Timepiece and control method of timepiece

A control method of a timepiece in which an indicating hand is driven by a motor and high speed processing is required for driving a load other than the indicating hand, the method comprising:

• a step which is operated by an operation frequency serving as a first frequency, and in which a main control circuit for driving the load instructs drive timing of the motor;
• and
• a step in which a motor control unit operated by an operation frequency serving as a second frequency which is lower than the first frequency generates a drive pulse for driving the motor,
• wherein the step of instructing the drive timing includes
• a step of changing a level of a timing definition signal for defining the drive timing of the motor from a first level to a second level, based on timing of the first frequency,
• a step of changing a level of an instruction signal for instructing driving of the motor from the first level to the second level, after changing the timing definition signal to the second level,
• a step of changing the instruction signal to the first level, after changing the instruction signal to the second level, and
• a step of changing the timing definition signal from the second level to the first level, after changing the instruction signal to the first level.