IP Library Granted Patent US 12693632
Granted Patent B2
US 12693632 · App. 18/495,144 · Granted Jul 28, 2026

Watch component, watch, and method for manufacturing watch component

Inventor: Tsubasa Fuji (Shiojiri, JP)
Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
G04B45/0015G04B19/06G04B45/0076
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Patent No.
US 12693632
App. No.
18/495,144
Granted
Jul 28, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A watch component of the present disclosure includes a substrate, a multilayer film that covers at least a part of the substrate and includes a color adjusting film having a function of adjusting a color tone, a first transparent film stacked at the multilayer film, having a predetermined refractive index, and formed in a freely selected pattern, and a second transparent film stacked at the first transparent film or the multilayer film, and having a refractive index different from that of the first transparent film by a predetermined difference.

Claims (34)

1 . A watch component comprising a region, the region including:

a substrate,

a multilayer film covering at least a part of the substrate and including a color adjusting film having a function of adjusting a color tone,

a first transparent film stacked at the multilayer film, having a predetermined refractive index, and formed in a freely selected pattern, and

a second transparent film stacked at the first transparent film or the multilayer film, and having a refractive index different from that of the first transparent film by a predetermined difference,

wherein a color difference between a portion where the first transparent film is formed and a portion where the first transparent film is not formed is 1.6 or greater in plan view viewed from a thickness direction of the substrate as determined by measuring an average reflection light at an incident angle of 0 in a CIE 19644 space with a CIE standard light source.

2 . A watch component comprising a region, the region including:

a substrate,

a multilayer film covering at least a part of the substrate and including a color adjusting film having a function of adjusting a color tone,

a first transparent film stacked at the multilayer film, having a predetermined refractive index, and formed in a freely selected pattern, and

a second transparent film stacked at the multilayer film at which the first transparent film is partially formed, and having a refractive index different from that of the first transparent film by a predetermined difference,

wherein a color difference between a portion where the first transparent film is formed and a portion where the first transparent film is not formed is 1.6 or greater in plan view viewed from a thickness direction of the substrate as determined by measuring an average reflection light at an incident angle of 0 in a CIE 19644 space with a CIE standard light source.

3 . The watch component according to claim 1 , wherein

a freely selected pattern is formed at a surface, of the substrate, covered with the multilayer film.

4 . The watch component according to claim 1 , wherein

the freely selected pattern of the first transparent film is formed by an inkjet printer.

5 . The watch component according to claim 1 , wherein

an absolute value of a difference in refractive index between the first transparent film and the second transparent film is 0.06 or greater.

6 . A watch configured using the watch component according to claim 1 , wherein

any one of a dial, an oscillating weight, an abbreviation, a hand, a bezel, or a belt is configured using the watch component.

7 . A method for manufacturing a watch component, the method comprising:

a multilayer film forming step of forming a multilayer film to cover at least a part of a substrate, the multilayer film including a color adjusting film having a function of adjusting a color tone;

a first transparent film forming step of stacking, at the multilayer film, a first transparent film having a predetermined refractive index and formed in a freely selected pattern, the first transparent film forming step being performed after the multilayer film forming step; and

a second transparent film stacking step of stacking, at the first transparent film or the multilayer film, a second transparent film having a refractive index different from that of the first transparent film by a predetermined difference, the second transparent film stacking step being performed after the first transparent film forming step,

wherein a color difference between a portion where the first transparent film is formed and a portion where the first transparent film is not formed is 1.6 or greater in plan view viewed from a thickness direction of the substrate as determined by measuring an average reflection light at an incident angle of 0 in a CIE 19644 space with a CIE standard light source.

8 . The method for manufacturing a watch component according to claim 7 , further comprising

a substrate pattern forming step of forming a freely selected pattern at a surface, of the substrate, to be covered with the multilayer film, substrate pattern forming step being performed before the multilayer film forming step.

9 . The method for manufacturing a watch component according to claim 7 , wherein

in the first transparent film forming step, the first transparent film is formed in a freely selected pattern by an inkjet printer.

10 . A method for manufacturing a watch component, the method comprising:

a multilayer film forming step of forming a multilayer film to cover at least a part of a substrate, the multilayer film including a color adjusting film having a function of adjusting a color tone;

a first transparent film forming step of stacking, at the multilayer film, a first transparent film having a predetermined refractive index and formed in a freely selected pattern, the first transparent film forming step being performed after the multilayer film forming step; and

a second transparent film stacking step of stacking, at the multilayer film at which the first transparent film is partially formed, a second transparent film having a refractive index different from that of the first transparent film by a predetermined difference, the second transparent film stacking step being performed after the first transparent film forming step,

wherein a color difference between a portion where the first transparent film is formed and a portion where the first transparent film is not formed is 1.6 or greater in plan view viewed from a thickness direction of the substrate as determined by measuring an average reflection light at an incident angle of 0 in a CIE 19644 space with a CIE standard light source.