| Brand: | Venus | 
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| Family: |
Unknown
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| Height: | 6.0 mm | |
| Jewels: | 17 | |
| Reserve: | 40 hours | |
| Frequency: | 18000 A/h | |
| Winding: | Hand winding | |
| Diameter: | 28.2 mm (12.5 ligne) | |
| Complications: | 2-Button, 8-Column Chronograph, Chronograph, Column Wheel Chronograph | |
| Hands: | 30 Minute Chronograph Hand at 12:00, 45 Minute Chronograph Hand at 12:00, Central 60 Second Chronograph Hand, Central Hour Hand, Central Minute Hand, Small Seconds Hand at 6:00 | |
| Production: 1942 – 1960 | |||||||||||
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| 1910s | 1920s | 1930s | 1940s | 1950s | 1960s | 1970s | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s |
Venus Cal. 170 is a hand-winding column wheel chronograph movement with distinctive 6-12 subdial arrangement. The 12:00 register includes 30 or 45 minute chronograph counter. It is the only Venus movement with eight columns rather than seven.
Cal. 170 was produced from about 1942 until about 1960.
