In a mechanical timepiece according to the invention, a movement 100 includes a balance magnet 140e, a coil 180 and an attitude detecting apparatus 610. The attitude detecting apparatus 610 includes a spherical case, a plurality of patterns arranged at an ...

A detection sensor includes a detector unit which is provided on an insulating board at a first side of the board, a circuit component which is provided on the board at a second side of the board and which processes a signal detected by the detector unit, ...

A capacitive sensor includes a fixed board provided with a fixed electrode unit consisting of one or more electrodes, a movable member provided with a movable electrode unit consisting of one or more electrodes which faces the fixed electrode unit with a g...

A capacitive sensor includes a retaining member, an intermediate member retained by the retaining member such that the intermediate member can rotate around a first axis, a movable member retained by the intermediate member such that the movable member can...

A spherical movable contact is housed in housing portions of a first case and a second case so as to be able to roll, and is to come into or go out of contact with a first fixed contact and a second fixed contact. The first case and the second case are fix...

Inclinometer, comprises illumination unit, two dimensional optoelectronic position detector, and two dimensional focussing or switching unit. The latter has transparent or reflecting cover and/or base layer, of which at least one is arched, and contains un...

In a mechanical timepiece of the present invention, a movement 500 includes a barrel complete 120, a center wheel and pinion 124, a third wheel and pinion 126, a fourth wheel and pinion 128, a balance with hairspring 140, an escape wheel and pinion 130 and...

The pendulum assembly 2 comprises the permanent magnet 3 disposed in the vicinity of the pendulum 2a, the U-shaped yoke 4 by which most of the magnetic flux of the permanent magnet 3 is gathered and passes through, and the rotation shaft 6. The direction o...