1948 Breitling Premier Chronograph Venus 175
Brand
Breitling
Series
Premier
Catalogue Reference
Premier Chronograph
Production Year
1948
Movement Type
Mechanical Winding
Style
Casual Watch
Tachymeter
A scale on the dial of a chronograph that allows the wearer to calculate speed based on time and distance, typically by measuring how many seconds it takes to travel a fixed distance (e.g., 1000 meters).
Mechanique Chronograph
A chronograph watch powered by mechanical (hand-winding) movement, combining both timekeeping and the ability to measure elapsed time with a stopwatch function.
Case
Diameter
36 mm
Thickness
11 mm
Material
Stainless Steel
Water Resistance
Water Resistant
Finishing Details
Polished
Bezel
Inner Tachymeter Bezel
Crown Type
Push/Pull
Crystal
Acrylic
Caseback
Without decoration
Dial
Color
White
Dial Markers
Arabic Numerals
Finishing Details
None
Luminiscent Indexes
None
Calendar
Without Calendar
Bracelet
Material
Lizard Skin Leather
Buckle Type
Standard Buckle
Width
18 mm
Color
Blue
Venus Cal. 175
The Venus 175 is the base model of a family of column wheel chronograph movements. Lauched in 1942, was substantially modified in 1949 and retired at about 1960.
Cal. 175 can feature a 30 or 45 minute chronograph counter at 3:00.
Manufacturer
Venus
Model
178
Type
Mechanical Winding
Frequency
18000 A/h
Jewels
17 (Seventeen) Jewels
Reserve
45 Hours
Functions
Hours, Minutes, Sub Seconds at 6 o'clock, Up/Down Chronograph with Central Seconds Hand and 12 o'clock 45min counter