Electronic timepiece

Abstract

To have an ability of confirming time even in a demonstration display mode. Information of a demo display mode set by a switch input portion is stored in a mode storing portion to output to a display control portion, then a demo display is performed on a display portion. When seconds digits of time measured by a time counter satisfies a condition stored in a time display storing portion, a seconds digits comparing portion outputs a switching signal of a time display to the display control portion and then outputs a switching signal of the demo display after certain duration. The display control portion responds to the switching signal of the time display to control a display portion in order to display the time measured by the time counter, then, after the certain duration, responds to the switching signal of the demonstration display to control the display portion in order to perform the demo display. An notification control portion controls to notify one shot sound from a notifying portion in case of switching from the demo display to the time display.

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