METHOD OF PRODUCING A DECORATED ELEMENT FOR A TIMEPIECE OR PIECE OF JEWELLERY, AND ELEMENT MADE BY THE METHOD

摘要

The method makes it possible to produce a decorated element for a timepiece or piece of jewellery. This decorated element may be, for example, a watch dial. The method includes the steps of taking a base substrate, and micromachining on said base substrate a mould or decorative partitions in a programmed pattern, and filling the mould or the decorative partitions with at least one filler material to obtain the decorated element. The filler material may be an epoxy resin and the mould or the partitions are obtained by melting and solidifying a solder paste or powder.

主权项

1. A method for producing a decorated element for a timepiece or piece of jewellery, wherein the method includes the steps of:
taking a base substrate, depositing a layer of positive or negative photosensitive resin on the base substrate, placing a contour mask of the pattern to be created on the photosensitive resin, illuminating the resin through the mask, removing the illuminated portions of the resin, if the photosensitive resin is of the positive type, or removing the non-illuminated portions of the resin, if the photosensitive resin is of the negative type, filling the removed portions of the resin with at least one solder paste or powder to produce partitions or a mould, heating the assembly formed of the base substrate, the resin and the solder paste or powder to melt the solder paste or powder prior to solidification of the solder, removing all the resin, and filling the mould or decorative partitions with at least one filler material to obtain the decorated element.