1948 · Breitling
1948 Breitling Premier Chronograph Venus 178
Premier Chronograph
- Diameter
- 36 mm
- Movement
- Mechanical Winding
- Calibre
- Venus Cal. 178
- Water res.
- Water Resistant
Photographs
42Shown in the order they were catalogued.
Features
Features
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.
Model
- Brand
- Breitling
- Series
- Premier
- Catalogue Reference
- Premier Chronograph
- Movement Type
- Mechanical Winding
- Production Year
- 1948
- Style
- Casual Watch
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
Movement · Venus Cal. 178
- Manufacturer
- Venus
- Model
- 178
- Type
- Mechanical Winding
- Jewels
- 17 (Seventeen) Jewels
- Frequency
- 18000 A/h
- 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
The Venus 175 is the base model of a family of column wheel chronograph movements. Launched 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.
Sale report
- Hammer price
- €2,050
- Date
- 16/08/2026
