A horological regulator mechanism including a resonator mechanism having a virtual pivot and flexure bearing, with a quality factor greater than 1,000, the inertial element whereof indirectly cooperates with a free escapement mechanism, during the operating cycle whereof the resonator mechanism has at least one phase of freedom wherein it is not in contact with the escapement mechanism, this regulator mechanism comprises a pair of components including rubbing surfaces arranged to cooperate and be in contact with one another, whereby the first rubbing surface is formed by the surface of an element comprising silicon carbide.

A mechanical timepiece oscillator includes, between a support and an inertial element, a flexure bearing with flexible strips crossed in projection, including, superposed, an upper level that includes, between an upper support and an upper inertial element, an upper primary strip in a first direction and an upper secondary strip in a second direction, and a lower level that includes, between a lower support and a lower inertial element, a lower primary strip in the first direction and a lower secondary strip in the second direction. The upper level and lower level include, between the support and the upper or respectively lower support, a translational table with an elastic connection along one or two axes of freedom in the oscillation plane, of lower stiffness than that of each flexible strip.

A device for guiding a pivoting mass about an axis. A first support is fixed and a second support forms or supports the pivoting mass. The device is includes a first and second flexible leaf oriented in the same direction when the device is at rest, and an intermediate leaf having a rigidity notably greater than the flexible leaves and connecting the first flexible leaf to the second, the device including a first fixed link formed by the first support and a first end of the first leaf, a second fixed link formed by a second end of the first leaf and by a first end of the intermediate leaf, a third fixed link formed by a second end of the intermediate leaf and by a first end of the second leaf and a fourth fixed link formed by at least one second end of the second leaf, wherein the first and/or the fourth link is arranged substantially between the second and the third link in the direction when the device is at rest.

The invention relates to a regulator device (1) including a harmonic oscillator, intended to be integrated into a watch with at least two weights (2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4) mounted so as to pivot, a drive means (3) rotated by the gear train of the watch, a connecting element (4) kinematically connected to the drive means (3) in a substantially orthoradial direction and coupled to the oscillating weights, and a return elastic element arranged to provide a common return force on the pivoting weights and tending to urge the connecting element (4) toward the axis (3a) of the oscillator.

An object of the present invention is to provide an electroformed part favorable for an assembly part of a timepiece or the like and a timepiece using the same. The present invention relates to an electroformed part, which is an electroformed part composed of a nickel-iron alloy constituted by nickel, iron, and unavoidable impurities, containing iron at 5 to 25% by mass, and having a roughly layered form portion in which a stacked form portion having an inclined iron content in a thickness direction is repeatedly stacked a plurality of times. It is preferred that the stacked portion is constituted by crystal grains having an average grain diameter of 50 nm or less.

A mechanical timepiece oscillator including, between a first element and a second inertial element, more than two distinct flexible strips returning the inertial element to a rest position in an oscillation plane, wherein the projections of these strips cross each other, at a point, through which passes the axis of pivoting of the second solid inertial element, and the height to thickness aspect ratio is less than 10 for each strip.

A mechanical timepiece oscillator includes, between a first element and a second inertial element, two distinct flexible strips returning the inertial element to a rest position in an oscillation plane, the projections of these strips crossing each other, in the rest position, at a point, through which passes the pivoting axis of the second solid inertial element, the embedding points of the strips in the first element and the second inertial element defining two directions in which each strip has a free length between its embedding points, and an axial distance between the pivoting axis and the farthest of its embedding points, and, for each strip, the embedding point ratio is comprised between 0 and 1, and the vertex angle at the crossing point of the directions of the strips is less than 70.

A mechanical oscillator with an inertia element oscillating about a virtual pivot axis of fixed position with respect to a fixed base to which it is suspended by several flexible connections, each including a deformable compass-like member including elastic strips forming a first arm fixed to a base and a second arm fixed to the inertia element, joined at a reversal edge defining a apex of the deformable compass-like member, wherein in an unstressed rest state of the oscillator, the projection of the apex is on a first side of the pivot axis, opposite to a second side where the ends of the first and second arms are projected.

Device for timepiece comprising a monolithic mechanism which comprises a support and an inertial regulating member connected to the support by an elastic suspension. The elastic suspension comprises an elastic adjustment link having a first end adjustable relative to the support, so as to change the overall stiffness of the elastic suspension and therefore the oscillation frequency of the inertial regulating member.

An antishock device intended to protect from shocks a timepiece mechanical oscillator with flexure guiding, the antishock device including a visco-elastic element and a rigid stop, each being configured in such a manner as to cooperate with a portion of the oscillator. The visco-elastic element is configured to be deformed elastically if the oscillator is subjected, in the event of a shock, to an acceleration between 20 G and 1000 G NIHS, preferably between 50 G and 500 G NIHS. The portion cooperating with the rigid stop if the portion is subjected to an acceleration beyond at least 1000 G NIHS, preferably at least 500 G. A timepiece mechanical oscillator includes a balance, a suspension with flexure guiding and elastically restoring the balance into a plane of oscillation and provided with shock protection, the oscillator including at least one antishock device according to the invention.