The evolution of an icon
The Chronodate Titanium draws inspiration from historic Angelus references and the sleek, openworked design of the brand’s recent creations. Its case combines titanium and carbon composite, while the bicompax automatic chronograph features a peripheral date, echoing the original 1942 model. This detail pays tribute to the origins of the Chronodate and Angelus’ pioneering chronograph heritage.
Technical Specifications
Functions
Movement
- Jewels:
- 26
- Diameter:
- 30.00 mm
- Thickness:
- 7.90 mm
- Power reserve:
- 60 hours
- Frequency:
- 4 Hz/28,800 vph
Dial
Case
- Material:
- titanium and carbon composite
- Diameter:
- 42.5 mm
- Thickness:
- 14.25 mm
- Crystal:
- domed sapphire with an anti-reflective coating on both sides
- Back:
- sapphire crystal, with an anti-reflecting coating
- Water resistance:
- 3 bar (30 metres/100 feet)
Strap
- Material:
- titanium
- Buckle:
- folding clasp, titanium
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A modern case
This Chronodate Titanium features a 42.5 mm case that reflects the collection’s sporty neo-retro style. The movement sits inside a lightweight carbon composite container, with chronograph pushers and a ring between the case middle and bezel, also made from the same matte black material.
Around this core, Angelus created an openworked titanium structure that connects the case middle and lugs in one continuous line. This titanium cradle also holds the bezel, which is marked with 12 notches.
A flexible structure
This modular superstructure was developed to play with multiple materials. It is made up of elements with taut, sloping and bevelled lines that adopt the same aesthetics as several other Angelus timepieces, such as its diving collection.
Their chamfered profiles, alternating right angles and curves, and the energy that emanates from them set the Chronodate’s sporty tone. The same is true of the crown, with a wide form that projects out from its guard and a central rubber strip that makes it easier to operate.
A dynamic movement
Inside the Chronodate collection is Angelus’s chronograph movement, the A-500 calibre. Its format displays the small seconds at 9 o’clock and the 30-minute chronograph counter at 3 o’clock. A hand-based date display circles around the edge of the dial to pay homage to the first Angelus Chronodate in 1942. Its red arrowhead sets the tone for the secondary indications; the markings on the chronograph push-pieces, the chronograph central seconds hand and the 30-minute counter hand are all finished with a touch of red lacquer.
Oscillating at a frequency of 4 Hz, the A-500 calibre incorporates a column wheel and a horizontal coupling clutch to keep a slim profile. It operates via a self-winding system with an oscillating weight shaped like a capital letter “A” above a star – Angelus’s emblem depicting a bell and its clapper. This rotor is in tungsten on the Chronodate Titanium and is fitted with a 5N red-gold counterweight on the Chronodate Gold. A reference to the early days of Angelus right at the heart of the mechanism.
Chronograph aesthetics
A chronograph was chosen to recall Angelus’s roots, since the brand was a firstrate manufacturer of these pieces from the 1930s onwards. The watches were small in diameter to cater to the tastes of the time. These modest dimensions made the counters appear particularly large and visible, so Angelus has naturally now chosen to give the Chronodate imposing counters that offer optimal readability.
The counters are set on a deep-black dial fittingly described as “velvet black”. All the dials are punctuated with large applied Arabic numerals with Super-LumiNova.
