Angelus
Chronodate Gold
$55,100
Angelus has spent years building chronographs around a clear idea, and the Cronografo Telemetro Blu Ministeriale is where that thinking meets something more specific: a color, a country and a conversation between Swiss watchmaking and Italian taste. Conceived with a select group of Italian retailers and limited to 30 pieces across two case materials, this edition of the GPHG-winning Chronographe Télémètre takes Blu Ministeriale as its starting point. That particular shade of blue carries weight in Italy. Deep, rich and controlled, it belongs to the world of official vehicles and public institutions. The 37mm case is powered by the in-house A5000 caliber, a manual-winding chronograph movement with a column wheel, horizontal clutch, monopusher integrated into the crown, small seconds at 9 o’clock, 30-minute counter at 3 o’clock and a 42-hour power reserve. The same movement and architecture earned Angelus the Chronograph Prize at the 2025 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève.
On the dial, the blue does what a good dial color should: it holds its ground without demanding attention. The grained surface adds texture and shifts with the light without ever becoming bright. A satin-finished flange introduces a quiet contrast, gilded numerals and hour markers bring warmth, and small touches of red provide just enough graphic tension to keep the composition from feeling too settled.
The caseback carries the engraving “Uno di Dieci” or “Uno di Venti” depending on the material, gold or steel, stating the edition size plainly and without ceremony. On select pieces, the dial also bears the signature of one of the four retail partners: Camparini Gioielli in Reggio Emilia, Montres & Bijoux in Genoa, P. Bastiani in Trieste and Verga 1947 in Milan. That detail reaches back to a tradition where retailers signed watches that would go on to matter, and it gives each of those pieces a second layer of identity that the number on the caseback alone cannot provide.
