BRANDS: Venus

The Venus Cal. 150 family is a 13 ligne column wheel chronograph movement series. Introduced in 1938, it featured a 3-9 or 3-6-9 subdial arrangement, with small seconds at 9:00 and 30 minute counter at 3:00. Most versions have a 12-hour chronograph counter at 6:00, and many feature a date pointer at 12:00 or full calendar.
It is closely related to the 14 ligne Cal. 175 family.
No Hour Counter | Hour Counter | |
Standard | Venus 150 Venus 151 | Venus 152 |
Date | Venus 186 | |
Date, Moon Phase | Venus 187 | |
Day, Date, Month | Venus 191 |
Calibre | Start Year | End Year | Diameter (mm) | Diameter (ligne) | Height (mm) | Complications |
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Venus 150 | 1938 | 1960 | 29.00 | 13 | 5.70 | 2-Button, 7-Column Chronograph, Chronograph, Column Wheel Chronograph |
Venus 152 | 1942 | 1960 | 29.0 | 13 | 7.1 | 2-Button, 7-Column Chronograph, Chronograph, Column Wheel Chronograph |
Venus 186 | 1949 | 1960 | 29.0 | 13 | 7.1 | 2-Button, 7-Column Chronograph, Chronograph, Column Wheel Chronograph, Date |
Venus 187 | 1949 | 1960 | 29.0 | 13 | 7.1 | 2-Button, 7-Column Chronograph, Chronograph, Column Wheel Chronograph, Date, Moon Phase |
Venus 191 | 1949 | 1960 | 29.0 | 13 | 7.1 | 2-Button, 7-Column Chronograph, Chronograph, Column Wheel Chronograph, Date, Day, Month |