Analog electronic timepiece with fast-setting hands

An analog electronic timepiece, comprising:

• a first pointer which rotates freely with respect to a dial;
• a driving control unit which controls rotation of the first pointer;
• and
• an operation unit which receives an input operation performed by a user,
• wherein the driving control unit comprises:
• an intermittent fast forwarding unit which performs a fast forwarding operation with temporary stops, in which the rotation of the first pointer is stopped for a predetermined time period every time the first pointer is rotated by being fast forwarded by a stepper motor for a predetermined number of steps in response to a predetermined starting operation performed on the operation unit, the predetermined number of steps being 2 or more steps;
• and
• a continuous fast forwarding unit which performs a fast forwarding operation to rotate the first pointer by fast forwarding the first pointer continuously without the temporary stops,
• wherein when the predetermined starting operation is detected while the fast forwarding operation is not performed, the driving control unit starts the fast forwarding operation by the intermittent fast forwarding unit, and
• wherein when a predetermined starting operation is detected while the fast forwarding operation by the intermittent fast forwarding unit is performed, the driving control unit switches to the fast forwarding operation by the continuous fast forwarding unit.