A stepping motor for a timepiece comprising one-piece upper stator pair, one-piece lower stator pair, and magnetic material between said one-piece upper stator and said one-piece lower stator and circular rotor having at least two pairs of magnetic poles positioned circumferentially thereof is disposed between the stator pairs, and a driving coil is connected magnetically to said one-piece upper stator pair and to said one-piece lower stator pair. The stepping motor includes means for defining a rest position of the rotor.