Abstract: A digital alarm timepiece including a signal generator for generating a repetitive time standard signal having a rate defining a unit of time, and a time counting circuit for counting the time standard signal to develop a count representative of seconds, minutes and hours. The timepiece further includes a date counting circuit for developing a count representative of date. A timer counting circuit stores a count corresponding to minutes and hours remaining before an alarm time and is connected to the time counting circuit for counting down the count corresponding to minutes and hours before the alarm time in response to advancing of the count stored in the time counting circuit. A display cooperates with the counters to display date, hours, minutes and seconds according to the respective counts stored in the counters. An alarm responds to the count developed by the time counter circuit for developing an alarm signal when the count developed by the time counter circuit is counted down to zero.

Abstract: A digital alarm timepiece including a time standard for generating a time standard signal, a divider for dividing the time standard signal and developing a repetitive output signal, and a counter receptive of the divider output signal for counting the same and for developing a count representative of time and date. A date-second switching circuit cooperates with the counter for switching between a count representative of seconds and a count representative of date. A plurality of memory circuits define respective channels and each stores a time signal representative of a time. A display responds to the contents of the counter and to the time signals for displaying a time corresponding thereto. A channel selecting switch applies a selected one of the time signals stored in one of the memories or the counts switched by the date-second switching circuit for displaying a selected time or date or seconds.

Abstract: A liquid crystal device comprises a liquid crystal element disposed in a cavity formed between a pair of transparent base plates which have a circular shape. One or more cut-out or recess portions are formed at the side edge of said base plates, and a light source is mounted within the recess portion whereby the display face of said liquid crystal device is illuminated by said light source.

Abstract: A switching system for an electronic timepiece has: a plurality of display sections which are individually activated in response to movement of manual member for effecting an amendment of said display sections. A switching mechanism is operated by axial movement and rotational movement of said manual member for effecting the desired amendment.