1. A method of manufacturing a seamless steel pipe or tube comprising the steps of a pierce-rolling process, elongation rolling process, sizing process, reheating process, quenching process and tempering process, wherein the sizing process is completed with a temperature of the seamless steel pipe or tube not less than 600\xb0 C. but less than 790\xb0 C., the seamless steel pipe or tube is charged into a reheating furnace with a temperature not less than 400\xb0 C. and is reheated with a temperature not less than Ac3 transformation temperature but not greater than 1000\xb0 C. in the reheating process.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the sizing process is completed with a temperature of the seamless steel pipe or tube not less than 702\xb0 C. but less than 790\xb0 C.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
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19. A module for actuating an element of a timepiece movement, intended to be mounted on a frame of said movement, said module containing a mechanism comprising a control stem mounted in a pivoting manner and movable between at least two axial positions, a control pinion mounted so as to rotate with said control stem, and at least one actuating organ configured to engage with said control pinion when the control stem is occupying one of the axial positions, said control pinion also being translationally secured to said control stem when the latter moves from one to the other of said two positions, wherein said module also comprises an independent case in which said mechanism is contained, and connecting means leaving the case and configured to be able to kinematically connect the actuating organ to the element of the movement to be actuated, such that said actuating organ can actuate said element regardless of the position of the module on the frame of the movement.
20. The module according to claim 19, wherein the connecting means are mounted on the case so that they can be oriented.
21. The module according to claim 19, wherein the element to be actuated is made up of display organs, wherein the corresponding actuating organ comprises a setting wheel mounted freely rotating with the control stem, and wherein the control pinion comprises, on its face opposite the setting wheel, a toothing able to cooperate with the toothing of the setting wheel to correct the time.
22. The module according to claim 21, wherein the connecting means between the setting wheel and the display organs comprise at least one intermediate wheel mounted freely rotating on the case.
23. The module according to claim 19, wherein the element to be actuated is formed by a barrel spring, wherein the corresponding actuating organ comprises a winding pinion configured to be able to be kinematically and at least temporarily connected to said barrel spring by the connecting means, said winding pinion being mounted freely rotating on the control stem, and wherein the control pinion comprises, on its face opposite the winding pinion, a toothing able to engage with said winding pinion for the winding of said movement.
24. The module according to claim 23, wherein the connecting means between the winding pinion and the barrel spring comprise a tongue protruding from the case and mounted rotationally mobile on said case, said tongue supporting at least one intermediate wheel configured on one hand to mesh with the winding pinion and on the other hand to be able to be kinematically and at least temporarily connected to said barrel spring.
25. The module according to claim 23, wherein the mechanism comprises at least two actuating organs, one to correct the time and the other for winding, and wherein the control pinion is positioned such that, on the control stem, from the outside towards the center, are the setting wheel, the control pinion and the winding pinion.
26. The module according to claim 19, wherein the actuating organ comprises a rack able to move perpendicularly to the control stem in a bidirectional movement, said rack comprising the connecting means configured to engage with the element to be actuated, and wherein the control pinion comprises a toothing able to engage with the toothing of the rack so as to move said rack and its connecting means.
27. The module according to claim 26, wherein the toothing of the rack is chosen such that, in one position, the control pinion cooperates with the rack, and the control pinion can pass through the toothing of the rack to reach other position.
28. The module according to claim 19, wherein the mechanism comprises a first control pinion for setting and winding and a second control pinion configured to engage with a rack to actuate another element of the timepiece movement, the first and second control pinions being positioned such that, on the control stem, from the outside towards the center, are the second control pinion, the setting wheel, the first control pinion and the winding pinion, and wherein the control stem is movable between three axial positions, a first position according to which the first control pinion meshes with the winding pinion, a second position according to which the second control pinion meshes with the rack, and a third position according to which the first control pinion meshes with the setting wheel, the second control pinion having passed through the toothing of the rack.
29. The module according to claim 19, wherein the mechanism also comprises a selector spring cooperating with the control stem and with a positioning organ to define the positions of the control stem.
30. The module according to claim 19, wherein the control stem comprises a first removable element and a second element housed inside the case.
31. A timepiece movement mechanism intended to be used in the actuating module according to claim 19, comprising a control stem mounted in a pivoting manner and movable between at least two axial positions, a control pinion mounted so as to rotate with said control stem, and at least one actuating organ configured to engage with said control pinion when the control stem is occupying one of the axial positions, said control pinion also being translationally secured to said control stem when the latter moves from one to the other of said two positions, wherein the actuating organ is configured to be kinematically connected to display organs of a timepiece movement, and comprises a setting wheel mounted freely rotating on the control stem, and wherein the control pinion comprises, on its face opposite the setting wheel, a toothing able to engage with the toothing of the setting wheel to correct the time.
32. A timepiece movement mechanism intended to be used in the module according to claim 23, comprising a control stem mounted in a pivoting manner and movable between at least two axial positions, a control pinion mounted so as to rotate with said control stem, and at least one actuating organ configured to engage with said control pinion when the control stem is occupying one of the axial positions, said control pinion also being translationally secured to said control stem when the latter moves from one to the other of said two positions, wherein the actuating organ comprises a winding pinion configured to be able to be kinematically and at least temporarily connected to a barrel spring of a timepiece movement, said winding pinion being mounted freely rotating on the control stem, and wherein the control pinion comprises, on its face opposite the winding pinion, a toothing able to engage with said winding pinion to wind said movement.
33. The mechanism according to claim 31, wherein it comprises at least two actuating organs, one to correct the time and the other for winding, and wherein the control pinion is positioned such that, on the control stem, from the outside towards the center, are the setting wheel, the control pinion and the winding pinion.
34. The mechanism according to claim 32, wherein it comprises at least two actuating organs, one to correct the time and the other for winding, and wherein the control pinion is positioned such that, on the control stem, from the outside towards the center, are the setting wheel, the control pinion and the winding pinion.
35. A timepiece movement mechanism intended to be used in the module according to claim 26, comprising a control stem mounted in a pivoting manner and movable between at least two axial positions, a control pinion mounted so as to rotate with said control stem, and at least one actuating organ configured to engage with said control pinion when the control stem is occupying one of the axial positions, said control pinion also being integral in translation with said control stem when the latter part moves from one to the other of said two positions, wherein the actuating organ comprises a rack able to move perpendicularly to the control stem in a bidirectional movement, said rack comprising connecting means configured to engage with the element to be actuated, and wherein the control pinion comprises a toothing able to engage with the toothing of the rack so as to move said rack and its connecting means.
36. The mechanism according to claim 31, wherein it comprises a first control pinion for setting and winding and a second control pinion configured to engage with a rack to actuate another element of the timepiece movement, the first and second control pinions being positioned such that, on the control stem, from the outside towards the center, are the second control pinion, the setting wheel, the first control pinion and the winding pinion, and wherein the control stem is movable between three axial positions, a first position according to which the first control pinion meshes with the winding pinion, a second position according to which the second control pinion meshes with the rack, and a third position according to which the first control pinion meshes with the setting wheel, the second control pinion having passed through the toothing of the rack.
37. The mechanism according to claim 32, wherein it comprises a first control pinion for setting and winding and a second control pinion configured to engage with a rack to actuate another element of the timepiece movement, the first and second control pinions being positioned such that, on the control stem, from the outside towards the center, are the second control pinion, the setting wheel, the first control pinion and the winding pinion, and wherein the control stem is movable between three axial positions, a first position according to which the first control pinion meshes with the winding pinion, a second position according to which the second control pinion meshes with the rack, and a third position according to which the first control pinion meshes with the setting wheel, the second control pinion having passed through the toothing of the rack.
38. The mechanism according to claim 35, wherein it comprises a first control pinion for setting and winding and a second control pinion configured to engage with a rack to actuate another element of the timepiece movement, the first and second control pinions being positioned such that, on the control stem, from the outside towards the center, are the second control pinion, the setting wheel, the first control pinion and the winding pinion, and wherein the control stem is movable between three axial positions, a first position according to which the first control pinion meshes with the winding pinion, a second position according to which the second control pinion meshes with the rack, and a third position according to which the first control pinion meshes with the setting wheel, the second control pinion having passed through the toothing of the rack.
39. A timepiece comprising a module for actuating an element of a timepiece movement, intended to be mounted on a frame of said movement, said module containing a mechanism comprising a control stem mounted in a pivoting manner and movable between at least two axial positions, a control pinion mounted so as to rotate with said control stem, and at least one actuating organ configured to engage with said control pinion when the control stem is occupying one of the axial positions, said control pinion also being translationally secured to said control stem when the latter moves from one to the other of said two positions, wherein said module also comprises an independent case in which said mechanism is contained, and connecting means leaving the case and configured to be able to kinematically connect the actuating organ to the element of the movement to be actuated, such that said actuating organ can actuate said element regardless of the position of the module on the frame of the movement.