Patent ID: 7027360
Filing Date: 2006-04-11
Classification: G04C

Abstract:
1. An electronic timepiece with a date display function, comprising: a power supply; an actuator driven by the power supply; a day display means for displaying a calendar day, wherein the day display means is driven by the actuator during a normal date display mode and is driven by a user-manipulatable manual operator during a calendar-correction mode; a month display means driven by the day display means for displaying a calendar month; a year display means driven by the day display means for displaying a calendar year; a date detecting means for detecting the day displayed by the day display means, the month displayed by the month display means, and the year displayed by the year displaying means; and a control means for determining from the detected day, month, and year if the day displayed by the day display means is a non-existent date on a calendar year, and, if the displayed date is a non-existent date, then controlling the actuator to drive the day display means until an existing date is displayed.