WATCH - CITIZEN WATCH CO LTD

Title:

WATCH

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/1999/000696

Kind Code:

A1

Abstract:

A watch equipped with a liquid crystal display panel for displaying at least either time information or calendar information. A liquid crystal is sealed in a space between two transparent substrates having electrodes on the opposed inner surfaces thereof, and polarizers are provided on the outer sides of the substrates, while a light-absorbing plate is disposed on one polarizer on the side opposite to a liquid crystal cell. The polarizers reflect a linearly polarized light having a plane of vibration perpendicular to the axis of each transmission. Either the background or the display segment shows a metallic color and the other shows the color of the light-absorbing plate, exhibiting a varied design.

Inventors:

IDE MASAFUMI (JP)
AKIYAMA TAKASHI (JP)
SEKIGUCHI KANETAKA (JP)
KIKUCHI MASAMI (JP)
AKIBA YUICHI (JP)
NAKAGAWA KOJI (JP)
TOIDA TAKASHI (JP)

Application Number:

PCT/JP1998/002931

Publication Date:

January 07, 1999

Filing Date:

June 30, 1998

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Assignee:

CITIZEN WATCH CO LTD (JP)
IDE MASAFUMI (JP)
AKIYAMA TAKASHI (JP)
SEKIGUCHI KANETAKA (JP)
KIKUCHI MASAMI (JP)
AKIBA YUICHI (JP)
NAKAGAWA KOJI (JP)
TOIDA TAKASHI (JP)

International Classes:

G02F1/1335; G04G9/00; (IPC1-7): G02F1/1335; G02F1/13; G04G9/00; G04G9/06

Foreign References:

JPS56109389A	1981-08-29
JPS5955418A	1984-03-30

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