To display much information on a display device.
This electronic timepiece is provided with an information generation means for generating information such as time information and a display- driving means for outputting a signal for display-driving based on a signal from the information generation means. The display device performing an information display based on the output signal of the display-driving means is characterized by including a dot matrix form optical display means for displaying a character in a dot matrix form, having a form that a longitudinal dot number is larger than a lateral dot number in a dot number of the dot matrix form optical display means for one character and performing the information display based on a control of the display-driving means.
YOKOYAMA AKIRA
SATO TAKAHIKO