An apparatus (10) for winding a horological movement of a watch (20), including an electronic module (13) configured to control a motor (14) kinematically connected to a drive member intended to rotate a winding member of the watch (20). The apparatus (10) includes a support (11) for the watch (20) formed by a body having a central element (110) and at least one side element (111) arranged at a distance from each other so as to form a recess (118) intended to receive a strand (21) of a bracelet of the watch (20), the central element (110) and the side element (111) being adapted to apply opposing forces to the strand (21) so as to ensure that it is held in the recess (118).

A device for measuring the humidity in the internal volume of a case of a watch, which device includes a watch including a case housing an optical system, the optical system including a transmitter transmitting a light beam, a multi-pass cell through which the light beam is intended to pass, and a receiver intended to receive the light beam once it has passed through the multi-pass cell; a management module external to the case, including a processing unit configured to communicate with the optical system and to process data transmitted thereby in order to determine the humidity present in the internal volume of the case on the basis of the absorption of the light beam by the water vapour that may be present in the internal volume of the case.

In some embodiments, an apparatus and a system, as well as a method and an article, may operate to receive a derived clock signal downhole, the derived clock signal being derived from a surface clock signal (associated with a surface clock), such that the frequency of the derived clock signal is less than the frequency of the surface clock signal. Further activity may include measuring the frequency of the derived clock signal in terms of an uncorrected downhole clock frequency (associated with a downhole clock) to provide a measured frequency equivalent, and correcting time measurements made using the downhole clock, based on the measured frequency equivalent, or based on an actual frequency of the downhole clock determined according to the measured frequency equivalent. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are described.

A chronometric testing or chronometric certification method for a timepiece (1), comprising at least two status reports of the timepiece before and after at least a first static storage cycle in one or multiple predefined positions of the timepiece, said first static storage cycle comprising at least a first inclined position () of the timepiece.

A chronometric testing or chronometric certification method for a timepiece (1), comprising at least two status reports of the timepiece before and after at least a first static storage cycle in one or multiple predefined positions of the timepiece, said first static storage cycle comprising at least a first inclined position () of the timepiece.

The mechanical movement includes a checking device which is a passive indicator element. The passive element is fixed to a fixed support portion of the mechanical movement. The passive element may be a strip or a plate fixed to the fixed support portion of a regulating member and configured to vibrate according to one or more clearly defined vibration frequency components following the vibration of the mechanical movement. The vibration frequency components of the strip or plate define an acoustic signature specific to the timepiece to allow the authenticity of the timepiece to be determined by a measurement of the acoustic signature using an acoustic measuring system.

The mechanical movement includes a checking device which is a passive indicator element. The passive element is fixed to a fixed support portion of the mechanical movement. The passive element may be a strip or a plate fixed to the fixed support portion of a regulating member and configured to vibrate according to one or more clearly defined vibration frequency components following the vibration of the mechanical movement. The vibration frequency components of the strip or plate define an acoustic signature specific to the timepiece to allow the authenticity of the timepiece to be determined by a measurement of the acoustic signature using an acoustic measuring system.

Method for testing the water resistance of at least one timepiece, wherein it comprises the following stages:

E1Measuring the rate of the timepiece when subjected to a first external pressure, in particular atmospheric pressure, in order to obtain a first reference rate value;

E2Measuring the rate of a timepiece when subjected to a second external pressure inside a pressurization chamber, in order to obtain a second rate value under pressure;

E3Comparing the rate value under pressure and the reference rate value in order to deduce therefrom the presence or otherwise of a deficiency in the water resistance in the event of a variation in excess of a predefined threshold.

The invention relates to a spiral spring (100), suitable for use in an optical measuring method according to any one of the preceding claims, with several turns (110) which extend along respective circular paths forming a spiral course, wherein the spiral spring (100) can be stimulated to an oscillatory movement, in particular for clocking a mechanical movement, with adjacent turns (110) being deflected relative to each other along their respective circular paths by an angular displacement (), It is the object of the present invention to determine the oscillation behavior of spiral springs based on characteristic geometries, and, in particular, to provide a non-invasive, non-contact measuring method which can be used in automated assembly lines in line assembly in movement production. The object is achieved in that the spacing (x) between the adjacent turns (110) varies at least along a measuring section corresponding to the angular displacement ().

A portable modular unit for inspecting in a timepiece the presence of a lubricating agent, or of an epilame, having fluorescent markers, from an excitation luminous flux of white light. The modular unit includes an optical housing forming a first module, a portable white light source (200) emitting an excitation luminous flux forming a second module, and a portable magnifying device forming a third module. The optical housing includes a first mounting interface for removably mounting the portable white light source on the optical housing, the first mounting interface being configured so that the excitation luminous flux emitted by the portable white light source is directed in the direction of the excitation filter; and a second mounting interface for removably mounting the portable magnifying device on the optical housing, the second mounting interface being configured so that the magnifying device is opposite the inspection opening.