Abstract: In an electronic wristwatch having a watch body an a plurality of electronic vibrators having frequency-position characteristics, the frequency-temperature characteristic of the standard signal generated thereby is improved by positioning the vibrators in the watch body so that at least one vibrator has a different frequency-position characteristic than the other vibrators to compensate for any frequency deviation thereof due to the orientation of the watch body.

Abstract: An oscillator circuit wherein the impedance at the output terminal can be selectively decreased for a short period of time to thereby increase the closed loop gain is provided. The oscillator circuit includes a quartz crystal vibrator and a C-MOS inverter having a drain output terminal for producing a high frequency signal thereat, the gate output terminal being fed back through the quartz crystal vibrator to a gate input terminal to define a predetermined closed loop gain. The invention is particularly characterized by a control circuit external to the oscillator circuit that is adapted to produce a control signal for a predetermined period of time.

Abstract: An integrated circuit pulse generator which may be externally digitally conditioned to provide an output signal at a frequency falling within a predetermined range of signal frequencies corresponding to a specified frequency tolerance includes a fixed frequency oscillator having an external frequency determining crystal which provides electrical pulses at a fixed frequency that is within a given range of frequencies above a nominal frequency. A pulse inhibit means coupled to the fixed frequency oscillator includes a plurality of programmable input terminals and cyclically inhibits selectable numbers of the electrical pulses responsive to selective actuation of the programmable input terminals to controllably transform the fixed frequency in delta amounts to an output signal frequency within the predetermined range of frequencies.