cover 50, for example, a cavity machined into the upper part 51 of the cover 50 or provided during the manufacture of the cover 50 by stamping. The housing 530 has, in particular, the shape of a profiled rectangular parallelepiped, with a base 531 that is preferably flat, i.e., purely two-dimensional, without asperities and with reduced roughness. Suitable flatness and roughness contribute, separately and together, to promoting the adhesion of the golf ball marker 60 in the housing 530 by maximizing the contact surface, which is particularly effective with the magnetic clamping method described in detail below.

[0045] The golf ball marker 60 is configured to have a volume corresponding to that of the housing 530, in particular complementary to the housing 530 created in the hood 50. According to one embodiment, a pattern is provided on the top of the golf ball marker 60, forming an overthickness, so as to improve the grip and thus facilitate the grasping or translation of the golf ball marker 60 for the purpose of its extraction.

[0046] The upper portion 51 of the cover 50 can be pivoted to allow access to the contents of the compartment 530. Alternatively, the upper portion 51 of the cover 50 can be translated. In this case, the direction of translation of the cover is opposite to the direction in which the golf ball marker 60 is moved to remove it from the compartment 530.

[0047] According to one embodiment, as can be seen on the [ Fig. 6Upstream of the housing 530, on the bracelet strap attached to the clasp upstream of the cover 50, a deflection rib 81 is provided. The deflection rib 81 acts as a "deflector": in other words, when the golf ball marker 60 is pressed with the thumb in order to remove it from the housing 530, in particular by initiating a translation out of the housing 530 in order to grasp it, a sliding motion of the golf ball marker 60 is initiated out of the housing 530 by translating it along a longitudinal axis of the bottom 531 of the housing 530, along the loop, in the direction of the deflection rib 81; the deflection rib 81 deflects and lifts the golf ball marker 60 in translation, which facilitates grasping it. Magnetic clamping of the golf ball marker in the housing :

[0048] According to one embodiment, as shown in the Figures 2A , 2B And 6A magnetic clamping system for the golf ball marker 60 within the housing 530 is provided. The magnetic clamping system employs at least one magnet 501, 601, or in particular a plurality of magnets 501, 601, specifically three or six magnets. In particular, the magnets 501 may be located only on the cavity side; the golf ball marker 60 is then made of a suitable material, i.e., one capable of cooperating with the magnets so as to create a magnetic attraction between the magnets and the golf ball marker 60. In particular, the golf ball marker 60 is, for example, made of steel or titanium.

[0049] The 501 magnets, located on the cavity side in housing 530, can be encapsulated in epoxy resin. The attractive force exerted by the 501 magnets on the golf ball marker is then, for example, between 240g and 320g.

[0050] According to one embodiment, magnets 601 are provided on an underside of the golf ball marker 60, either in place of, or in addition to, those previously described as being provided at the bottom 531 of the housing 530. The magnets 601 provided on the underside of the golf ball marker 60 can also be encapsulated in an epoxy resin.

[0051] As depicted on the Figures 2A , 2B The magnet(s) 501, 601 can be housed in corresponding recesses 502, 602, provided in the bottom 531 of the housing 530 and / or, where appropriate, on an underside of the golf ball marker 60. The magnet(s) can also be glued.

[0052] The magnetization is configured so that a magnetic force of attraction, ensuring that the golf ball marker 60 remains in the housing 530, is adapted to prevent the golf ball marker 60 from dislodging itself from the housing 530, including when the bracelet, in particular the watch comprising the bracelet with the buckle clasp 1 according to the invention, is being worn. This is especially important when the user is playing golf.

[0053] The term "suitable magnetic attraction force" refers to a magnetic attraction force with a magnitude between 1.0 N and 3.0 N when the golf ball marker 60 is positioned directly above the magnet(s) 501 on the housing side 530, depending on the embodiment, and in contact with the bottom 531 of the housing 530 or at a distance from the bottom 531 of the housing 530 of less than 0.2 mm. Thus, the magnetic attraction force is such that the golf ball marker 60 remains securely in the housing 530, and the force required to remove the golf ball marker 60 from the housing 530 by the user is appropriately adjusted. In particular, the force to be applied to the golf ball marker 60 in an extraction direction, in translation along an axis parallel to a longitudinal axis of the bottom 531 of the housing 530, has a magnitude greater than 1.0 N.

[0054] With reference to the [ Fig. 2A ] and to the [ Fig. 2B], a plurality of magnets 501, 601, in this case three magnets, is fixedly arranged on the bottom 531 of the housing 530. According to one embodiment, the magnets are "invisible" from the outside because they are located below the surface of the bottom 531 of the housing 530.

[0055] To this end, the magnets 501 are arranged or fixed to the bottom 531 of the housing 530, in particular in respective hollow recesses provided in the bottom 531 of the housing 530, and then covered with a small plate of a material such as the material of the cover 50, or at least having the same or a similar color to the material of the cover 50. For example, the plate covering the magnets 501 is made of titanium. In particular, the entire buckle clasp 1 is, for example, made of the same material. The plate has, for example, a thickness of between 0.6 mm and 1.3 mm.

[0056] Alternatively, according to one embodiment, the magnet(s) 502 can be arranged on the golf ball marker 60. The operation is otherwise identical to that in the case where the magnet(s) are arranged only at the bottom 531 of the housing 530.

[0057] According to another embodiment, corresponding to the embodiment shown on the [ Fig. 2A ], there [ Fig. 2B ] and the [ Fig. 6Complementary magnets 501 and 601 are arranged both at the bottom 531 of the housing 530 and on the golf ball marker 60. In this case, the complementary shapes of the housing 530 and the golf ball marker 60 can be configured to provide a keying function. In other words, the housing 530 and the golf ball marker 60 have a shape such that there is only one way to insert the golf ball marker 60 into the housing 530, so that the complementary magnets 501 and 601 cooperate to generate a magnetic force of attraction, and not repulsion.

[0058] According to the preferred embodiment represented in Figures 2A And 2BThree magnets 501 are arranged at the bottom 531 of the housing 530 and three magnets 502 are arranged on an underside of the golf ball marker 60. Three magnets 501 are aligned on an axis corresponding substantially to a median transverse axis of the bottom 531 of the housing 530. Correspondingly, three magnets 502 are arranged in a manner aligned substantially on a median transverse axis of the golf ball marker 60. The magnets 501, 601, on the housing 530 side or on the removable capsule 60 side can, for example, be replaced by metallic elements cooperating with the magnets 501, 601 arranged on the golf ball marker 60 or at the bottom 531 of the housing 530, respectively.

[0059] In the implementation method of the [ Fig.1 ], the upper part 51 of the hood 50 pivots to cover or, on the contrary, to allow access to the housing 530, as already briefly described previously.

[0060] According to an alternative embodiment not shown, the magnets can be eccentric, that is, offset from the median transverse axis of the base 531 of the housing 530. The magnets are then aligned with each other but offset in a direction corresponding to the longitudinal axis of the base 531 of the housing 530, towards the inside of the housing 530, that is, in a direction opposite to the extraction direction corresponding to the direction in which the golf ball marker 60 is translated to remove it from the housing 530. In particular, the magnets can then be offset by approximately 1.5 mm from the median transverse axis. The same applies, where applicable, to the magnets on the removable capsule side 60.

[0061] In all embodiments implementing magnetic clamping of the golf ball marker 60 in the housing 530, preferably, the arrangement of the magnets 501, 601 and the generated magnetic attraction force are configured so that, as soon as a pulling force is exerted in an extraction direction of the golf ball marker 60, an imbalance of forces is created and the magnetic clamping force that held the removable capsule 60 in the housing 530 has a modulus that drops rapidly with the distance of the golf ball marker 60 from the alignment axis of the magnets 501, 601, making it easy to move and thus extract the ball marker.

[0062] It should be noted that, according to the invention, a plurality of magnets, in particular three non-aligned magnets, can be provided to ensure the magnetic clamping of the golf ball marker 60 in the housing 530, either at the bottom 531 of the housing 530 and / or on an underside face of the golf ball marker 60. This results in identical or similar, or even superior, retention of the capsule, in the sense that the resulting magnetic force of attraction would have the same magnitude as in the case where the magnets are aligned, but the magnetic force of attraction would be more evenly distributed over the entire contact surface between the golf ball marker 60 and the bottom 531 of the housing 530. The resulting disadvantage is the counterpart of this more homogeneous distribution and therefore this improved stability: the force required to extract the golf ball marker 60 would be greater.

[0063] In the preferred embodiment, in which one or two sets of three aligned magnets are used, particularly those aligned on the median transverse axis of the base 531 of the housing 530, instability is created even with the slightest deviation of the golf ball marker 60 from the axis of alignment of the magnets. This also applies when magnets are provided both on the base 531 of the housing 530 and on the golf ball marker 60.

[0064] In the embodiment where magnets 501 are provided on both the housing 530 and removable capsule 60 sides, there is a polarity reversal between the magnets on the housing 530 side and the magnets on the removable capsule 60 side. The complementary shapes of the golf ball marker 60 and the housing 530 can, in this case, serve as a keying device. Alternatively, for the same purpose, the magnets on the housing 530 side and the removable capsule 60 side can be provided with alternating polarities, correspondingly.

[0065] In one embodiment, however, for practical reasons, the golf ball marker 60 has a shape that allows it to be inserted in either direction. In this case, in particular, the magnet(s) 501 are located only at the bottom 531 of the housing 530, preferably below the surface of the bottom 531 of the housing 530, and the golf ball marker 60 includes a material complementary to the magnet(s). Mechanical clamping of the golf ball marker in the housing :

[0066] With reference to the [ Fig.3The securing of the golf ball marker 60 in the housing 530 can also be mechanical. According to this embodiment, grooves are machined into the mass of the second part 12 of the buckle clasp 1, more precisely into the lower part 52 of the cover 50, on two parallel external lateral faces. The grooves are, for example, on a raised section provided in the housing 530 and are machined below an upper surface of the raised section, intended to be in contact with the lower face of the golf ball marker 60. Correspondingly, lugs, such as substantially cylindrical protrusions, are provided on two opposing internal faces of the golf ball marker 60. The lugs fit into the grooves to guide the golf ball marker 60 into the housing 530 and hold it there.Conversely, the lugs are guided into the grooves until the 60 golf ball marker is extracted when the user picks up the 60 golf ball marker.

[0067] In particular, the grooves open to the outside to allow the extraction of the 60 golf ball marker.

[0068] More specifically, with reference to the [ Fig.3The grooves 510 advantageously have at least two sections 511, 512 extending in principal directions forming an angle with each other, in particular an angle between 30° and 150°. For each groove 510, a first section 511 opens to the outside, with respect to the mass of the housing 530, allowing the entry or exit of the lugs. For each groove 510, a second section 512 forms an angle with the first section 511, in particular between 30° and 150°, preferably greater than 90°, for example equal to 120°, the angle being rounded, to facilitate the sliding of the lugs in the respective grooves 510 from or towards a final position in which the golf ball marker 60 is housed and held in the housing 530.

[0069] According to one embodiment, the extreme portion 513 of the first section 511, which opens to the outside, can be widened to facilitate the introduction of the lugs into the grooves 510.

[0070] An embodiment implementing alternative mechanical clamping is shown in [ Fig. 4 Rails 540 are provided on the side walls of the housing 530 and grooves 640 provided on the side faces of the golf ball marker 60 are configured to engage in the rails 540 so as to guide the golf ball marker 60 from or to the final position in which the golf ball marker 60 is housed and held in the housing 530.

[0071] As depicted in the [ Fig. 5 ], it may also be provided, in addition to the previous embodiment, a ball or protrusion 70, in particular in a central position, ensuring a retention function of the golf ball marker 60 in translation, in particular by cooperating with a concavity provided on an underside face of the golf ball marker 60, to prevent the golf ball marker 60 from being extracted from the housing 530 autonomously. Magnetic and mechanical clamping of the golf ball marker in the housing :

[0072] With reference to the [ Fig. 6 The clamping of the golf ball marker 60 in the housing 530 can be both mechanical and magnetic. In particular, guiding means, such as rails 540, provide partial mechanical clamping, while at least one magnet, provided on the base 531 of the housing 530 and / or on the golf ball marker 60, provides additional magnetic clamping.

[0073] At least one magnet can thus be arranged in a recess 502, 602 corresponding to the bottom 531 of the housing 530 and / or on an underside face of the golf ball marker 60. In particular, several magnets 501, 601 can be provided at the bottom 531 of the housing 530, aligned or not, and / or on the golf ball marker 60.

Claims

1. Watch comprising a bracelet having two strands and a buckle clasp system (1), the buckle clasp system (1) comprising a first part (11) adapted to be attached to the first strand and having means of restraint, and a second part (12) having means of attachment complementary to the means of restraint, for fixing the second part (12) to the first part (11) of the buckle clasp system (1), allowing to attach the bracelet to a user's wrist, the buckle clasp system (1) further comprising a removable golf ball marker (60), adapted to mark the position of a golf ball on a golf course, the second part (12) having a cover (50) having an upper part (51) having a thickness and a lower part (52), the cover (50) comprising, arranged in the thickness of the upper part (51), a housing (530), the housing (530) having a flat bottom (531) corresponding to the lower part (52) of the cover (50), the housing (530) being configured to house the removable golf ball marker (60), the removable golf ball marker (60) having a shape corresponding to the housing (530), the buckle clasp system (1) also comprising clamping means, the clamping means ensuring magnetic and / or mechanical clamping, configured to hold the removable golf ball marker (60) in the housing (530).

2. Watch according to claim 1, wherein the clamping means comprise longitudinally arranged guide rails (540) in the mass of the lower part (52) of the cover (50), to guide the removable golf ball marker (60) in translation, in a direction corresponding to a longitudinal axis of the bottom (531) of the housing (530), so that, in a first translation direction, guide the removable golf ball marker (60) into the housing (530) and, in a second translation direction opposite to the first, allow extraction of the removable golf ball marker (60) so that the user can grasp it.

3. Watch according to claim 2, wherein the guide rails (540) are carved into the mass of the lower part (52) of the cover (50), on two side faces and opposite the housing (530), the rails being parallel to the longitudinal axis of the bottom (531) of the housing (530), and the removable golf ball marker (60) comprises matching tongues (640) able to slide in the rails (540).

4. Watch according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the clamping means comprise two grooves (510) and two corresponding lugs, the lugs having a mushroom shape, the two grooves (510) being arranged on two parallel side faces of the cover (50), and the two lugs being provided on two parallel faces of the removable golf ball marker (60), or, vice versa, the two grooves being arranged on two parallel side faces of the golf ball marker (60), and the two lugs being provided on two parallel faces of the cover (50).

5. Watch according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the clamping means provide magnetic clamping of the removable golf ball marker (60) in the housing (530) and comprise at least one magnet (501, 601) arranged at the bottom (531) of the housing (530).

6. Watch according to the preceding claim, wherein the at least one magnet is offset from a median transverse axis of the bottom (531) of the housing (530).

7. Watch according to claim 5, wherein the at least one magnet (501, 601) is aligned to a median transverse axis of the bottom (531) of the housing (530).

8. Watch according to one of the claims 5 to 7, wherein the at least one magnet (501, 601) is embedded in resin, especially an epoxy resin.

9. Watch according to one of the claims 5 to 8, wherein the at least one magnet (501, 601) has an attraction force comprised between 240 g and 320 g.

10. Watch according to one of the preceding claims, comprising means of restraint, among a ball or a protrusion (70), provided at the bottom (531) of the housing (530) and cooperating with additional means of restraint provided on a lower face of the removable golf ball marker (60).

11. Watch according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the housing (530) has a profiled rectangular parallelepiped shape.

12. Watch according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the buckle is of the unfolding buckle type, the second part (12) of the buckle being mounted pivoting on the first part (11).

13. Watch according to the preceding claim, wherein the second part (12) of the buckle clasp system comprises a passage for the first strand, at least one mushroom head and means of releasing the second part (12) with respect to the first part (11).

14. Watch according to one of the preceding claims, one of the strands of the bracelet, upstream of the housing (530), comprising a deflection rib (81) adapted to deflect the removable golf ball marker (60) when extracting it.

15. Watch according to one of the preceding claims, the watch comprising computational electronic means and memory space, as well as means of connecting to a digital data network.

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