Patent Abstract:
An analog electronic timepiece has a rotor mounted to undergo rotation. A first indicator wheel has a first cylindrical portion and undergoes rotation in accordance with rotation of the rotor. A second indicator wheel is coaxial with the first indicator wheel and undergoes rotation in accordance with rotation of the first indicator wheel. The second indicator wheel has a second cylindrical portion extending through the first cylindrical portion of the first indicator wheel. A third indicator wheel is coaxial with the first and second indicator wheels and undergoes rotation in accordance with rotation of the second indicator wheel. The third indicator wheel having a shaft portion extending through the second cylindrical portion the second indicator wheel.

Full Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     1. Field of the Invention 
     The present invention relates to an analog electronic timepiece including plural indicator wheels. The present invention particularly relates to an analog electronic timepiece including a plurality of indicator wheels coaxially rotated and attaching indicating members such as indicators to the respective indicator wheels. 
     The invention can realize an analog electronic timepiece having a high degree of freedom in designing an indicator and having a novel and easy-to-see indicating portion. 
     2. Background Information 
     Generally, a “movement (machine body)” of an analog electronic timepiece is provided with a main plate constituting a board of the movement. Further, a movement (machine body) contained in a wrist watch case is referred to as “complete”. A wrist watch case includes a case body, a “case back” and “glass”. 
     Further, in both sides of a main plate, a side having a dial is referred to as “back sides” of an analog electronic timepiece and in the both sides of the main plate, a side opposed to the dial is referred to as “top side” of an analog electronic timepiece. Further, a train wheel integrated to the top side of an analog electronic timepiece is referred to as “top train wheel” and a train wheel integrated to the back side of an analog electronic time piece is referred to as “back train wheel”. 
     Therefore, a “case back” of a wrist watch case is arranged to face the “top side” of an analog electronic timepiece and “glass” of a wrist watch case is arranged to face the “back side” of the analog electronic timepiece and is arranged to face a dial. 
     Further, numerals from “1” to “12” or the like are frequently described on a dial or an outer peripheral portion of a case (case body, bezel or the like) of an analog electronic timepiece. Therefore, respective directions along the outer peripheral portion of the analog electronic timepiece are expressed by using the numerals. For example, in the case of a wrist watch, an upper direction and an upper side of the wrist watch are respectively referred to as “12 o&#39;clock direction” and “12 o&#39;clock side”, a right direction and a right side of the wrist watch are respectively referred to as “3 o&#39;clock direction” and “3 o&#39;clock side”, a lower direction and a lower side of the wrist watch are respectively referred to as “6 o&#39;clock direction” and “6 o&#39;clock side” and a left direction and a left side of the wrist watch are respectively referred to as “9 o&#39;clock direction” and “9 o&#39;clock side”. 
     Generally, according to an analog electronic timepiece, a drive portion, a control portion and a top train wheel are integrated to a top side of the timepiece. Further, in the wrist watch, a switch portion may be integrated to the top side of the timepiece, may be integrated to the back side of the timepiece, or may be integrated to both of the top side and the back side of the timepiece. 
     A conventional three hands analog electronic timepiece is constituted such that by rotation of a rotor constituting a step motor, a second wheel &amp; pinion (corresponding to a wheel for indicating second) is decelerated to rotate via rotation of a fifth wheel &amp; train, by rotation of the second wheel &amp; pinion, a center wheel &amp; pinion (corresponding to a wheel for indicating minute) is decelerated to rotate via rotation of a third wheel &amp; pinion and by rotation of the center wheel &amp; pinion, an hour wheel (corresponding to a wheel for indicating hour) is decelerated to rotate via rotation of a minute wheel. 
     A rotational center of the second wheel &amp; pinion, a rotational center of the center wheel &amp; pinion and a rotational center of the hour wheel are arranged at the same position. That is, the second wheel &amp; pinion, the center wheel &amp; pinion and the hour wheel are constituted to rotate coaxially. 
     A cylindrical portion of the center wheel &amp; pinion is arranged to penetrate a cylindrical portion of the hour wheel and a shaft portion of the second wheel &amp; pinion is arranged to penetrate the cylindrical portion of the center wheel &amp; pinion. A second hand is attached to the second wheel &amp; pinion, a minute hand is attached to the center wheel &amp; pinion and an hour hand is attached to the hour wheel. Further, in the case of a two hands analog electronic timepiece, a secondhand is not provided. 
     A structure of such a conventional analog electronic timepiece is disclosed in, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 86283/1978, Japanese Patent Laid-Open NO. 67678/1980, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 189577/1983 or the like. 
     Further, in Japanese Utility Model. Laid-Open No. 96489/1988, there is disclosed a structure of a timepiece having a cover member in a projected shape and arranged with an hour hand, a minute hand and a second hand bent to follow a shape of an inner side of the cover member in an order of proximity to a movement. 
     However, according to the conventional analog electronic timepiece, the cylindrical portion of the center wheel &amp; pinion is arranged to penetrate the cylindrical portion of the hour wheel, the shaft portion of the second wheel &amp; pinion is arranged to penetrate the cylindrical portion of the center wheel &amp; pinion and therefore, a degree of freedom of designing a second hand, a minute hand and an hour hand is considerably restricted. 
     In other words, according to the conventional analog electronic timepiece, when the second wheel &amp; pinion is attached with an indicator having large moment of inertia such as a thick indicator, a long indicator, or an indicator having a special shape, a value of the moment of inertia of the indicator is restricted and there poses a problem that an indicator having large moment of inertia cannot be attached to the second wheel &amp; pinion. 
     Further, according to the conventional analog electronic timepiece, when an hour hand having a large moment of inertia (that is, having a large weight, three-dimensional shape or the like) is attached to a cylindrical portion of an hour wheel having a large rotation drive torque, an hour hand base seat constituting a base of the hour hand is attached to a cylindrical portion of the hour wheel and the hour hand having a large moment of inertia is attached to the hour hand base seat. By this construction, the operability for attaching and detaching the hour hand is difficult to accomplish. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     It is an object of the invention to provide an analog electronic timepiece capable of attaching an hour hand not to a cylindrical portion but to a shaft portion. 
     It is another object of the invention to enhance a degree of freedom of designing a second hand, a minute hand and an hour hand in an analog electronic timepiece. 
     In order to resolve the above-described problem in the conventional art, according to an aspect of the invention, there is provided an analog electronic timepiece comprising a rotor constituting a motor, a first indicator wheel decelerated to rotate based on rotation of the rotor, a second indicator wheel decelerated to rotate based on rotation of the first indicator wheel, and a third indicator wheel decelerated to rotate based on rotation of the second indicator wheel. 
     According to the aspect of the electronic timepiece of the invention, the first indicator wheel includes a cylindrical portion, the second indicator wheel includes a cylindrical portion and the third indicator wheel includes a shaft portion, the first indicator wheel, the second indicator wheel and the third indicator wheel being constituted to coaxially rotate by making respective rotational centers thereof the same as each other. 
     Further, according to the aspect of the electronic timepiece of the invention, the cylindrical portion of the second indicator wheel is constituted to penetrate the cylindrical portion of the first indicator wheel and the shaft portion of the third indicator wheel is constituted to penetrate the cylindrical portion of the second indicator wheel. 
     In one example, the first indicator wheel is a second wheel &amp; pinion, the second indicator wheel is a center wheel &amp; pinion and the third indicator wheel is an hour wheel. 
     In another example, the first indicator wheel is the second wheel &amp; pinion, the second indicator wheel is a center wheel &amp; pinion and the third indicator wheel is a 24 hour wheel. 
     Further, the electronic timepiece of the invention further comprises a first indicating member attached to the cylindrical portion of the first indicator wheel, a second indicating member attached to the cylindrical portion of the second indicator wheel, and a third indicating member attached to the shaft portion of the third indicator wheel. 
     For example, the first indicating member is a second hand, the second indicating member is a minute hand and the third indicating member is an hour hand. 
     Alternatively, the first indicating member is the second hand, the second indicating member is the minute hand and the third indicating member is a 24 hour hand. 
     Alternatively, the first indicating member is the minute hand, the second indicating member is the hour hand the third indicating member is the 24 hour hand. 
     The electronic timepiece of the invention is preferably constituted so that the first indicator wheel is rotated by one rotation per minute, the second indicator wheel is rotated by one rotation per hour and the third indicator wheel is rotated by one rotation per 12 hours. 
     Further, the electronic timepiece of the invention may be constituted so that the first indicator wheel is rotated by one rotation per minute, the second indicator wheel is rotated by one rotation per hour and the third indicator wheel is rotated by one rotation per 24 hours. 
     Further, the electronic timepiece of the invention may be constituted so that the first indicator wheel is rotated by one rotation per hour, the second indicator wheel is rotated by one rotation per 12 hours and the third indicator wheel is rotated by one rotation per 24 hours. 
     Further, the electronic timepiece of the invention is preferably provided with a center pipe for the first indicator wheel for rotatably guiding at least a portion of an inner peripheral face of the cylindrical portion of the first indicator wheel. 
     Further, the electronic timepiece of the invention is preferably provided with a center pipe for the second indicator wheel for rotatably guiding at least a portion of an inner peripheral face of the cylindrical portion of the second indicator wheel. 
     Further, the electronic timepiece of the invention can also be constituted to include a center pipe for the second indicator wheel for rotatably guiding at least a portion of an inner peripheral face of the cylindrical portion of the second indicator wheel, wherein at least a portion of an inner peripheral face of the cylindrical portion of the first indicator wheel is rotatably guided by an outer peripheral face of the cylindrical portion of the second indicator wheel. 
     By the foregoing construction, there can be realized an analog electronic timepiece having a high degree of freedom of designing indicators and a novel and easy-to-see indicating portion. Further, operation of indicators attached to indicator wheels can be stabilized. 
    
    
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
     FIG. 1 is an outline partial sectional view showing a portion from a rotor of a movement to an indicator according to a first embodiment of an analog electronic timepiece of the invention; 
     FIG. 2 is an outline partial sectional view showing a portion of a minute wheel of the movement and the indicator according to the first embodiment of the analog timepiece of the invention; 
     FIG. 3 is a plane view showing an outline shape viewing the movement from a top side according to the first embodiment of the analog electronic timepiece of the invention (in FIG. 3, portions of parts are omitted); 
     FIG. 4 is an outline plane view showing a complete outlook according to the first embodiment of the analog electronic timepiece of the invention; 
     FIG. 5 is an outline partial sectional view showing a portion from a rotor of a movement to an indicator according to a second embodiment of an analog electronic timepiece of the invention; 
     FIG. 6 is an outline partial sectional view showing a portion of a minute wheel of the movement and the indicator according to the second embodiment of the analog electronic timepiece of the invention; 
     FIG. 7 is a plane view showing an outline shape viewing the movement from a top side according to the second ebodiment of the analog electronic timepiece of the invention (in FIG. 7, portions of parts are omitted); 
     FIG. 8 is an outline plane view showing a complete outlook according to the second embodiment of the analog electronic timepiece of the invention; 
     FIG. 9 is an outline partial sectional view showing a portion from a rotor of a movement to an indicator according to a third embodiment of an analog electronic timepiece of the invention; 
     FIG. 10 is an outline partial sectional view showing a portion of a minute wheel of the movement and the indicator according to the third embodiment of the analog electronic timepiece of the invention; 
     FIG. 11 is a plane view showing an outline shape viewing the movement from a top side according to the third embodiment of the analog electronic timepiece of the invention; 
     FIG. 12 is an outline plane view showing a complete outlook according to the third embodiment of the analog timepiece of the invention; 
     FIG. 13 is an outline partial sectional view showing a portion from a rotor of a movement to an indicator according to a fourth embodiment of an analog electronic timepiece of the invention; and 
     FIG. 14 is an outline partial sectional view showing an example of an indicating member used in an embodiment of an analog electronic timepiece according to the invention. 
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS 
     An explanation will be given of embodiments of an analog electronic timepiece according to the invention  4 R with reference to the drawings as follows. 
     (1) First Embodiment of an Analog Electronic Timepiece According to the Invention 
     Now, an explanation will be given of First Embodiment of an analog electronic timepiece according to the invention. 
     In reference to FIG.  1  and FIG. 3, a movement (machine body)  100  of an analog electronic timepiece of the invention is provided with a main plate  102 , a first train wheel bridge  104 , a second train wheel bridge  106 , a third train wheel bridge  108  and a train wheel lower spacer  110 . The first train wheel bridge  104 , the second train wheel bridge  106  and the third train wheel bridge  108  are arranged on a top side of the main plate  102 . On the top side of the main plate  102 , the first train wheel bridge  104 , the second train wheel bridge  106  and the third train wheel bridge  108  are arranged in this order from a side near the main plate  102  toward a position to be attached with a case back. 
     The train wheel lower spacer  110  is arranged on the back side of the main plate  102 . A dial  112  is provided on the back side of the main plate  102  in the back side of the movement  100 . A winding stem  114  is integrated to the main plate  102 . The winding stem  114  is integrated, for example, in 3 o&#39;clock direction of the timepiece. 
     An integrated circuit  120  is operated with a battery  122  as a power source. A crystal oscillator  124  constitutes an oscillation source. The crystal oscillator  124  is oscillated at, for example, 32, 768 Hertz and outputs a reference signal to the integrated circuit  120 . The integrated circuit  120  includes a dividing circuit and the dividing circuit carries out predetermined dividing operation and outputs a signal of, for example, 1 Hertz. The integrated circuit  120  further includes a drive circuit and the drive circuit inputs an output signal outputted by the dividing circuit and outputs a predetermined drive signal for driving the step motor. 
     A coil block  130  magnetizes a plurality of poles of a stator  132  by inputting the drive signal outputted by the drive circuit for driving the step motor. A rotor  134  is provided with a rotor pinion  134   k  and a rotor magnet  134   m . The rotor  134  is rotated by operation of magnetic force of the stator  132 . An upper shaft portion (upper tenon) of the rotor  134  is rotatably supported by the second train wheel bridge  106 . A lower shaft portion (lower tenon) of the rotor  134  is rotatably supported by the main plate  102 . Therefore, the rotor  134  can be rotated between the second train wheel bridge  106  and the main plate  102 . For example, the rotor  134  is rotated by 180 degrees per second based on the above-described 1 Hertz signal. 
     A fifth wheel &amp; pinion  140  is provided with a fifth gear  140   g  and a fifth pinion  140   k . An upper shaft portion (upper tenon) of the fifth wheel &amp; pinion  140  is rotatably supported by the second train wheel bridge  106 . A lower shaft portion (lower tenon) of the fifth wheel &amp; pinion  140  is rotatably supported by the train wheel lower spacer  110 . Therefore, the fifth wheel &amp; pinion  140  can be rotated between the second train wheel bridge  106  and the train wheel lower spacer  110 . The fifth gear  140   g  is arranged to be brought into mesh with the rotor pinion  134   k . Therefore, the fifth wheel &amp; pinion  140  can be decelerated to rotate based on rotation of the rotor  134 . 
     A second wheel &amp; pinion  142  is provided with a second wheel &amp; pinion cylindrical portion  142   c , a second gear  142   g  and a second pinion  142   k . A center pipe  144  for the second wheel &amp; pinion is provided at the first train wheel bridge  104 . A guide cylinder portion  144   c  of the center pipe  144  for the second wheel &amp; pinion, is extended orthogonally to the back face of the first train wheel bridge  104  to penetrate the dial  112  from a vicinity of a certain face of the back face of the first train wheel bridge  104 . At least a portion of an inner peripheral face of the second wheel &amp; pinion cylindrical portion  142   c , is rotatably supported by an outer peripheral portion of the guide cylinder portion  140   c  of the center pipe  144  for the second wheel &amp; pinion. Therefore, the second gear  142   g  and the second pinion  142   k  can be rotated between the first train wheel bridge  104  and the train wheel lower spacer  110 . 
     The second gear  142   g  is arranged to be brought into mesh with the fifth pinion  142   k . Therefore, the second wheel &amp; pinion  142  can be decelerated to rotate based on rotation of the fifth wheel &amp; pinion  140 . Further, a speed reduction ratio from the rotor  134  to the second wheel &amp; pinion  142  is constituted to {fraction (1/30)}. Therefore, the second wheel &amp; pinion  142  is constituted to rotate one rotation per minute by rotating 6 degrees per second, 
     A third wheel &amp; pinion  146  is provided with a third gear  146   g  and a third pinion  146   k . An upper shaft portion (upper tenon) of the third wheel and pinion  146  is rotatably supported by the second train wheel bridge  106 . A lower shaft portion (lower tenon) of the third wheel &amp; pinion  146  is rotatably supported by the train wheel lower spacer  110 . Therefore, the third wheel &amp; pinion  146  can be rotated between the second train wheel bridge  106  and the train wheel lower spacer  110 . The third wheel  146   g  is arranged to be brought in mesh with the second pinion  142   k . Therefore, the third wheel &amp; pinion  146  can be decelerated to rotate based on rotation of the second wheel &amp; pinion  142 . 
     A center wheel &amp; pinion  150  is provided with a center wheel &amp; pinion cylindrical portion  150   c , a second gear  150   g  and a center pinion  150   k . The center gear  150   g  is attached to the center pinion  150   k  slippably to the center pinion  150   k  by predetermined slip torque. For example, a plurality of spring-like portions may be formed at the center gear  150   g  and the center gear  150   g  may be attached to the center pinion  150   k  so that the spring-like portions are fitted to a shaft portion for attaching the center pinion  150   k.    
     A center pipe  152  for the center wheel &amp; pinion is provided at the second train wheel bridge  106 . A guide cylinder portion  152   c  of the center pipe  152  for the center wheel &amp; train is extended orthogonally to the rear face of the second train wheel bridge  106  to penetrate the dial  112  from a vicinity of a certain face constituting the rear face of the second train wheel bridge  106 . The guide cylinder portion  152   c  of the center pipe  152  for the center wheel &amp; pinion is arranged to extend coaxially with the guide cylinder portion  144   c  of the center pipe  144  for the second wheel &amp; pinion. There is provided a gap between an outer peripheral portion of the guide cylinder portion  152   c  of the center pipe  152  for the center wheel &amp; pinion and an inner peripheral portion of the guide cylinder portion  144   c  of the center pipe  144  for the second wheel &amp; pinion for passing the center wheel &amp; pinion cylindrical portion  150   c.    
     Center wheel &amp; pinion guide band portions are provided at at least portions of the outer peripheral face of the guide cylinder portion  152   c  of the center pipe  152  for the center pinion &amp; wheel. According to a structure shown by FIG. 1, the center wheel &amp; pinion guide band portions are provided respectively at the base portion of the guide cylinder portion  152   c  and a portion thereof proximate to a front end thereof. The center wheel &amp; pinion  150  is rotatably supported by outer peripheral faces of the center wheel &amp; pinion guide band portions. According to the constitution, the outer peripheral face of the center wheel &amp; pinion cylinder portion  152   c , is arranged to constitute a gap relative to an inner peripheral face of the guide cylinder portion  140   c  of the center pipe  144  of the second wheel &amp; pinion. Further, the center gear  150   g  and the center pinion  150   k  can be rotated between the first train wheel bridge  104  and the second train wheel bridge  106 . Further, the center wheel &amp; pinion  150  includes a portion capable of rotating between the center pipe  152  for the center wheel &amp; pinion and the center pipe  144  for the second wheel &amp; pinion in an axis line direction thereof. 
     The center gear  150   g  is arranged to be brought in mesh with the third pinion  146   k . Therefore, the center wheel &amp; pinion  150  can be decelerated to rotate based on rotation of the third wheel &amp; pinion  146 . Further, a speed reduction ratio from the second wheel &amp; pinion  142  to the center wheel &amp; pinion  150  is constituted to be {fraction (1/60)}. Therefore, the center wheel &amp; pinion  150  is constituted to rotate by one rotation per hour. 
     As a modified example, the center wheel &amp; pinion guide band portion may be provided at at least a portion of an outer peripheral face of the center wheel &amp; pinion cylindrical portion  150   c . According to the constitution, the center wheel &amp; pinion  150  is rotatably supported by an inner peripheral face of the guide cylinder portion  144   c  of the center pipe  144  for the second wheel &amp; pinion. Further, an inner peripheral face of the center wheel &amp; pinion cylindrical portion  150   c  is arranged to constitute a gap relative to the outer peripheral face of the guide cylinder portion  152   c  of the center pipe  152  for the center wheel &amp; pinion. 
     In reference to FIG.  2  and FIG. 3, a minute wheel  154  is provided with a minute wheel gear  154   g  and a minute pinion  154   k . An upper shaft portion (upper tenon) of the minute wheel  154  is rotatably supported by the third train wheel bridge  108 . A lower shaft portion (lower tenon) of the minute wheel  154  is rotatably supported by the first train wheel bridge  104 . Therefore, the minute wheel  154  can be rotated between the third train wheel bridge  108  and the first train wheel bridge  104 . The minute wheel gear  154   g  is arranged to be brought in mesh with the center pinion  154   k . Therefore, the minute wheel  154  can be decelerated to rotate based on rotation of the center wheel &amp; pinion  150 . 
     In reference to FIG.  1  through FIG. 3, an hour wheel  156  is provided with an hour wheel shaft portion  156   c  and an hour wheel gear  156   g . An abacus bead  156   d  is provided at a portion of the hour wheel shaft portion  156   c  proximate to a front end of the guide cylinder portion  152   c  of the center pipe  152  of the center wheel &amp; pinion. An outer peripheral face of the abacus bead  156   d  is rotatably supported by the inner peripheral face of the guide shaft portion  152   c  of the center pipe  152  for the center wheel &amp; pinion. Therefore, the hour wheel gear  156   g  can be rotated between the third train wheel bridge  108  and the second train wheel bridge  106 . Further, the hour wheel  156  includes a portion capable of rotating between the third train wheel bridge  108  and the center pipe  152  of the center wheel &amp; pinion in an axis line direction thereof. 
     The hour wheel gear  156   g  is arranged to be brought in mesh with the minute pinion  154   k . Therefore, the hour wheel  156  can be decelerated to rotate based on rotation of the minute wheel  154 . Further, a speed reduction ratio from the center wheel &amp; pinion  150  to the hour wheel  156  is constituted to be {fraction (1/12)}. Therefore, the hour wheel  156  is constituted to rotate by one rotation per 12 hours. 
     By the foregoing construction, the second wheel &amp; pinion  142 , the center wheel &amp; pinion  150  and the hour wheel  156  can coaxially be rotated. 
     In reference to FIG.  1  and FIG. 2, a second hand  160  is attached to the second wheel &amp; pinion  142 . A minute hand  162  is attached to the center wheel &amp; pinion  150 . An hour hand  164  is attached to the hour wheel  156 . According to the constitution, “second” can be indicated by the second hand  160 , “minute” can be indicated by the minute hand  162  and “hour” can be indicated by the hour hand  164 . 
     In reference to FIG. 3, the movement  100  of the analog electronic timepiece of the invention, is further provided with a setting lever  170  and a yoke  172  constituting the switch apparatus. A clutch wheel  174  capable of being rotated by rotation of the setting stem  114  is integrated to the movement  100  to be fitted to the winding stem  114 . A setting wheel  176  is integrated to the movement  100  to be brought in mesh with the minute wheel gear  154   g . A train wheel stop lever  178  for restricting rotation of the second wheel &amp; pinion  142 , is integrated to the movement  100 . 
     There is constructed a constitution in which when the winding stem  114  is pulled out, the setting lever  170  and the yoke  172  are operated and the clutch wheel  174  and the setting wheel  176  are brought in mesh with each other. There is constructed a constitution in which when the winding stem  114  is pulled out, the train wheel stop lever  178  is brought into contact with the second wheel &amp; pinion  142  to thereby stop rotation of the second wheel &amp; pinion  142 . 
     Further, a battery connection (+)  180  and a battery connection (−)  182  are integrated to the movement  100 . The battery connection (+)  180  is provided to conduct an anode of the battery  122  to the integrated circuit  120 . The battery connection (−)  182  is provided to conduct a cathode of the battery  122  to the integrated circuit  120 . 
     Next, an explanation will be given of the operation of the first embodiment of the analog electronic timepiece according to the invention. 
     In reference to FIG.  1  through FIG. 3, by rotation of the rotor  134 , the second wheel &amp; pinion  142  is decelerated to rotate via rotation of the fifth wheel &amp; pinion  140 , by rotation of the second wheel &amp; pinion  142 , the center wheel &amp; pinion  150  is decelerated to rotate via rotation of the third wheel &amp; pinion  146  and by rotation of the center wheel &amp; pinion  150 , the hour wheel  156  is decelerated to rotate via rotation of the minute wheel  154 . 
     Therefore, in reference to FIG. 4, “second” of current time can be indicated by the second hand  160 , “minute” of current time can be indicated by the minute hand  162  and “hour”, of current time can be indicated by the hour hand  164 . 
     According to the first embodiment of the analog electronic timepiece of the invention, the second wheel &amp; pinion  142  is rotatably supported by the outer peripheral face of the guide cylinder portion  144   c  of the center pipe  144  for the center wheel &amp; pinion and therefore, the second hand  160  can be operated firmly and stably without being fluctuated or instigated. 
     Further, the center wheel &amp; pinion  150  is rotatably supported by the outer peripheral face of the guide cylinder portion  152   c  of the center pipe  152  for the center wheel &amp; pinion and therefore, the minute hand  162  can be operated firmly and stably without being fluctuated or instigated. 
     Further, the outer peripheral face of the abacus bead  156   d  of the hour wheel  156  is rotatably supported by the inner peripheral face of the guide cylinder portion  152   c  of the center pipe  152  for the center wheel &amp; pinion and therefore, the hour hand  164  can be operated firmly and stably without being fluctuated or instigated. 
     (2) Second Embodiment of an Analog Electronic Timepiece According to the Invention 
     Next, an explanation will be given of the Second Embodiment of an analog electronic timepiece according to the invention. 
     In the following explanation, a description will mainly be given of a point of the second embodiment of the analog electronic timepiece according to the invention different from the first embodiment of the analog electronic timepiece according to the invention. Therefore, the explanation of the first embodiment of the analog electronic timepiece according to the invention, mentioned above, is applied to a portion which is not described below. 
     In reference to FIG.  5  through FIG. 7, a movement (machine body)  200  of the analog electronic timepiece according to the invention is provided with the main plate  102 , the first train wheel bridge  104 , the second train wheel bridge  106 , the third train wheel bridge  108  and the train wheel lower spacer  110 . The train wheel lower spacer  110  is arranged on the back side of the main plate  102 . The dial  112  is provided on the back side of the main plate  102  at the back side of the movement  200 . The winding stem  114  is integrated to the main plate  102 . 
     The movement  200  of the analog electronic timepiece according to the invention is provided with the integrated circuit  120 , the battery  122 , the crystal oscillator  124 , the coil block  130 , the stator  132 , the rotor  134 , the fifth wheel &amp; train  140 , the second wheel &amp; train  142 , the third wheel &amp; train  146  and the center wheel &amp; train  150 . The center pipe  144  for the second wheel &amp; pinion is provided at the first train wheel bridge  104 . The center pipe  152  for the center wheel &amp; pinion is provided at the second train wheel bridge  106 . 
     In reference to FIG.  6  and FIG. 7, an hour transmission wheel &amp; pinion  254  is provided with an hour transmission gear  254   g  and an hour transmission pinion  254   k . An upper shaft portion (upper tenon) of the hour transmission wheel &amp; pinion  254  is rotatably supported by the third train wheel bridge  108 . A lower shaft portion (lower tenon) of the hour transmission wheel &amp; pinion  154  is rotatably supported by the first train wheel bridge  104 . Therefore, the hour transmission wheel &amp; pinion  254  can be rotated between the third train wheel bridge  108  and the first train wheel bridge  104 . The hour transmission gear  154   g  is arranged to be brought in mesh with the center pinion  150   k . Therefore, the hour transmission wheel &amp; pinion  154  can be decelerated to rotate based on rotation of the center wheel &amp; pinion  150 . 
     In reference to FIG.  5  through FIG. 7, a 24 hour wheel  256  is provided with a 24 hour wheel shaft portion  256   c  and a 24 hour gear  256   g . An abacus bead  256   d  is provided at a portion of the 24 hour wheel shaft portion  256   c  proximate to the front end of the guide cylinder portion  152   c  of the center pipe  152  for the center wheel &amp; pinion. An outer peripheral face of the abacus bead  256   d  is rotatably supported by the inner peripheral face of the guide cylinder portion  152   c  of the center pipe  152  for the center wheel &amp; pinion. Therefore, the 24 hour gear  256   g  can be rotated between the third train wheel bridge  108  and the second train wheel bridge  106 . Further, the 24 hour wheel  256  includes a portion capable of rotating between the third train wheel bridge  108  and the center pipe  152  for the center wheel &amp; pinion in an axis line direction thereof. 
     The 24 hour gear  256   g  is arranged to be brought in mesh with the hour transmission pinion  254   k . Therefore, the 24 hour wheel  256  can be decelerated to rotate based on rotation of the hour transmission wheel  254 . Further, a speed reduction ratio from the center wheel &amp; pinion  150  to the 24 hour wheel  256 , is constituted to be {fraction (1/24)}. Therefore, the 24 hour wheel  256  is constituted to rotate by one rotation per 24 hours (1 day). 
     By the foregoing construction, the second wheel &amp; pinion  142 , the center wheel &amp; pinion  150  and the 24 hour wheel  256  can coaxially be rotated. 
     In reference to FIG.  5  and FIG. 6, the second hand  160  is attached to the second wheel &amp; pinion  142 . The minute hand  162  is attached to the center wheel &amp; pinion  150 . A 24 hour hand  264  is attached to the 24 hour wheel  256 . According to the constitution, “second” can be indicated by the second hand  160 , “minute” can be indicated by the minute hand  162  and “hour” can be indicated by the 24 hour hand  264  in an indicating method constituting 24 hours by one turn of the 24 hour hand  264 . 
     In reference to FIG. 7, the movement  200  of the analog electronic timepiece according to the invention is further provided with the setting lever  170 , the yoke  172 , the clutch wheel  174 , the setting wheel  176  and the train wheel stop lever  178  constituting the switch apparatus, the battery connection (+)  180  and the battery connection (−)  182 . 
     Next, an explanation will be given of operation of the second embodiment of the analog electronic timepiece according to the invention. In reference to FIG.  5  through FIG. 7, by rotation of the rotor  134 , the second wheel &amp; pinion  142  is decelerated to rotate via rotation of the fifth wheel &amp; pinion  140 , by rotation of the second wheel &amp; pinion  142 , the center wheel &amp; pinion  150  is decelerated to rotate via rotation of the third wheel &amp; pinion  146  and by rotation of the center wheel &amp; pinion  150 , the 24 hour wheel  256  is decelerated to rotate via rotation of the hour transmission wheel &amp; pinion  254 . 
     Therefore, in reference to FIG. 8, “second” of current time can be indicated by the second hand  160 , “minute” of current time can be indicated by the minute hand  162  and “hour” of current time can be indicated by the 24 hour hand  264  in the indicating method of constituting 24 hours by one turn of the 24 hour hand  264 . According to the constitution, an outer peripheral portion of a case is provided with characters of “2”, “4”, “22”, “24” to indicate hour in the indicating method of constituting 24 hours by one turn of the 24 hour hand  264 . 
     According to the second embodiment of the analog electronic timepiece of the invention, the second wheel &amp; train  142  is rotatably supported by the outer peripheral face of the guide cylinder portion  144   c  of the center pipe  144  for the second wheel &amp; pinion and therefore, the second hand  160  can be operated firmly and stably without being fluctuated or instigated. 
     Further, the center wheel &amp; pinion  150  is rotatably supported by the outer peripheral face of the guide cylinder portion  152   c  of the center pipe  152  for the center wheel &amp; pinion and therefore, the minute hand  162  can be operated firmly and stably without being fluctuated or instigated. 
     Further, the outer peripheral face of the abacus bead  256   d  of the 24 hour wheel  256  is rotatably supported by the inner peripheral face of the guide cylinder portion  152   c  of the center pipe  152  for the center wheel &amp; pinion and therefore, the 24 hour hand  264  can be operated firmly and stably without ill being fluctuated or instigated. 
     (3) Third Embodiment of an Analog Electronic Timepiece According to the Invention 
     Next, an explanation will be given of Third Embodiment of an analog electronic timepiece according to the invention. In the following explanation, a description will mainly be given of a point of the third embodiment of the analog electronic timepiece according to the invention different from the first embodiment of the analog electronic timepiece according to the invention. Therefore, the explanation of the first embodiment of the analog electronic timepiece according to the invention, described above, is applied to a portion which is not described below. 
     In reference to FIG.  9  through FIG. 11, a movement (machine body)  300  of the analog electronic timepiece of the invention is provided with the main plate  102 , the first train wheel bridge  104 , the second train wheel bridge  106 , the third train wheel bridge  108  and the train wheel lower spacer  110 . The first train wheel bridge  104 , the second train wheel bridge  106  and the third train wheel bridge  108  are arranged on the top side of the main plate  102 . The train wheel lower spacer  110  is arranged on the back side of the main plate  102 . The dial  112  is provided on the back side of the main plate  102  in the back side of the movement  300 . The winding stem  114  is integrated to the main plate  102 . 
     An integrated circuit  320  is operated with the battery  122  as a power source. The crystal oscillator  124  constitutes the oscillation source. The integrated circuit  320  includes a dividing circuit and the dividing circuit carries out predetermined dividing operation and outputs an output signal, for example, at every 20 seconds. The integrated circuit  320  further includes a drive circuit and the drive circuit inputs an output signal outputted by the dividing circuit and outputs a predetermined drive signal for driving a step motor. 
     Further, the movement  300  is provided with the coil block  130 , the stator  132  and a rotor  334 . The rotor  334  is provided with a rotor pinion  334   k  and a rotor magnet  334   m . For example, the rotor  334  is rotated by 180 degrees per 20 seconds based on the output signal outputted at every 20 seconds as described above. 
     A fifth wheel &amp; pinion  340  is provided with a fifth gear  340   g  and a fifth pinion  340   k . The fifth gear  340   g  is arranged to be brought in mesh with the rotor pinion  334   k . Therefore, the fifth wheel &amp; pinion  340  can be decelerated to rotate based on rotation of the rotor  334 . 
     A second wheel &amp; pinion  342  is provided with a second wheel &amp; pinion cylinder portion  342   c , a second gear  342   g  and a second pinion  342   k . The center pipe  144  for the second wheel &amp; pinion is provided at the first train wheel bridge  104 . At least a portion of an inner peripheral face of the second train &amp; wheel cylindrical portion  342   c , is rotatably supported by the outer peripheral face of the guide cylinder portion  144   c  of the center pipe  144  for the second wheel &amp; pinion. Therefore, the second gear  340   g  and the second pinion  340   k  can be rotated between the first train wheel bridge  104  and the train wheel lower spacer  110 . 
     The second gear  342   g  is arranged to be brought in mesh with the fifth pinion  340   k . Therefore, the second wheel &amp; pinion  342  can be decelerated to rotate based on rotation of the fifth wheel &amp; pinion  340 . Further, a speed reduction ratio from the rotor  334  to the second wheel &amp; pinion  342  is constituted to be {fraction (1/90)}. Therefore, the second wheel &amp; pinion  342  is constituted to rotate by one rotation per hour by rotating 2 degrees per 20 seconds. 
     A third wheel &amp; pinion  346  is provided with a third gear  346   g  and a third pinion  346   k . The third gear  346   g  is arranged to be brought in mesh with the second pinion  342   k . Therefore, the third wheel &amp; pinion  346  can be decelerated to rotate based on rotation of the second wheel &amp; pinion  342 . 
     A center wheel &amp; pinion  350  is provided with a center wheel &amp; pinion cylindrical portion  350   c , a center gear  350   g  and a center pinion  350   k . The center gear  350   g  is attached to the center pinion  350   k  slippably to the center pinion  350   k  by predetermined slip torque. 
     The center pipe  152  for the center wheel &amp; pinion is provided at the second train wheel bridge  106 . The center gear  350   g  and the center pinion  346   k  can be rotated between the first train wheel bridge  104  and the second train wheel bridge  106 . Further, the center wheel &amp; pinion  350  includes a portion capable of rotating between the center pipe  152  for the center wheel &amp; pinion and the center pipe  144  for the second wheel &amp; pinion. 
     The center gear  350   g  is arranged to be brought in mesh with the third pinion  346   k . Therefore, the center wheel &amp; pinion  350  can be decelerated to rotate based on rotation of the third wheel &amp; pinion  346 . Further, a speed reduction ratio from the second wheel &amp; pinion  342  to the center wheel &amp; pinion  350  is constituted to be {fraction (1/12)}. Therefore, the center wheel &amp; pinion  350  is constituted to rotate by one rotation per 12 hours. 
     In reference to FIG.  10  and FIG. 11, an hour speed reduction wheel &amp; pinion  354  is provided with an hour speed reduction gear  354   g  and an hour speed reduction pinion  354   k . An upper shaft portion (upper tenon) of the hour speed reduction wheel &amp; pinion  354  is rotatably supported by the third train wheel bridge  108 . A lower shaft portion (lower tenon) of the hour speed reduction wheel &amp; pinion  354  is rotatably supported by the first train wheel bridge  104 . Therefore, the hour speed reduction wheel &amp; pinion  354  can be rotated between the third train wheel bridge  108  and the first train wheel bridge  104 . The hour speed reduction gear  354   g  is arranged to be brought in mesh with the center pinion  350   k . Therefore, the hour reduction wheel &amp; pinion  354  can be decelerated to rotate based on rotation of the center wheel &amp; pinion  350 . 
     In reference to FIG.  9  through FIG. 11, a 24 hour wheel  356  is provided with a 24 hour wheel shaft portion  356   c  and a 24 hour gear  356   g . An abacus bead  256   d  is provided at a portion of the 24 hour wheel shaft portion  356   c  proximate to the front end of the guide cylinder portion  152   c  of the center pipe  152  for the center wheel &amp; pinion. An outer peripheral face of the abacus bead  356   d  is rotatably supported by the inner peripheral face of the guide cylinder portion  152   c  of the center pipe  152  for the center wheel &amp; pinion. Therefore, the 24 hour gear  356   g  can be rotated between the third train wheel bridge  108  and the second train wheel bridge  106 . Further, the 24 hour wheel  356  includes a portion capable of rotating between the third train wheel bridge  108  and the center pipe  152  for the center wheel &amp; pinion in an axial line direction thereof. 
     The 24 hour gear  356   g  is arranged to be brought in mesh with the hour speed reduction pinion  354   k . Therefore, the 24 hour wheel &amp; pinion  356  can be decelerated to rotate based on rotation of the hour speed reduction wheel &amp; pinion  354 . Further, a speed reduction ratio from the center wheel &amp; pinion  150  to the 24 hour wheel &amp; pinion  356  is constituted to be ½. Therefore, the 24 hour wheel &amp; pinion  356  is constituted to rotate by one rotation per 24 hours. 
     By the foregoing construction, the second wheel &amp; pinion  342 , the center wheel &amp; pinion  350  and the 24 hour wheel &amp; pinion  356  can coaxially be rotated. 
     In reference to FIG.  9  and FIG. 10, a minute hand  360  is attached to the second wheel &amp; pinion  342 . An hour hand  362  is attached to the center wheel &amp; pinion  350 . A 24 hour hand  364  is attached to the 24 hour wheel &amp; pinion  356 . According to the constitution, “minute” is indicated by the minute hand  360 , “hour” is indicated by the hour hand  362  in a display method constituting 12 hours by one turn of the hour hand  362  and “hour” can be displayed by the hour hand  364  in a display method constituting 24 hours by one turn of the hour hand  364 . 
     In reference to FIG. 11, the movement  300  of the analog electronic timepiece of the invention is further provided with the setting lever  170 , the yoke  172 , the clutch wheel  174 , the setting wheel  176  and the train wheel stop lever  178  constituting the switch apparatus, the battery connection (+)  180  and the battery connection (−)  182 . 
     Next, an explanation will be given of operation of the third embodiment of the analog electronic timepiece according to the invention. In reference to FIG.  9  through FIG. 11, by rotation of the rotor  334 , the second wheel &amp; train  342  is decelerated to rotate via rotation of the fifth wheel &amp; pinion  340 , by rotation of the second wheel &amp; pinion  342 , the center wheel &amp; pinion  350  is decelerated to rotate via rotation the third wheel &amp; pinion  346  and by rotation of the center wheel &amp; pinion  350 , the 24 hour wheel  356  is decelerated to rotate via rotation of the hour speed reduction wheel &amp; pinion  354 . 
     Therefore, in reference to FIG. 12, “minute” of current time is indicated by the minute hand  360 , hour is indicated by the hour hand  362  in the display method constituting 12 hours by one turn of the hour hand  362  and “hour” is displayed by the hour hand  364  in the display method constituting 24 hours by one turn of the hour hand  364 . 
     According to the third embodiment of the analog electronic timepiece of the invention, the second wheel &amp; pinion  342  is rotatably supported by the outer peripheral face of the guide cylinder portion  144   c  of the center pipe  144  for the second wheel &amp; pinion and therefore, the minute hand  360  can be operated firmly and stably without being fluctuated or instigated. 
     Further, the center wheel &amp; pinion  350  is rotatably supported by the outer peripheral face of the guide cylinder portion  152   c  of the center pipe  152  for the center wheel &amp; pinion and therefore, the hour hand  362  can be operated firmly and stably without being fluctuated or instigated. 
     Further, the outer peripheral face of the abacus bead  356   d  of the 24 hour wheel  356  is rotatably supported by the inner peripheral face of the guide cylinder portion  152   c  of the center pipe  152  for the center wheel &amp; pinion and therefore, the 24 hour hand  364  can be operated firmly and stably without being fluctuated or instigated. 
     (4) Fourth embodiment of an Analog Electronic Timepiece According to the Invention 
     An explanation will be given of the Fourth Embodiment of an analog electronic timepiece according to the invention. 
     In the following explanation, a description will mainly be given of a point of the fourth embodiment of the analog electronic timepiece according to the invention different from the first embodiment of the analog electronic timepiece according to the invention. Therefore, the explanation of the first embodiment of the analog electronic timepiece according to the invention, described above, is applied at a portion which is not described below. 
     In reference to FIG. 13, a movement (machine body)  400  of the analog electronic timepiece according to the invention is provided with the main plate  102 , the second train wheel bridge  106 , the third train wheel bridge  108  and the train wheel bridge lower spacer  110 . The second train wheel bridge  106  and the third train wheel bridge  108  are arranged on the top side of the main plate  102 . On the top side of the main plate  102 , the second train wheel bridge  106  and the third train wheel bridge  108  are arranged in this order from a side proximate to the main plate  102  toward a position to be attached with a base back. 
     The train wheel lower spacer  110  is arranged on the back side of the main plate  102 . The dial  112  is provided on the back side of the main plate  102  in the back side of the movement  400 . The winding stem  114  is integrated to the main plate  102 . 
     The movement  400  is provided with the integrated circuit  120 , the battery  122 , the crystal oscillator  124 , the coil block  130 , the stator  132 , the rotor  134  and the fifth wheel &amp; pinion  140 . 
     A second wheel &amp; pinion  442  is provided with a second wheel &amp; pinion cylindrical portion  442   c , a second gear  442   g  and a second pinion  442   k . The movement  400  is not provided with the center pipe  144  for the second wheel &amp; pinion. The second wheel &amp; pinion  442  can be decelerated to rotate based on rotation of the fifth wheel &amp; pinion  140 . 
     The third wheel &amp; pinion  146  is provided with the third gear  146   g  and the third pinion  146   k . The third wheel &amp; pinion  146  can be decelerated to rotate based on rotation of the second wheel &amp; pinion  442 . 
     A center wheel &amp; pinion  450  is provided with a center wheel &amp; pinion cylindrical portion  450   c , a center gear  450   g  and a center pinion  450   k . The center wheel  450   g  is attached with the center pinion  450   k  slippably to the center pinion  450   k  by predetermined slip torque. 
     The center pipe  152  for the center wheel &amp; pinion is provided to the second train wheel bridge  106 . The guide cylinder portion  152   c  of the center pipe  152  for the center wheel &amp; pinion is extended orthogonally to the rear face of the second train wheel bridge  106  to penetrate the dial  112  from a vicinity of a certain face of the rear face of the second train wheel bridge  106 . 
     The center wheel guide band portions are provided at at least portions of the outer peripheral face of the guide cylinder portion  152   c  of the center pipe  152  for the center wheel &amp; pinion. According to a structure shown by FIG. 13, the center wheel guide band portions are provided respectively at a base portion of the guide cylinder portion  152   c  and a portion thereof proximate to a front end thereof. The center wheel &amp; pinion  450  is rotatably supported by the outer peripheral faces of the center wheel guide band portions. 
     Second wheel guide band portions are provided at at least portions of the outer peripheral face of the center wheel &amp; pinion cylindrical portion  450   c . According to the structure shown by FIG. 13, the second wheel guide band portions are provided respectively at a base portion of the guide cylinder portion  452   c  and a portion thereof proximate to a front end thereof. An inner peripheral face of the second wheel &amp; pinion cylindrical portion  442   c  of the second wheel &amp; pinion  442  is rotatably supported by outer peripheral faces of the second wheel &amp; pinion guide band portions of the center wheel &amp; pinion  450 . 
     The center gear  450   g  and the center pinion  450   k  can be rotated between the main plate  102  and the second gear  442   g . Further, the center wheel &amp; pinion  450  includes a portion capable of rotating between the center pipe  152  for the center wheel &amp; pinion and the second wheel &amp; pinion  442 . Therefore, the second gear  442   g  and the second pinion  442   k  can be rotated between the main plate  102  and the center gear  450   g.    
     The center gear  450   g  is arranged to be brought in mesh with third pinion  146   k . Therefore, the center wheel &amp; pinion  450  can be decelerated to rotate based on rotation of the third wheel &amp; pinion  146 . 
     According to the movement  400 , structures of the minute wheel  154 , the hour wheel  156  as well as other parts are similar to corresponding structures in the movement  100 , described above. 
     According to the fourth embodiment of the analog electronic timepiece of the invention, by the single center pipe  152 , the second wheel &amp; pinion  442 , the center wheel &amp; pinion  450  and the hour wheel  156  can be supported coaxially and rotatably. 
     A structure of using only the single center pipe  152  according to the fourth embodiment of the analog electronic timepiece of the invention, is applicable to any of the first embodiment, the second embodiment and the third embodiment of the analog electronic timepieces according to the invention. 
     (5) Indicating Member used in an Embodiment of an Analog Electronic Timepiece According to the Invention 
     Next, an explanation will be given of an example of an indicating member used in an embodiment of an analog electronic timepiece according to the invention. 
     In reference to FIG. 14, a timepiece case includes a case body  570  and glass  572 . The glass  572  is provided with a shape in correspondence with a portion of a sphere such as a semispherical shape, or, a shape of a quarter of a sphere, a shape of a third of a sphere or the like. A sectional shape of the glass  572  may be of a circular cone, may be of an ellipsoid of revolution, may be of a polyhedron, or may be of shapes in correspondence with portions of various solids of revolution formed by rotating other curves (hyperbola, parabola, exponential curve and the like). According to the example shown in FIG. 14, the sectional shape of the glass  572  is constituted by substantially in a shape of a quarter of a sphere. 
     A second indicating member  560  is attached to the second wheel &amp; pinion  142  included in the movement  100 . A minute indicating member  562  is attached to the center wheel &amp; pinion  150  included in the movement  100 . An hour indicating member  564  is attached to the hour wheel  156  included in the movement  100 . According to the constitution, “second” can be indicated by the second indicating member  560 , “minute” can be indicated by the minute indicating member  562  and “hour” can be indicated by the hour indicating member  564 . 
     The second indicating member  560  may be constituted by a needle or may be constituted by a circular disk. The minute indicating member  562  may be constituted by a needle or may be constituted by a circular disk. According to an example shown by FIG. 14, the second indicating member  560  is constituted by a circular disk. 
     The hour indicating member  564  is provided with a shape in correspondence with a portion of a sphere such as a semispherical shape, or a shape of a quarter of a sphere, or a shape of a third of a sphere or the like. An outer peripheral shape of the hour indicating member  564  may be constituted by a shape substantially similar to an inner peripheral shape of the glass  572 . A radius of curvature of an outer periphery of the hour indicating member  564  may be constituted to be a radius of curvature substantially the same as a radius of curvature of an inner periphery of the glass  572 , or may be constituted to be a radius of curvature smaller than the radius of curvature of the inner periphery of the glass  572  or may be constituted to be a radius of curvature larger than the radius of curvature of the inner periphery of the glass  572 . According to the example shown in FIG. 14, the outer periphery of the hour indicating member  564  is constituted by substantially a shape of a quarter of a sphere. 
     The outer peripheral shape of the hour indicating member  564  maybe of a circular cone, maybe of an ellipsoid of revolution, may be of a polyhedron or may be of shapes in correspondence with portions of various solids of revolution formed by rotating other curves (hyperbola, parabola, exponential curve and the like). Also in this case, the outer peripheral shape of the hour indicating member may be constituted by a shape substantially similar to the inner peripheral shape of the glass  572 . 
     The hour indicating member  564  may be transparent, may be translucent or may be opaque. 
     The minute displaying member  562  may be provided with a front end portion  562   t  extending to a side of the glass  572 . By this construction, time information can be indicated by mutual positional relationship between the time indicating member  564  and the front portion  562   t.    
     A structure of the indicating member shown in FIG. 14 is applicable to any of the first embodiment through the fourth embodiment of the analog electronic timepieces of the invention. 
     By the foregoing construction, a three-dimensional time indicating member and a second indicating member in a shape of a circular disk can be combined. 
     According to the analog electronic timepiece of the invention, the hour hand can be attached not to the cylindrical portion but to the shaft portion and therefore, the operability in attaching the hour hand is improved, further, the operability in detaching the hour hand is also improved. 
     Further, the analog electronic time piece of the invention is provided with the novel and easy-to-see indicating portion having a high degree of freedom of designing the indicators.

Technology Classification (CPC): 6