Abstract: An electronic timepiece comprises a quartz oscillator, a dividing circuit, a preset circuit connected to receive and divide the output pulses of the oscillator and a control circuit. The dividing circuit includes a first counter and a second counter. The preset circuit includes a setting circuit connected to an externally actuated switch, a memory circuit memorizing the number of switching times of the setting circuit caused by actuation of the switch, and a control setting circuit for presetting the complement of the memorized content of the memory circuit in the first counter. The second counter receives outputs from flip-flops constituting the first counter and produces an output which is applied to the control circuit which in turn produces an adjustment signal to the control setting circuit. The variation of the frequency of the quartz oscillator is precisely adjusted by changing the dividing ratio of said dividing circuit.

Abstract: An electronic timepiece has a quartz-crystal oscillator which generates a high frequency output signal and applies it to a divider which divides the signal into a lower frequency output signal suitable as a time base. A manually actuated switch selectively effects electrical connection of one or more capacitors to the quartz-crystal oscillator to accordingly adjust the oscillator output frequency. The number of actuations of the switch determines, through a counter and gate circuitry, which capacitors are connected to the oscillator, and light-emitting diodes visually indicate which capacitors are connected to the oscillator.