Angelus is one of the oldest Swiss brands with its history dating back to 1891. The brand had stopped trading, but was bought in 2011 by Manufacture La Joux-Perret, which relaunched Angelus in 2015.

1914 advertisement for Angelus

Angelus first launched the Chronodate in 1942, and at the time it this was the first time that the date appeared on a production chronograph wristwatch.

Now Angelus presents the Chronodate Titanium.

Angelus Chronodate Titanium Magnetic Silver on strap

From the press release:

The omnipresent grey of titanium extends into the sunray-brushed grey of the “Magnetic Silver” dial. Chronodate Titanium expresses its technical sophistication in an ensemble where deep black contrasts with a hint of red.

With this ultra-sporty, understated, and intense new colour scheme, Chronodate Titanium catches the eye, fixes it and draws it towards the horizon.

Angelus introduces a new shade of its self-winding chronograph with peripheral date. Chronodate welcomes the silver-grey “Magnetic Silver” in a tone-on-tone effect. The harmonious blend between titanium case, titanium bracelet or black rubber strap, rhodium-plated hands and the dial surface creates a technical monochrome impression.

This grey continues into black, revealing the movement container and then the carbon composite push-pieces. This black ensemble culminates in the two counters, one a 30-minute chronograph totaliser and the other with a small seconds.

Chronodate is a fusion of two different styles: Angelus, the historic brand and its Swiss watchmaking heritage, and Angelus, the technical, modern brand with a penchant for complications. With this colour combination, the house presents the most striking version of this chronograph collection.

A modern case

Chronodate Titanium embodies the neo-retro approach of Angelus sports chronographs. It offers the highest standards of modernity and comfort with a multi-structured modular case. The movement is housed in a container machined from a rigid yet lightweight carbon composite. The chronograph push-pieces, made from the same material, are applied directly to this case.

Angelus Chronodate Titanium Magnetic Silver on bracelet

Around this container, Angelus has designed an openworked cradle that unites the case middle and lugs in a single line. It also houses the bezel marked with twelve notches. This modular superstructure can accommodate one or more materials. The energy emanating from its chamfered profile and the alternating straight and curved lines give the Chronodate collection a sporty feel.

Angelus Chronodate Titanium Magnetic Silver on bracelet

Finally, there is the bracelet, also in titanium: vintage in appearance, with its single, wide links, modern in construction, and very comfortable to wear.

Chrono dynamics

Chronodate serves as a historical reminder of the brand’s origins, as Angelus was a leading manufacturer of chronographs from the 1940s to the 1960s. These timepieces were small in diameter, in keeping with the taste of the time, with particularly large and legible counters. It is only fitting that Angelus now presents a Chronodate with large, easy-to-read counters.

Angelus Chronodate Titanium Magnetic Silver on strap

The 30-minute chronograph totaliser and the small seconds are adorned in metallic black with a snailed texture that adds to the modernity of the design. The dominant colour, “Magnetic Silver”, is applied with a fine, matt sunray-brushed effect, set off by applied hour-markers and Arabic numerals with a 1940s aesthetic.

Angelus has fitted Chronodate Titanium with its own chronograph movement, the A-500 calibre, which displays the small seconds at 9 o’clock and the 30-minute totaliser at 3 o’clock. A pointer-type date display runs around the periphery of the dial. The calibre, oscillating at 4 Hz, is driven by a column wheel.

Movement of the Angelus Chronodate Titanium Magnetic Silver

Its self-winding system operates by means of an oscillating weight with a design taken from the brand’s archives: a capital letter “A” above a star, evoking a bell and its clapper. It alludes to the early days of Angelus, right at the heart of the mechanism.

For more information, please visit https://angelus-watches.com/collections/chronodate

Quick facts: Angelus Chronodate Titanium, Magnetic Silver Edition
Functions: hours, minutes, seconds, chronograph, and peripheral date
Movement
Calibre: A-500, self-winding mechanical
Jewels: 26
Power reserve: 60 hours
Frequency: 4 Hz/28,800 vph
Finishes: mainplate: sandblasted and NAC-treated bridges, micro-blasted and NAC-treated, satin-finished edges
Wheels: circular-grained and rhodium-plated
Oscillating weight: tungsten
Dial: Magnetic Silver-colored, sunray-brushed
Numerals: appliqués and hour hands with Super-LumiNova
Counters: metallic black, snailed
Case
Material: bezel, crown and monobloc case middle; titanium chamber, bezel ring and push-pieces: carbon composite
Finishes: satin-finished surfaces, polished chamfers
Diameter: 42.50 mm
Thickness: 14.25 mm
Crystal: box sapphire, anti-reflective coating on both sides
Case back: sapphire box, anti-reflective finish
Water-resistance: 3 bar/30 meters/100 feet
Interchangeable bracelet
Material: satin-finished titanium or black rubber
Folding buckle: titanium
Limitation: production model, not limited
Price (subject to change): rubber strap: CHF 23,000 incl. VAT, titanium bracelet incl. rubber strap: CHF 25,100 incl. VAT

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