Magnetic pivot and electrostatic pivot

摘要

The method involves creating magnetic or respectively electrostatic fields on two sides of ends (2, 3), where each field tends to attract a timepiece component (1) onto pole pieces (4, 6) i.e. permanent magnets. An unbalance is created between the fields around the component so as to create a differential in forces in order to press one of the ends of the component onto a contact surface of one of the pole pieces and hold another end at a distance from a contact surface of another pole piece, where the magnetic fields are created in same direction and in same sense. An independent claim is also included for a magnetic or electrostatic pivot including a device for guiding pivoting of a timepiece component.