Time striking device for electronic timepiece

A time striking device of an electronic timepiece having a time indicating gear train driven by timepiece driving pulses, comprising a time striking signal detecting means coordinately arranged and installed in the time indicating gear train and supplying the time striking signal prior to striking time at every striking time, a reference zero second detecting means counting the timepiece driving pulses and supplying a reference zero second signal, a coincidence circuit supplying a primary time striking direction signal by the coincidence of the outputs from said two detecting means, a frequency dividing circuit for counting said timepiece driving pulses and for sending out a secondary time striking direction signal at a desired time interval, a selecting circuit selectively supplying said primary time striking direction signal from said coincidence circuit and said secondary time striking direction signal from said frequency dividing circuit to a time striking section.