Our Take

Back at Geneva Watch Days 2023, Angelus presents another edition of the brand’s popular modernized chronograph – the Chronodate Storm Blue edition with titanium satin-polished case and bracelet.

Following on from black, fern green, navy blue and opaline white, the Chronodate introduces a new dial color: storm blue, which forms a striking contrast with the snailed metallic black chronograph sub-counters. Inspired by the brand’s legendary Chronodato, the first chronograph with integrated annual calendar function, the Chronodate collection fuses together Angelus’ different styles: that of a historical house that is part of Swiss watchmaking heritage and that of a modern, technical brand with a passion for extreme complications. From the lugs, movement architecture, color palette, and case shape, collectors will clearly see a connection between the historical timepiece and the aesthetic of its modern siblings. Nods to the vintage timepiece carry over to this modern wonder, especially in the date indication on the chapter ring, bicompax subdials at 3 and 9 o’clock, and applied Arabic numerals.

With a brand new movement, caliber A-500, is housed in a beautiful, aesthetically modern case. It features the small seconds at 9 o’clock and a 30-minute counter at 3 o’clock. A peripheral pointer date hand travels around the dial. Operating at a rate of 4 Hz, the movement incorporates a column wheel and a horizontal clutch to reduce its thickness. Its self-winding system operates by means of an oscillating weight with a design taken from the brand’s archives: a capital letter “A” reminiscent of a bell – an allusion to the early days of Angelus, right at the heart of the mechanism.

Angelus has designed a complex case with six main components that brings the case middle and lugs into a single line and houses the bezel marked with twelve notches. Coupled with carbon composite pushers, the Chronodate is a masterful redux of the brand's classic chronograph.

The Details

Brand: Angelus

Model: Chronodate Titanium

Functions: Hours, minutes, bicompax chronograph

Dial: Storm Blue