Angelus Chronodato Triple Calendar Chronograph

Angelus has a long and storied history of making watches - and making them well. Established in Le Locle in 1891 (four years before Universal Genève was founded in the same village) by the Stolz brothers, Angelus began by assembling watches comprised of parts made by other manufacturers. But as the 20th Century dawned, Angelus were designing and manufacturing their own movements entirely in-house. Their efforts won them awards at international horology exhibitions nearly every year from 1902 to 1926.  Their chronographs in particular were as innovative as they were praiseworthy. The Chronodato, introduced in 1942, was the first wrist-worn chronograph to feature a calendar function. With a variety of styles and casing materials used, the Chronodato was for a time one of the best-selling watches in Switzerland.  The design of the Chronodato's dial is an exercise in legibility. While a watch with so much information on the dial could seem cluttered, the dial of the Chronodato is perfectl