Watch with liquid crystal display panel

A timepiece with a liquid crystal display panel for displaying either time information or calendar information or both,

• wherein said liquid crystal display panel includes
• a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between transparent first and second substrates, and a plurality of segment electrodes on said first substrate and an opposite electrode on said second substrate respectively to perform a display by a change in a state of transmission, scattering or absorption of light which is made incident on said liquid crystal layer, caused by selectively applying voltage to said liquid crystal layer by means of said segment electrodes and said opposite electrode,
• wherein an auxiliary electrode made of a transparent conductive film is provided between said each segment electrode and around said segment electrodes on said first substrate to overlap peripheral portions of said segment electrodes, and said auxiliary electrode is electrically insulated from said each segment electrode by a transparent insulating film which is provided between said auxiliary electrode and said segment electrode,
• wherein said segment electrodes are formed directly on said first substrate, said insulating film is formed on said first substrate and at least on peripheral portions of said segment electrodes, and said auxiliary electrode is formed on said insulating film in same planar pattern as the insulating film, and
• wherein an overlap between said opposite electrode and said segment electrode forms a pixel area, and an overlap between said opposite electrode and said auxiliary electrode forms a background area.

A timepiece with a liquid crystal display panel for displaying either time information or calendar information or both,

• wherein said liquid crystal display panel includes
• a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between transparent first and second substrates, and a plurality of segment electrodes on said first substrate and an opposite electrode on said second substrate respectively to perform a display by a change in a state of transmission, scattering or absorption of light which is made incident on said liquid crystal layer, caused by selectively applying voltage to said liquid crystal layer by means of said segment electrodes and said opposite electrode,
• wherein an auxiliary electrode made of a transparent conductive film is provided between said each segment electrode and around said segment electrodes on said first substrate to overlap peripheral portions of said segment electrodes, and said auxiliary electrode is electrically insulated from said each segment electrode by a transparent insulating film which is provided between said auxiliary electrode and said segment electrode,
• wherein said auxiliary electrode is formed directly on said first substrate, said insulating film is formed on said first substrate within opening portions in said auxiliary electrode and at least on peripheral portions of said opening portions in said auxiliary electrode, and said segment electrodes are formed on said insulating film, and
• wherein an overlap between said opposite electrode and said segment electrode forms a pixel area, and an overlap between said opposite electrode and said auxiliary electrode forms a background area.

A timepiece with a liquid crystal display panel for displaying either time information or calendar information or both,

• wherein said liquid crystal display panel includes
• a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between transparent first and second substrates, and a plurality of segment electrodes on said first substrate and an opposite electrode on said second substrate respectively to perform a display by a change in a state of transmission, scattering or absorption of light which is made incident on said liquid crystal layer, caused by selectively applying voltage to said liquid crystal layer by means of said segment electrode and said opposite electrode,
• wherein an auxiliary electrode made of a transparent conductive film is provided over the entire region forming pixel areas and a background area on said first substrate, a transparent insulating film is provided on said auxiliary electrode, and said each segment electrode is provided on said insulating film, and
• wherein an overlap between said opposite electrode and said segment electrode forms said pixel area, and an overlap between said opposite electrode and a portion of said auxiliary electrode without said segment electrodes forms said background area.