CHRONODATE RED GOLD BLUE

With an exceptional textured blue dial complemented by an 18ct red gold and carbon composite casing, the Angelus Chronodate Red Gold Blue watch is an outstanding example of a contemporary sports watch. With a significant history dating back to 1891, Angelus have a legacy rich with innovative mechanisms and complications, not least their legendary Chronodato models from the 1940s. Since their revival by Swiss movement manufacturer La Joux-Perret in 2015, the company have had the technical input of this acclaimed movement Manufacturer, and this superb Chronodate Gold edition which is limited to only 25 pieces, has the advantage of a precision in-house Manufacture A-500 automatic movement with column-wheel and horizontal clutch chronograph arrangement.

Rendered in a striking blue tone, with a central frosted finish, the dial on the Angelus Chronodate Red Gold Blue watch is enhanced with nuances of gold, black and red. Designed to be highly legible, the watch features well-proportioned in-set counters for the small seconds and the 30-minute timer. Giving a sense of depth, the hour numerals are applied, and together with the hour and minute hands these elements have been enhanced with Super-LumiNova which emits a blue glow. From the centre, the red-tipped chronograph hand is joined by a pointer date hand, which stretches out with a red arrow-tip to its display at the perimeter.

Measuring 42.5mm across, the casing of the Chronodate Red Gold Blue by Angelus is beautifully executed and highly complex. The 12-notched bezel, crown and case middle are of 18ct red gold giving a luxurious character to this modern sports timepiece. Introducing cutting-edge materials to the mix, the movement is cradled within a carbon fibre composite inner casing with the pushers, also in carbon fibre, connecting directly to it. Lending a further technical aspect, the bezel ring is also rendered from carbon fibre. Alternating angles and curves on the profile of the case give the Chronodate Red Gold Blue by Angelus a contemporary sports feel and with openworked lugs which are styled to embrace the blue rubber strap, it wears at a comfortable wrist height of 14.25mm.

Beating within the Angelus Chronodate Red Gold Blue, the automatic in-house Manufacture A-500 movement by La Joux-Perret incorporates a column wheel and horizontal coupling clutch mechanism, the defining feature of a high-end chronograph complication. Visible through the sapphire caseback, the calibre has a contemporary finish, with NAC-treated and micro-blasted bridges and an 18ct red gold rotor, decorated with the company’s signature ‘A’ motif. Equipped with a power reserve of 60 hours, it has a frequency of 28’800 vib/h.