The Venus Cal. 150 is a legendary 13 ligne column wheel chronograph introduced in 1938. Originally a monopusher design with 5-column wheel, it was updated to a 7-column wheel with two pushers. Features a 3-9 subdial arrangement with small seconds at 9:00 and 30-minute counter at 3:00. Used by Breitling, Gallet, Wittnauer, Fortis, and Juvenia. The tooling was sold to First Moscow Watch Factory in the late 1950s, becoming the Strela Cal. 3017.
Movement Type
Manual Wind
Jewel Count
17 jewels
Power Reserve
44h
Frequency
18,000 vph (5 Hz)
Diameter
29mm
Height
5.7mm
Display Type
Analog
Shock Protection
Incabloc
BRAND
VenusTYPE
Manual WindSTATUS
DiscontinuedMANUFACTURE
In-houseLAUNCH YEAR
1938CALIBER FAMILY
150COUNTRY
SwitzerlandALSO KNOWN AS