Not all images were able to load for printing. Please close the print window and try again. The New Angelus Instrument de Mesures, Three Historic Chronograph Scales in One
A new monopusher chronograph brings together telemeter, pulsometer and tachymeter functions in a compact vintage-inspired watch.
Throughout all its phases of life, Angelus has been responsible for several milestones in wristwatch history, including some of the earliest chronographs with calendar indications. Its robust eight-day movements famously found their way into vintage Panerai watches. Succumbing to the quartz crisis, the brand’s revival began in 2011 under La Joux-Perret’s ownership. In recent years, Angelus has looked back to the instruments that made its name for inspiration. The Chronographe Médical of 2023, the Instrument de Vitesse of 2024 and the Chronographe Télémètre of 2025 each represent a specific chapter of the manufacture’s chronograph history. Now, the new Instrument de Mesures brings them together in a single watch, combining the telemeter, pulsometer, and tachymeter scales in one compact monopusher chronograph.
The stainless steel case measures 39mm in diameter and 9.25mm thick; it offers compact dimensions and a refined profile. The case features flowing, twisted lugs, a slim, polished bezel, and a box-shaped sapphire crystal that highlights the watch’s mid-century inspiration. A sapphire caseback reveals the movement within. The Instrument de Mesures’ water resistance is rated at 30 m.
The dial, charmingly busy as ever, is available in either ebony black or ivory white and incorporates four distinct scales arranged across a complex layout. To ensure clarity despite the density of information, Angelus employs a strict colour-coding system. On the black dial, the scales appear in blue, orange and cream, and the ivory version uses blue, red and green.
The outermost scale is the telemeter, which measures the delay between seeing and hearing an event to calculate the distance to it. Immediately below (closer to the centre) sits the traditional minutes track and then a pulsometer, calibrated to determine heart rate over 15 beats. Closest to the centre is a spiral tachymeter scale for calculating average speeds between 20 and 500 km/h. To accommodate these indications and keep them legible, Angelus uses a multi-level dial construction with a domed centre, a sloped intermediate section, and a raised outer ring. The markings are laser-cut directly into the dial structure, and the separation between the different functions is noticeable. Syringe hands with Super-LumiNova indicate hours and minutes, with a central seconds hand for whatever the wearer needs to measure.
The new Angelus Instrument de Mesures is powered by the in-house calibre A5000, a manually wound monopusher chronograph movement already familiar from the brand’s recent Instrument series. Measuring 24mm in diameter and 4.2mm in height, it operates at 21,600 vibrations/hour and stores up to 42 hours of power reserve. The movement design follows traditional chronograph construction, featuring a column-wheel and horizontal-clutch. Visible through the sapphire caseback, the movement combines a 3N gold finish with palladium-treated chronograph components, creating visual contrast and highlighting the chronograph mechanism. Circular graining, Côtes de Genève, polished bevels and carefully finished bridges are worth mentioning, too.
The Instrument de Mesures is delivered on a calfskin leather strap, available in black for the ebony dial or tobacco brown for the ivory version, closed with a stainless steel pin buckle. The Angelus Instrument de Mesures versions are each limited to 25 pieces and priced at CHF 18,400 including VAT.
More information at Angelus-Watches.com.
