Timepiece comprising a mechanical chinese calendar

• Main Authors: VUILLEUMIER ALAIN, MEYLAN FREDERIC
• Format: Patent
• Language: Chinese; English
• Published: 03.03.2010
• Subjects: HOROLOGY; MECHANICAL PARTS OF CLOCKS OR WATCHES IN GENERAL; MECHANICALLY-DRIVEN CLOCKS OR WATCHES; PHYSICS; TIME PIECES USING THE POSITION OF THE SUN, MOON OR STARS

The invention relates to a watch comprising: a mechanical or electromechanical clockwork movement, analogue time indicators (24, 25), a moon indicator (27) which displays the lunar date on a scale (31) and which is driven by the clockwork movement in order to complete one revolution over one or two synodic lunations, and Chinese calendar indicators which are actuated by a calendar mechanism (50) that is driven by the moon indicator (27). According to the invention, a month mobile (70), which is provided with a lunar month indicator (34), is driven by means of a lever (60) such as to complete one revolution for every common year of twelve months and for every leap year of thirteen months. The other Chinese calendar indicators are driven by the month mobile and comprise a first year indicator (40) which completes one revolution every twelve years, a second year indicator (44) which completes one revolution every ten years and a third year indicator (37) which completes one revolution every nineteen years and wh