Method for placing a watch case under a protective atmosphere

摘要

A method of placing under a protective atmosphere a watch case fitted with its movement, includes: installing the watch case in the housing of a support including a unit for holding the watch and a unit for guiding an actuator acting on a part of the case; introducing the support into a flexible pouch; installing the support in the open pouch in a device for imposing a protective atmosphere; reducing the pressure within such device; closing the pouch containing the support; extracting the support from the sealed pouch of the device for imposing a protective atmosphere; closing the watch case by acting on the actuator via the outside of the pouch in order that it displaces a part of the watch according to the guide unit in order to close the watch; opening the pouch and separation of the actuator from the part of the case on which it acts.

主权项

1. A method for placing a watch case (5) fitted with a movement under a protective atmosphere, comprising the following steps:
installation of the watch case, which is not completely closed, in a housing (2) of a support (1) comprising means (3) for holding the watch as well as means (4, 13) for guiding an actuator (7, 12) acting on a part of the case; introduction of the support (1) into a flexible pouch (10), the flexible pouch (10) being an open pouch (10); installation of the support (1) in the open pouch (10) in a device for imposing a protective atmosphere; reduction of the pressure within the device for imposing a protective atmosphere; closure of the pouch (10) containing the support (1) to realize a sealed pouch (10); extraction of the support (1) from the sealed pouch (10) of the device for imposing a protective atmosphere; closure of the watch case by acting on the actuator (7, 12) via an outside of the pouch (10) in order that the actuator (7, 12) displaces a part of the watch according to the guide means (4, 13) in order to close the watch; and opening of the pouch (10) and separation of the actuator (7, 12) from the part of the case on which the actuator (7, 12) acts.