Electronic timepiece movement, has time base including inhibition circuit that provides inhibit signal to input of frequency divider circuit, to remove number of clock pulses by inhibition period divided into sub-periods

摘要

The movement (2) has a time base (4) including a timer circuit (8) for supplying clock pulses, and a frequency divider circuit (10) for receiving the pulses at an input. An inhibition circuit (12) provides an inhibit signal (S3) to another input of the divider circuit, to remove a first number of clock pulses by an inhibition period (P) divided into sub-periods. The inhibiting circuit suppresses a second number of clock pulses corresponding to the result of division of an integer by the number of sub-periods, and a third number of clock pulses corresponding to the remainder of the division. An independent claim is also included for a method for adjusting a time base.