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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2003
Filed:
Jan. 03, 2002
Takayuki Satodate, Chiba, JP;
Yuichi Shino, Chiba, JP;
Seiko Instruments Inc., , JP;
Abstract
An electronic timepiece with indicator hands ( ) having indicator hands capable of providing a variety of indications and capable of preventing unstable operation due to irregular movement of the indicator hand, which comprises: time hands ( ) showing time; first and second indicator hands ( ) provided separately from said time hands ( ); rotation means for reciprocally rotating said first and second indicator hands ( ) in directions opposite to each other within a predetermined range; and restricting means for restricting the range in which said first and second indicator hands ( ) can move. Where the indicator hands ( ) are rotating toward an outside of a restriction range due to impact or the like, the rotation is restricted by the restricting means.