Patent ID: 9217993
Filing Date: 2015-12-22
Classification: G04B

Abstract:
1. A timepiece, comprising: an ornamental body; a drive mechanism moving the ornamental body; a restriction portion restricting a movable range of the ornamental body; an output portion capable of outputting a sound; a control portion performing movement control for outputting a piece of theme music and moving the ornamental body from an initial position, wherein plural types of pieces of theme music capable of being output from the output portion are respectively associated with plural types of movement patterns for the ornamental body, and wherein under the movement control, a piece of theme music selected from the plural types of pieces of theme music is output, and the ornamental body is moved based on a movement pattern associated with the piece of theme music being output; and a monitor operation portion, operably coupled to the control portion, wherein when the monitor operation portion is operated in a state where the ornamental body stops at the initial position, the control portion performs the movement control, wherein when the monitor operation portion is operated under the movement control, the control portion performs monitor control, and wherein under the monitor control, a piece of theme music, different from the piece of theme music output under the movement control, is selected from the plural types of pieces of theme music and is output from the output portion, and the ornamental body is reciprocated in a predetermined range with respect to a reference position within the predetermined range.