Our Take

With the launch of Angelus’ new La Fabrique collection, the brand is focused on releasing tribute editions of some of their most popular vintage timepieces. Alongside Messena LAB, the brand is cutting the ribbon on this collection with the launch of the Chronographe Medical – an homage to the brand’s legacy in professional chronographs. We’re pleased to present one of 99 in this limited edition release.

Launched originally in the 1960’s, the “doctor’s watch” was specifically designed for the requirements of medical professionals. It presented a dual scale for reading the vital signs needed during patient examinations: a pulsometer – to measure the patient’s pulse – and an asthmometer – to record their respiratory rate. For ease of use, the chronograph mechanism is activated, deactivated, and reset through a single pusher. The pulsometer scale between 1 and 3 o’clock is based on 10 beats. As soon as the chronograph is started, simply count 10 beats, then stop the mechanism. When compared against the pulsometer scale, the chronograph hand will then indicate the number of beats per minute. The asthmometer display works on the basis of five breaths. After starting the chronograph, count five breaths before pressing the pusher again. The chronograph hand will indicate the number of breaths per minute on the inner scale graduated from 40 to 10.

Though rooted in the past, the Chronographe Medical bears small details that position this timepiece firmly in the 21st century. The timepiece’s movement is in-house calibre A5000 – a manual wind with integrated chronograph. The case is made from 316L steel, the surgical kind, as is naturally befitting a doctor’s watch. Lastly, the case diameter has been increased to 39mm to make the pulsometer scale more legible. A great collaboration to launch the La Fabrique collection, we look forward to seeing future releases paying homage to Angelus’ esteemed history in fine watchmaking.

The Details

Brand: Angelus

Model: Chronographe Médical x Massena Lab

Movement: A5000, hand-wound mechanical

Power Reserve: 42 hours

Dial: Domed, silvered opaline, Medical decals in black, green and red, Black minute circles, Rhodium-finish appliqué indexes and Arabic numerals, Hour markers in green-emitting Super-LumiNova

Case: Stainless steel

Water Resistance: 30 metres/3 ATM

Strap: Golden brown Novonappa® calfskin, ecru stitching, hand-stitched