Timepiece sub-assembly comprising a component made of micromachinable material comprising an attachment area with a peripheral contact surface, and a shell element deformable between two shapes, one contracted and one expanded, arranged to hold the attachment area inside a housing with at least one degree of freedom, and which comprises a complementary contact surface arranged, in its contracted shape, to exert a clamping force on the contact surface and to securely immobilise the attachment area in all directions, the shell element comprising a first element and a second element that are movable with respect to each other in its expanded shape, each comprising a complementary contact surface, and comprising clamping means for holding the first and second elements clamped together in its contracted shape.

A measuring support for a watch movement, designed to constitute a radial support, in a radial direction, of a control member or of a support zone, which includes a watch head including a watch movement, or which includes a watch movement enclosed in a test cap, in a position of radial support under stress of the watch head or respectively of the cap on the measuring support, wherein the measuring support includes either a single contact point in the radial direction, or a pair of lateral contact points that are symmetrical with respect to the radial direction.

A measuring support for a watch movement, designed to constitute a radial support, in a radial direction, of a control member or of a support zone, which includes a watch head including a watch movement, or which includes a watch movement enclosed in a test cap, in a position of radial support under stress of the watch head or respectively of the cap on the measuring support, wherein the measuring support includes either a single contact point in the radial direction, or a pair of lateral contact points that are symmetrical with respect to the radial direction.

Device for testing a watch member, comprising at least: a holding device, arranged to receive and hold in place the watch member, a fixing device, arranged to fix the holding device on a testing machine, characterized in that one of the holding device and of the fixing device comprises a counter-shape at least partially matching the other of the holding device and of the fixing device, and in that the counter-shape is arranged to allow an adjustment to fix the holding device according to at least seven distinct relative orientations between the holding device and the fixing device.

Device for testing a watch member, comprising at least: a holding device, arranged to receive and hold in place the watch member, a fixing device, arranged to fix the holding device on a testing machine, characterized in that one of the holding device and of the fixing device comprises a counter-shape at least partially matching the other of the holding device and of the fixing device, and in that the counter-shape is arranged to allow an adjustment to fix the holding device according to at least seven distinct relative orientations between the holding device and the fixing device.

A sympathique watch (10) including a horological movement including a going train (20), a display train (30) connected to at least one display of a time value, a sympathique hand-setting mechanism and a crown (13) operated hand-setting mechanism. The sympathique hand-setting mechanism includes a coupling device (40) interposed between the going (20) and display (30) trains, the coupling device (40) being configured to adopt an uncoupled state in which it disengages the going train (20) from the display train (30) so as to allow the hands to be set on the display by means of the sympathique hand-setting mechanism, and a coupled state in which it establishes a kinematic link between the gear trains, the link allowing for sliding enabling the hands to be set on the display by means of the crown (13) operated hand-setting mechanism.

A sympathique watch (10) including a horological movement including a going train (20), a display train (30) connected to at least one display of a time value, a sympathique hand-setting mechanism and a crown (13) operated hand-setting mechanism. The sympathique hand-setting mechanism includes a coupling device (40) interposed between the going (20) and display (30) trains, the coupling device (40) being configured to adopt an uncoupled state in which it disengages the going train (20) from the display train (30) so as to allow the hands to be set on the display by means of the sympathique hand-setting mechanism, and a coupled state in which it establishes a kinematic link between the gear trains, the link allowing for sliding enabling the hands to be set on the display by means of the crown (13) operated hand-setting mechanism.

A gripper device (100) for maintaining, centring, and/or clamping a micromechanical or horological component (200) in a clamping chamber defined by a clamp including at least one mobile jaw (2). At least a part of the mobile jaws (2) includes a reference surface (20) for frontal bearing of a component (200), and the gripper device (100) includes a vacuum generator (60) for creating the vacuum in the clamping chamber. Also, a method for fastening a micromechanical or horological component (200) in the clamping chamber of such a gripper device (100) according to which the component (200) is disposed on the reference surface (20), then a first maintaining by vacuum is carried out, then a second maintaining having a torque greater than that of the first maintaining by pivoting of the mobile jaws (2).

A gripper device (100) for maintaining, centring, and/or clamping a micromechanical or horological component (200) in a clamping chamber defined by a clamp including at least one mobile jaw (2). At least a part of the mobile jaws (2) includes a reference surface (20) for frontal bearing of a component (200), and the gripper device (100) includes a vacuum generator (60) for creating the vacuum in the clamping chamber. Also, a method for fastening a micromechanical or horological component (200) in the clamping chamber of such a gripper device (100) according to which the component (200) is disposed on the reference surface (20), then a first maintaining by vacuum is carried out, then a second maintaining having a torque greater than that of the first maintaining by pivoting of the mobile jaws (2).

A horological calotte (200) forming a casing for a horological movement (400) according to a calibre model in a predetermined family. The movement includes a projecting control member (410) whose distal part (411) is distant from a movement axis (DM) by a radial value (VR) specific to the model. The calotte includes a ring (220) specific to the model, which is fitted in a single angular position with a bottom (210) and a cover (230) to enclose the movement (400). Its outer shape is identical for each calibre, with reference shoulders (240) defining a calotte axis (DC). The ring offsets the movement axis relative to the calotte axis in the radial direction (DR) of the control member (410), by a value such that the distal part (411) is distant from the calotte axis by a predefined value (VP) identical for all calibres of the family.