Patent ID: 7400556

Claim:
An electronic timepiece with a solar cell comprising: a timepiece movement, a timepiece case which accommodates the timepiece movement therein, a casing ring which accommodates and holds the timepiece movement in the timepiece case, a solar cell, a circuit board to which generated power of the solar cell is supplied, and a dial; the solar cell being arranged substantially vertically with respect to the dial, wherein the solar cell has a photovoltaic area arranged substantially vertically relative to the dial and facing a center of the timepiece movement, and is arranged at a solar cell positioning portion provided in the casing ring, and wherein the solar cell has an extraction electrode for extracting the generated power from the solar cell, said extraction electrode being arranged to extend from the solar cell substantially perpendicularly to an elongated direction of the solar cell, and connected to the circuit board at an area where the extraction electrode is extended.