Venus Cal. 195 is part of the Venus 175 family of movements. It is a hand-winding column wheel chronograph movement. Similar to the base Venus 175/176, it adds a full calendar (day, date, month). The dial features a 3-9 subdial arrangement with day and month at 12:00 and a central date pointer.
Cal. 194 was introduced around 1950 and retired around 1960.
Venus 175 Family
Complications | Standard | Split Seconds |
---|---|---|
Base | Venus 175 Venus 176 | Venus 179 |
Hour Counter | Venus 178 | Venus 185 |
Date, Hour Counter | Venus 183 | Venus 189 |
Date, Moon Phase, Hour Counter | Venus 184 | Venus 190 |
Calendar | Venus 194 | |
Calendar, Moon Phase | Venus 198 | Venus 205 |
Calendar, Hour Counter | Venus 192 | Venus 193 |
More detail on the history of Vénus is available in the Grail Watch article, “The Rise of Vénus, Legendary Chronograph Maker“