Geneva, Switzerland (August 27, 2024) – Angelus introduces a new “Magnetic Silver” shade of the brand’s iconic self-winding chronograph. Ultra-sporty, understated, yet intense, this high-contrast titanium timepiece revels in tones of gray and black, from its sunray-brushed “Magnetic Silver” gray dial and brushed titanium, contrasting against black elements and subtle hints of red. With this ultra-sporty, understated, yet intense new color scheme, this latest edition of the Chronodate Titanium captures the essence of the Swiss watchmaker’s historic legacy while celebrating the evolution of Angelus as a modern brand distinguished by its technical excellence and complication mastery.
A Modern Case
Chronodate Titanium embodies the neo-retro approach of Angelus sport-chronographs. It offers the highest standards of modernity and comfort with a multi-structured modular case. The movement is housed in a container machined from a rigid yet lightweight carbon composite. The chronograph push-pieces, made from the same material, are applied directly to this case.
Around this container, Angelus has designed an open-worked cradle that unites the case middle and lugs in a single line. It also houses the bezel marked with twelve notches. This modular superstructure can accommodate one or more materials. The energy emanating from its chamfered profile and the alternating straight and curved lines give the Chronodate collection a sporty feel. Finally, there is the bracelet, also in titanium: vintage in appearance, with its single, wide links, modern in construction, and extremely comfortable to wear. In addition to the titanium bracelet, the Chronodate Titanium Magnetic Silver also comes with an additional rubber strap.
Chrono Dynamics
Chronodate serves as a historical reminder the Angelus brand’s origins as a leading chronograph manufacturer from the 1940s to the 1960s. These timepieces were small in diameter, in keeping with the taste of the time, with particularly large and legible counters. It is only fitting that Angelus now presents a Chronodate with large, easy-to-read counters.
The 30-minute chronograph totalizer and the small seconds are adorned in metallic black with a snailed texture that adds to the modernity of the design. The dominant color, “Magnetic Silver”, is applied with a fine, matte sunray-brushed effect, set off by applied hour-markers and Arabic numerals with a 1940s aesthetic.
Angelus has fitted Chronodate Titanium with its own chronograph movement, the A-500 caliber, which displays the small seconds at 9 o’clock and the 30-minute totalizer at 3 o’clock. A pointer-type date display runs around the periphery of the dial. The caliber, oscillating at 4 Hz, is driven by a column wheel. Its self-winding system operates by means of an oscillating weight with a design taken from the brand’s archives: a capital letter “A” above a star, evoking a bell and its clapper. It alludes to the early days of Angelus, right at the heart of the mechanism.
ABOUT ANGELUS
Founded in 1891 in Switzerland, Angelus has been widely hailed by watchmaking connoisseurs as one of the most influential horological manufactures of the 20th century. Angelus’ pioneering, house-made movements and vintage timepieces continue to be coveted by collectors all over the world. The recently revived Angelus Manufacture is fully equipped to design, produce, finish, assemble, regulate, and test its entire line of house-made movements and timepieces. The Angelus collection blends the very best of classic high watchmaking with ultra-modern design and materials, as evidenced by the Chronodate, a chronograph for a new Angelus era with a cutting-edge dial and modular case, the U20 Ultra-Skeleton Tourbillon with its sapphire mainplate, the U21 Tourbillon, which features a combination of carbon-fiber and 18-karat gold, and the U50 Diver Tourbillon, with its titanium case and superior water-resistance up to 300 meters. angelus-watches.com
