Venus 175 the best chinese made chronograph movement. Venus was also among the first to create a chronograph movement, without a counter and with a column wheel for the functioning of the central hand. The st1940 is the modern equivalent of the venus 175 movement a celebrated. Question about the legendary st19 venus 175 movement. I have read around quite a lot to understand the differences between venus 175 and lemania 2310, and how them are in comparison to seagull st19 also named ty1901. This slide rule bezel was used to calculate complicated operations without any other tool. The venus 175 calibre was used in the breitling chronomat of the 1940s and 50s. Venus caliber 200 is swiss movement from 1950s functions. Breitling navitimer with venus 178 chronograph movement. Find out more about this growing market and how to engage with it. Beautiful breilting chronomat 808 panda dial with venus. So venus offered them the 175 by selling them all the tooling to make the movements.
Even to this day, maurice lacroix still offers a venus based chronograph, but this is based on the calibre 175 movement, the firms limited supplies of the 188 having now run dry. Lovely vintage wittnauer chronograph from the 1950s in. Produced in the 1950s, the venus 175 and venus 176 are similar apart from the bevel on the edge of the 175 version. On the movement you have the axa code for the importer a. A transit of venus across the sun takes place when the planet venus passes directly between the sun and a superior planet, becoming visible against and hence obscuring a small portion of the solar disk. Part sheets available via the document downloads department cannot find the part you are looking for. Lemania 2310 venus 175 seagull st19 knowledgebase rwg. The duration of such transits is usually several hours the transit of 2012 lasted 6. In mars and venus on a date, john gray blasts off into the exciting new territory of the singles universe, turning his unique expertise to unattached men and women who desire lasting intimacy. To calculate the balance wheels amplitude, the lepsi watch analyser measures the time between the first and third noise. Lovely vintage wittnauer chronograph from the 1950s in stainless steel with venus 175.
Venus made the popular calibre 175 column or pillar wheel chronograph movement that was used in several watches in the 1940s and 50s. Using the serial number dated it precisely to 1946. Breitling premier chronograph venus175 movement ref. Beauty of a venus 175 manually wound chronograph movement. The very distinctive y shaped bridge of this movement is signed breitling, which is actually quite unusual.
A venus 170 chronograph mashup and the importance of books. Automatic 2register columnwheel chronograph st1940. Ranffts watches great for identifying movements, search by caliber or you can also search by 3 letter code on balance bridge. The popularity and beauty of venus calibres has led to resurrections of the type in the 2000s. A chronograph is a specific type of watch that is used as a stopwatch combined with a display. Once youve purchased your new display, you will want to get prepared for its arrival. For some strange reason the only part missing was the flyback lever or hammer. Venus 175 17 jewels, manual wind chronograph, 60 s, 45 min, sub second. The lift angle is a geometric feature of a movement. Venus interchange parts 4208880 4,086kb download cousins price promise if you find any of our products cheaper elsewhere, let us know and well do our best to beat it. This is only a data sheet for identification and evaluation of the movement calibre, as well as for approximate dating. Baltic watches has been getting quite a lot of attention from the watch community lately, and thats even before its kickstarter campaign officially launched today. Keeping the specificities of the brand, its new collections benefit from the best swiss knowhow and the evolution of modern technologies in traditional watchmaking, a label of excellence and refinement.
Here is a picture of an early 175 seen in a chinese military pilots watch. And also why the handwind chrono nearly all declare to have venus 175 clone inside. Exceedingly rare to find these today in original condition as so many are or have been rechromed on the early versions of the ref. In this village, at the very heart of the swiss watchmaking industry, a master craftsman by the name of paul arthur schwarz and his wife olga etienneschwarz, two visionary watchmakers, launched their very first collection. Over its production span, the premier was fitted with a variety of chronograph calibres. The manual chronograph still holds true in many models but is long out of production. It was only in production for military purposes for a time and then was eventually released to civilians as the seagull st19 in more modern times. This is the chinese version of the legendary venus 175 caliber, which has immense influence. Show above in all its glory, these chronos date all the way back to the early 1940s.
Offer for sale is my all original and untouched 1946 breitling ref. The seagull st19 is the venus 175 calibre produced by seagull using venus tooling machinery bought over in the 1960s when venus was raising funds to develop other movements. Eta technical info no need to login just click on technical documents at the top of the screen, then search for your movement caliber. Citizen atessa ecodrive atv533023 analogdigital chronograph with 4 area radio controlled reception north america, europe, china, japan. Earlier this year we did a post about the caliber venus 175. I spent some time over the years looking for a hammer or a parts movement.
Here we have some pictures of the venus 178 chronograph movement which is on a vintage breitling navitimer. If you are interested in dating your own vintage breitling, you can do so here. Movement parts 4367 omega crystals 11 rolex 15201580 15 rolex 20302035. I wonder whats the credit of the st19, including its origin venus 175, in addition for being the one of the original designs correct me if im wrong for chronometer.
With this release, the operating systems supported are limited to windows 7, 8 and 10. It is a stainless steel case with engraved outside breitling chronomat 217012 stainless steel 808 and engraved inside breitling watch ltd swiss 1075301. Mmanual wind chronograph with caliber venus 175, 17 jewels, 18000 bph and 45 hours of power reserve. The lift angle is used to calculate the balance wheels amplitude. Venus caliber 200 movement specifications and photo. Vintage movement chronograph venus 170 with dial for parts or restore. Please use the add non listed item functionality, firstly you will need to search for the part in the usual way using the below attribute search. The venus 175 is the basic model of a family of column wheel chronograph movements from venus. Technical manuals and data sheets watch repair information. Chronograph is a watch incorporates a stop watch function, the minute subdial at 3. Order a sexy tropical print romper by venus online or call. Competition in this space was fierce and venus needed money to develop newer movements so they first tried to sell their existing cal. The early 175 is seen in a chinese military pilots watches.
Venus does not have any moons, a distinction it shares only with mercury among planets in the solar system. Venus 170 movement question hi, id like to know if all venus 170 movements were 17 jewel movements, i have seen a venus 170 movement going by the photos that does not have jewels in the minute counter and centre counter wheel cock. During a transit, venus can be seen from earth as a small black dot moving across the face of the sun. This picture captures a movement that had been actually worn and loved for years. All chronographs come with an option of either alligator or calfskin strap. There are two options with 30 and 45 minutes indication on the chronograph. Mars and venus on a date is for all those single people who.
The venus 175 family was closely related to the rattrapante venus 179 family reissue. Get the best deals on venus watch movements when you shop the largest online selection at. The venus 188 family of movements is quite wellregarded and were used as ebauches by many famous brands. You can do this by creating content ahead of time in venus control suite so when your display is turned on, you have messages up and running immediately. Breitling chronograph with venus movement 1951 vintage. Both feature a 30 or 45 minute chronograph counter at 3.
The answer is a subjective one, but most agree that the lemania 2310 and variants is the better movement. Seagull st19 aka venus 175 page 1 watches pistonheads. Beauty of a venus 175 manually wound chronograph movement seagull 1963. Venus 175 features manualwind chronograph, 60s, 3045 min, pillar wheel sub second data 14, dm 31. The venus calibres 175, 176, 178, 183, and 184 are chronograph movements from the 1940s and 1950s these were midrange calibres at the time but are fondly regarded by collectors. Venus is a terrestrial planet and is sometimes called earths sister planet because of their similar size, mass, proximity to the sun, and bulk composition. Breitling decided to improve this highly practical bezel and in 1952, the navi was born. Its not china or india that is the fastest growing market in the world. Venus 150 movement looks like a 175, size correct for a 175, so probably is a 175.
They initially created and sold watches under the name of several brands one. Please do not mistaken the st19 to be a below par movement. The movement is a clone of the venus 175 movement, which seagull now. One reason is the 175 uses a longer push rod which tends to break when it gets brittle and the lemania uses a much shorter one. Omega information free registration may be required type in your case number for information about your vintage omega. Now being a 1963 owner, wanna know more about its movement. All balance staffs for venus, sorted by caliber diameter ligne. Seagull st1901 chronograph movement based on the swiss venus 175. One of the most notable watches equipped with that same old school manual wind movement is the breitling chronomat reference 217012. The 1942 chronomat came with an outsourced movement, the venus 176. Venus 150, 152, 175, 178, 179, 188, 200, 206, 207, winding stem, no. The movements presented in this caliber finder are not for sale. It was long time used by the united states air forces.
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