Electronic timepiece

Claim 1

An electronic timepiece comprising, in combination: a frequency standard providing a relatively high frequency signal; a frequency converter dividing down the relatively high frequency signal; to provide a first low frequency signal, a second low frequency signal lower in frequency than said first low frequency signal, and a third low frequency signal lower in frequency than said second low frequency signal; first and second manually operable switches; a control circuit including means for generating first and second outputs when said first and second manually operable switches are actuated, respectively, means for generating a first output signal in reponse to at least said first output and said first low frequency signal, and means for generating a second output signal in response to at least said second output and said second low frequency signal; a driver circuit normally providing first driving current pulses in response to said third low frequency signal and responsive to said first and second output signals from said control circuit to provide second and third driving current pulses, respectively, at frequencies equal to those of said first and second low frequency signals; and an electro-mechanical transducer normally driven by said first driving current pulses to advance rotatable time-representing members stepwise once per every one unit time and responsive to said second and third driving current pulses to advance said time-representing members at first and second speeds higher than a normal rotational speed in which said electromechanical transducer is driven by said first driving current pulses, whereby time correction can be performed at different speeds.