Timepiece
AssigneeSeiko Instruments Inc.
InventorsSatoshi Sakai, Tomohiro Ihashi
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Abstract
A timepiece capable of selecting a timepiece mode and a chronograph mode includes an hour hand and a minute hand which indicate current time in a case where the timepiece mode is, selected. A main control unit performs control so as to start measuring time by simultaneously starting hand operations of the hour hand and the minute hand in a case where the chronograph mode is selected. When the hand operation of one of the hands is stopped, the control unit performs control so as to indicate the time when the hand operation of the one hand is stopped, and to continue to measure the time by continuing the hand operation of the other hand.
Claims16
A timepiece capable of selecting a timepiece mode and a chronograph mode, the timepiece comprising:
- an hour hand, a minute hand, and a second hand which indicate a current time in a case where the timepiece mode is selected;
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- a control unit that performs control so as to start measuring time by simultaneously starting hand operations of at least two hands of the hour hand, the minute hand, and the second hand in a case where the chronograph mode is selected,
- wherein when the hand operation of one hand of the at least two hands is stopped, the control unit performs control so as to indicate the time when the hand operation of one hand of the at least two hands is stopped, and to continue to measure the time by continuing the hand operation of the other hand of the at least the two hands.
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