To ensure you have the latest features available, please take time to. 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. Citizen atessa ecodrive atv533023 analogdigital chronograph with 4 area radio controlled reception north america, europe, china, japan. The venus 175 family was closely related to the rattrapante venus 179 family reissue. For some strange reason the only part missing was the flyback lever or hammer. The movement is a clone of the venus 175 movement, which seagull now. One of the most notable watches equipped with that same old school manual wind movement is the breitling chronomat reference 217012. Earlier this year we did a post about the caliber venus 175. Mars and venus on a date is for all those single people who. Omega information free registration may be required type in your case number for information about your vintage omega. If you are interested in dating your own vintage breitling, you can do so here.
Seagull st19 aka venus 175 page 1 watches pistonheads. Part sheets available via the document downloads department cannot find the part you are looking for. This is only a data sheet for identification and evaluation of the movement calibre, as well as for approximate dating. Here we have some pictures of the venus 178 chronograph movement which is on a vintage breitling navitimer. The venus 175 calibre was used in the breitling chronomat of the 1940s and 50s. Order a sexy tropical print romper by venus online or call. 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. Over its production span, the premier was fitted with a variety of chronograph calibres. Competition in this space was fierce and venus needed money to develop newer movements so they first tried to sell their existing cal. The 1942 chronomat came with an outsourced movement, the venus 176. Once youve purchased your new display, you will want to get prepared for its arrival. Chronograph is a watch incorporates a stop watch function, the minute subdial at 3. 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. Find out more about this growing market and how to engage with it.
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. The venus 188 family of movements is quite wellregarded and were used as ebauches by many famous brands. 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. Lemania 2310 venus 175 seagull st19 knowledgebase rwg. Using the serial number dated it precisely to 1946. I spent some time over the years looking for a hammer or a parts movement. Here is a picture of an early 175 seen in a chinese military pilots watch.
Both feature a 30 or 45 minute chronograph counter at 3. And also why the handwind chrono nearly all declare to have venus 175 clone inside. 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. 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.
Please do not mistaken the st19 to be a below par movement. This is the chinese version of the legendary venus 175 caliber, which has immense influence. The popularity and beauty of venus calibres has led to resurrections of the type in the 2000s. The very distinctive y shaped bridge of this movement is signed breitling, which is actually quite unusual. 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. Lovely vintage wittnauer chronograph from the 1950s in. 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. A chronograph is a specific type of watch that is used as a stopwatch combined with a display. All balance staffs for venus, sorted by caliber diameter ligne. All chronographs come with an option of either alligator or calfskin strap. It is a stainless steel case with engraved outside breitling chronomat 217012 stainless steel 808 and engraved inside breitling watch ltd swiss 1075301. 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. 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.
Seagull st1901 chronograph movement based on the swiss venus 175. 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. They initially created and sold watches under the name of several brands one. 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. So venus offered them the 175 by selling them all the tooling to make the movements. The duration of such transits is usually several hours the transit of 2012 lasted 6. Get the best deals on venus watch movements when you shop the largest online selection at. Venus 175 the best chinese made chronograph movement. Last fall, i bought a battered gallet movement on ebay. Venus caliber 200 movement specifications and photo. The venus 175 is the basic model of a family of column wheel chronograph movements from venus. During a transit, venus can be seen from earth as a small black dot moving across the face of the sun. 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. Ranffts watches great for identifying movements, search by caliber or you can also search by 3 letter code on balance bridge.
Venus 150, 152, 175, 178, 179, 188, 200, 206, 207, winding stem, no. This slide rule bezel was used to calculate complicated operations without any other tool. Technical manuals and data sheets watch repair information. Mmanual wind chronograph with caliber venus 175, 17 jewels, 18000 bph and 45 hours of power reserve. The movements presented in this caliber finder are not for sale. Beauty of a venus 175 manually wound chronograph movement seagull 1963. There are two options with 30 and 45 minutes indication on the chronograph. The st1940 is the modern equivalent of the venus 175 movement a celebrated. The answer is a subjective one, but most agree that the lemania 2310 and variants is the better movement.
Now being a 1963 owner, wanna know more about its movement. Venus 175 17 jewels, manual wind chronograph, 60 s, 45 min, sub second. Lovely vintage wittnauer chronograph from the 1950s in stainless steel with venus 175. To calculate the balance wheels amplitude, the lepsi watch analyser measures the time between the first and third noise. Breitling decided to improve this highly practical bezel and in 1952, the navi was born. The lift angle is used to calculate the balance wheels amplitude. Vintage movement chronograph venus 170 with dial for parts or restore. Produced in the 1950s, the venus 175 and venus 176 are similar apart from the bevel on the edge of the 175 version. Venus does not have any moons, a distinction it shares only with mercury among planets in the solar system. Venus made the popular calibre 175 column or pillar wheel chronograph movement that was used in several watches in the 1940s and 50s. The manual chronograph still holds true in many models but is long out of production. Beautiful breilting chronomat 808 panda dial with venus.
Back in 2014 i acquired a gotham chronograph with a low grade, 7 jewel venus 170 movement. Automatic 2register columnwheel chronograph st1940. Show above in all its glory, these chronos date all the way back to the early 1940s. 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. Breitling chronograph with venus movement 1951 vintage. 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. 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. Exceedingly rare to find these today in original condition as so many are or have been rechromed on the early versions of the ref. A venus 170 chronograph mashup and the importance of books. Offer for sale is my all original and untouched 1946 breitling ref. 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. On the movement you have the axa code for the importer a. With this release, the operating systems supported are limited to windows 7, 8 and 10. Question about the legendary st19 venus 175 movement.
You may be interested to know that valjoux acquired the venus company and used the venus 188 as the basis for the later valjoux 7730 movement, which was itself widely used. Venus 175 features manualwind chronograph, 60s, 3045 min, pillar wheel sub second data 14, dm 31. 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. Breitling navitimer with venus 178 chronograph movement. Breitling premier chronograph venus175 movement ref. This picture captures a movement that had been actually worn and loved for years. The early 175 is seen in a chinese military pilots watches. Movement parts 4367 omega crystals 11 rolex 15201580 15 rolex 20302035.
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