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Venus 175 Family

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BRANDS: Venus

Production: 1942 – 1960
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The Cal. 175 family consists of standard and split-seconds column wheel chronograph movements with hand winding. All are 14 ligne (31.0 mm) diameter and between 5.7 and 8.55 mm in height. They operate at 18,000 A/h and have a 7-column wheel to control the chronograph.

All models feature small seconds at 9:00 on the dial. Basic models feature a 3-9 subdial arrangement with a 30-minute chronograph counter at 3:00, while many add a 12-hour chronograph register at 6:00. Complicated calendar models add a date by pointer subdial at 12:00 with moon phase and full calendar optional.

The Cal. 175 family was based on the 13 ligne Cal. 150 family, introduced in 1938.

The Cal. 175 family was introduced in 1942, refreshed in 1949, and retired around 1960. After production ended, Venus sold the design and machinery used to produce the Cal. 175 family to the Tianjin Watch Company in China. This became the basis for the Sea-Gull ST19 watch family, introduced in 1963 and re-introduced for current production today.

Venus 175 Family

ComplicationsStandardSplit Seconds
BaseVenus 175
Venus 176		Venus 179
Hour CounterVenus 178Venus 185
Date, Hour CounterVenus 183Venus 189
Date, Moon Phase, Hour CounterVenus 184Venus 190
CalendarVenus 194
Calendar, Moon PhaseVenus 198Venus 205
Calendar, Hour CounterVenus 192Venus 193

Calibre Start Year End Year Diameter (mm) Diameter (ligne) Height (mm) Complications
ML 106 31.0 14 5.7 2-Button, 7-Column Chronograph, Chronograph, Column Wheel Chronograph
ML 36 31.0 14 5.7 2-Button, 7-Column Chronograph, Chronograph, Column Wheel Chronograph
Venus 175 1942 1960 31.0 14 5.7 2-Button, 7-Column Chronograph, Chronograph, Column Wheel Chronograph
Venus 178 1947 1960 31.00 14 7.10 2-Button, 7-Column Chronograph, Chronograph, Column Wheel Chronograph
Venus 179 1947 1960 31.6 7.1 2-Button, 7-Column Chronograph, Chronograph, Column Wheel Chronograph, Split Seconds Chronograph
Venus 183 1949 1960 31.0 14 5.7 2-Button, 7-Column Chronograph, Chronograph, Column Wheel Chronograph, Date, Date by Pointer
Venus 184 1949 1960 31.0 14 5.7 2-Button, 7-Column Chronograph, Chronograph, Column Wheel Chronograph, Date, Date by Pointer, Moon Phase
Venus 185 1949 1960 31.6 7.1 2-Button, 7-Column Chronograph, Chronograph, Column Wheel Chronograph, Split Seconds Chronograph
Venus 189 1949 1960 31.0 14 2-Button, 7-Column Chronograph, Chronograph, Column Wheel Chronograph, Date, Flyback Chronograph
Venus 190 1949 1960 31.0 14 2-Button, 7-Column Chronograph, Chronograph, Column Wheel Chronograph, Date, Date by Pointer, Moon Phase, Split Seconds Chronograph
Venus 192 1950 1960 31.0 14 7.1 2-Button, 7-Column Chronograph, Chronograph, Column Wheel Chronograph, Date, Day, Month
Venus 193 1950 1960 31.0 14 8.55 2-Button, 7-Column Chronograph, Chronograph, Column Wheel Chronograph, Date, Day, Month, Split Seconds Chronograph
Venus 194 1950 1960 31.0 14 7.1 7-Column Chronograph, Chronograph, Column Wheel Chronograph, Date, Day, Month
Venus 198 1950 1960 31.0 14 7.1 2-Button, 7-Column Chronograph, Chronograph, Column Wheel Chronograph, Date, Day, Month, Moon Phase
Venus 205 1950 1960 31.0 14 8.55 2-Button, 7-Column Chronograph, Chronograph, Column Wheel Chronograph, Date, Day, Month, Moon Phase, Split Seconds Chronograph

ML 106
ML 36
Venus 175
Venus 178
Venus 179
Venus 183
Venus 184
Venus 185
Venus 189
Venus 190
Venus 192
Venus 193
Venus 194
Venus 198
Venus 205