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Venus 175

Last Update: June 23, 2019

Brand:Vénus
Family:
Venus 175 Family
Height:5.7 mm
Jewels:17
Reserve:45 hours
Frequency:18,000 A/h
Winding:Hand winding
Diameter:31.0 mm (14 ligne)
  Complications:2-Button, 7-Column Chronograph, Chronograph, Column Wheel Chronograph
Hands:30 Minute Chronograph Hand at 3:00, 45 Minute Chronograph Hand at 3:00, Central 60 Second Chronograph Hand, Central Hour Hand, Central Minute Hand, Small Seconds Hand at 9:00
Distinguishing Technical Characteristics
Hand-Winding
Clockwise Balance Cock
7-Column Chronograph
Balance
Balance at 1:30
Column Wheel
Column Wheel at 4:30
Production: 1942 – 1960
1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s

The Venus 175 is the basic model of a family of column wheel chronograph movements from Venus. Produced in the 1940s and 1950s, the Venus 175 and Venus 176 are similar apart from the bevel on the edge of the 175 version. Both feature a 30 or 45 minute chronograph counter at 3:00.

Cal. 175 was launched about 1942, substantially modified in 1949, and retired about 1960. After production ended, Venus sold the machinery and rights to Cal. 175 to the Tianjin Watch Factory in China. This became the basis for the Sea-Gull ST19.

Maurice Lacroix based their 23-jewel Cal. ML 36 on the Venus 175.

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

More detail on the history of Vénus is available in the Grail Watch article, “The Rise of Vénus, Legendary Chronograph Maker“

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