Strip resonator for a mechanical watch movement, comprising a structure, an oscillating inertial element, and elastic strips forming a flat bearing for the inertial element, and a flat, anti-shock device arranged to protect each strip from rupture in the event of a shock, and including a first prestressed flexible element arranged to allow a variation in length during the expansion or contraction of a strip within a range of lengths corresponding to normal operation of this strip under the action of a stress of intensity lower than a first threshold, and to prevent the expansion or contraction of this strip when it is subjected to a tensile or respectively compressive stress of intensity higher than the first threshold, and the resonator includes, for the three-dimensional anti-shock protection of the strips, in an axial direction perpendicular to a main plane, axial protection means, which include, on the one hand, axial banking members for limiting the axial travel of at least one inertial element, and on the other hand, an axial anti-shock device comprising a second axially prestressed flexible element.

In a timepiece 100 having an antenna 3 and motors 4, each motor 4 includes a stator 41, a coil 42 magnetically connected to the stator 41, and a rotor magnet 431 disposed in a receiving part 411 of the stator 41. With respect to each motor 4 disposed in a predetermined range from the antenna 3, an individual antimagnetic plate 5 which is a belt-like antimagnetic plate configured to have a width equal to or greater than the diameter of the rotor magnet 431 and cover a portion of the motor 4 including the rotor magnet 431 is disposed.

In a timepiece 100 having an antenna 3 and motors 4, each motor 4 includes a stator 41, a coil 42 magnetically connected to the stator 41, and a rotor magnet 431 disposed in a receiving part 411 of the stator 41. With respect to each motor 4 disposed in a predetermined range from the antenna 3, an individual antimagnetic plate 5 which is a belt-like antimagnetic plate configured to have a width equal to or greater than the diameter of the rotor magnet 431 and cover a portion of the motor 4 including the rotor magnet 431 is disposed.

A horological resonator mechanism, including a structure and an anchoring unit from which is suspended at least one inertial element arranged to oscillate along a first degree of freedom in rotation RZ about a pivoting axis extending along a first direction Z, the inertial element being subjected to return forces exerted by a virtual pivot including a plurality of substantially longitudinal elastic strips, each fastened, at a first end to the anchoring unit, and at a second end to the inertial element. Each elastic strip is deformable essentially in a plane XY perpendicular to the first direction Z. The anchoring unit is suspended from the structure by a flexible suspension arranged to allow the mobility of the anchoring unit along a plurality of degrees of freedom including at least two in the plane XY, along a direction X and along a direction Y orthogonal to the direction X.

Method for fabrication of an antiferromagnetic and temperature compensated timepiece balance spring, including the steps of: selecting an amagnetic iron-chromium-nickel-manganese-beryllium compensating alloy, comprising, by mass percent, between and including: from 21.0% to 25.0% of manganese, from 9.0% to 13.0% of nickel, from 6.0% to 15.0% of chromium, from 0.2% to 2.0% of beryllium, the remainder iron, the total of nickel and manganese being higher than or equal to 33.0%, working the alloy to obtain a blank, shaping the blank by casting and/or forging and/or wire drawing and/or rolling and/or drawing, to obtain a blank of spring wire; winding the wire on a winder to obtain a balance spring, subjecting the spiral spring to at least a heat setting treatment, by annealing at a temperature comprised between 540 C. and 650 C., for a duration of 30 to 200 minutes, to obtain a balance spring.

A case includes a case main body, an exterior cover formed of a synthetic resin and mounted on an upper portion and an outer circumferential portion of the case main body to cover the upper portion and the outer circumferential portion, and a reinforcement member formed of a synthetic resin harder than the exterior cover and embedded in an inner surface of the exterior cover to prevent an inner circumferential side of the exterior cover from being bent back relative to the case main body.

An isothermal clock device for mechanical and/or functional components of a watch, the device being provided with a bracelet and a casing including an enclosure wherein a case of said watch is capable of being arranged and a reversible fastening device fastening the case of a watch in the enclosure of the casing by keeping it away from the set of elements of the casing defining this enclosure, the fastening device including at least two connecting members each connected to an attachment area of the case from at least one telescopic bar.

Disclosed is a device case including: a first exterior that is placed on an upper surface side of a case body; a second exterior that covers at least an upper portion of the first exterior; and a first position buffer as a buffer disposed between the first exterior and the second exterior. The first exterior includes an inclined surface on an upper surface side, and the first position buffer is disposed on the inclined surface of the first exterior.

A timepiece resonator mechanism (100), including a structure (1) carrying, by a flexible suspension (300), an anchoring block (30) from which is suspended an inertial element (2) oscillating about a pivot axis (D) extending in a first direction Z, according to a first rotational degree of freedom RZ, under the action of return forces of a flexible pivot (200) including elastic longitudinal strips (3) each fixed to said inertial element (2) and to said anchoring block (30), the resonator mechanism including a viscous substance (10) arranged at least partly around the flexible suspension (300), the viscous substance (10) being configured to at least partly dissipate the energy due to a shock.

There is provided an electronic watch including a bracelet and a watch case including at least one electrical or electronic component, the watch including at least one Dewar device configured to contain at least one of said electrical or electronic components, the at least one Dewar device including inner and outer walls and a vacuum or quasi-vacuum space defined between these said walls, the inner wall delimiting a volume wherein said at least one electrical or electronic component may be arranged.