To facilitate the state transition from a power-saving operation state to normal operation state.

The electronic timepiece is driven in one of a 1st power-saving operation state of smaller power consumption than the normal operation state and a 2nd power-saving operation state of smaller power consumption than the 1st power-saving operation state and a condition of state transition from the 1st power-saving operation state to the normal operation state and a condition of state transition from the 2nd power-saving operation state to the normal operation state are made different from each other.