An electronic timepiece includes a magnetic sensor that serves as a magnetic detection unit, a GPS reception unit that serves as a reception unit receiving positional information of a current position, a time zone setting unit that sets a time zone, a specifying unit that specifies a declination angle based on the positional information of the current position, a decision unit that decides a direction of a due north based on an output of the magnetic sensor and a declination angle, and an azimuth display unit that displays the direction of the due north decided by the decision unit.

An electronic timepiece includes a magnetic sensor that serves as a magnetic detection unit, a GPS reception unit that serves as a reception unit receiving positional information of a current position, a time zone setting unit that sets a time zone, a specifying unit that specifies a declination angle based on the positional information of the current position, a decision unit that decides a direction of a due north based on an output of the magnetic sensor and a declination angle, and an azimuth display unit that displays the direction of the due north decided by the decision unit.

The invention relates to a method for decorating a timepiece component comprising: a) a step of preparation of the timepiece component optionally comprising a first step of depositing a first material on the timepiece component to form a first sub-layer, b) a second step of depositing a second material on the timepiece component obtained in step a) to form a second sub-layer, c) a colouring step comprising the deposition of a third coloured material on the timepiece component obtained in step b) to form a coloured external decorative layer,

According to the invention, at least step b) and step c) are achieved by a physical vapour deposition method.

A timepiece includes a dial plate, and a solar battery which is disposed on a rear side of the dial plate. The dial plate is provided with grooves or ridges. The grooves or the ridges have portions where inclination angles with regard to a normal line of the dial plate are different, and due to this, light which is transmitted through the dial plate is incident from a plurality of directions with angles which are different with regard to the solar battery.

Economical method for manufacturing a timepiece display or hand-fitting component: a casing material is chosen for each visible surface: amorphous metal or nanocrystalline alloy or alloy of gold and/or silver and/or copper and/or rhodium and/or titanium and/or aluminium; a thick, hollow blank of a thickness greater than 20 micrometres is created in a first tool, from the casing material with an initial thickness greater than or equal to 50 micrometres, with an overthickness with respect to each visible surface, with a first cavity for reception of a support structure; an interior material is chosen to make a support structure; the support structure is made and joined to the first cavity; one visible surface remaining visible, is diamond tool machined, removing all or part of the overthickness from the blank.

Economical method for manufacturing a timepiece display or hand-fitting component: a casing material is chosen for each visible surface: amorphous metal or nanocrystalline alloy or alloy of gold and/or silver and/or copper and/or rhodium and/or titanium and/or aluminium; a thick, hollow blank of a thickness greater than 20 micrometres is created in a first tool, from the casing material with an initial thickness greater than or equal to 50 micrometres, with an overthickness with respect to each visible surface, with a first cavity for reception of a support structure; an interior material is chosen to make a support structure; the support structure is made and joined to the first cavity; one visible surface remaining visible, is diamond tool machined, removing all or part of the overthickness from the blank.

A watch type terminal includes: a body formed to be fixed to a user's wrist; a display unit mounted to the body, and configured to display current time information; a memory configured to store therein a plurality of graphic images sorted from one another according to a plurality of contents for indicating the time information; and a controller configured to control the display unit to output screen information indicating the time information, the screen information including at least one graphic image selected from the plurality of graphic images based on a control command.

A watch type terminal includes: a body formed to be fixed to a user's wrist; a display unit mounted to the body, and configured to display current time information; a memory configured to store therein a plurality of graphic images sorted from one another according to a plurality of contents for indicating the time information; and a controller configured to control the display unit to output screen information indicating the time information, the screen information including at least one graphic image selected from the plurality of graphic images based on a control command.

The invention relates to a method for decorating a timepiece component comprising: a) a step of preparation of the timepiece component optionally comprising a first step of depositing a first material on the timepiece component to form a first sub-layer, b) a second step of depositing a second material on the timepiece component obtained in step a) to form a second sub-layer, c) a colouring step comprising the deposition of a third coloured material on the timepiece component obtained in step b) to form a coloured external decorative layer, According to the invention, at least step b) and step c) are achieved by a physical vapour deposition method.

The invention relates to a method for decorating a timepiece component comprising: a) a step of preparation of the timepiece component optionally comprising a first step of depositing a first material on the timepiece component to form a first sub-layer, b) a second step of depositing a second material on the timepiece component obtained in step a) to form a second sub-layer, c) a colouring step comprising the deposition of a third coloured material on the timepiece component obtained in step b) to form a coloured external decorative layer, According to the invention, at least step b) and step c) are achieved by a physical vapour deposition method.