The details of the MONOCHROME Montre de Souscription Chronographe Tachymètre

The MONOCHROME "Montre de Souscription" by Angelus

"A mono-pusher chronograph movement developed by three of the most esteemed independent watchmakers, and originally developed for Cartier. That's the movement in our fifth and latest Montre de Souscription. This is the Angelus Chronographe Tachymètre Montre de Souscription 5, which is heavily inspired by vintage chronographs and relies on a brilliantly finished movement and elegant proportions," explains Frank Geelen, founder of MONOCHROME.

From Telemeter to Tachymeter

As indicated by its name, Angelus' version features a so-called telemeter scale. Our watch, the MONOCHROME x Angelus Chronographe Tachymètre, changes this, as it links the watch to ourpassion for cars and motorsports in general. Designed to record average speeds, this feature is mostly used in racing and pilot chronographs. For example, when driving a car over a distance of 1 kilometer or mile, the tachymeter will enable you to calculate the average speed that you're driving. Together with Angelus, we created a tribute to vintage chronograph watches, with a tachymeter scale graduated from 500 to 30 units, and a double-coil on the periphery. A rare feature, as snailed scales are often found in the middle of the dial.

While we initially wanted a salmon dial, talks with the Angelus teams convinced us otherwise. When browsing vintage Angelus chronographs, we landed on a pale 2N yellow gold dial with a grained finish, paired with black printings and polished applied markers and numerals, and luminous hands.

A Movement With Great Pedigree

Inside the Montre de Souscription 5 is the Angelus Calibre A5000, an incredible movement with a fantastic track record. The story of this thin, hand-wound mono-pusher can be traced back to the time when François-Paul Journe created a joint company with Denis Flageollet (De Bethune) and Vianney Halter, called THA or Techniques Horlogères Appliquées. That company created a very particular hand-wound, monopusher chronograph movement known as the calibre 045MC, housed inside a now-cult watch, the 1999 Cartier Tortue Monopoussoir. 

The movement now known as the Calibre A5000 and produced by Manufacture La Joux-Perret for Angelus retains most of the elements of the classic architecture described above, with a compact timekeeping base running at 3Hz, with 23 jewels and a 42h power reserve. Looking at the movement through the caseback, you're first treated with a classic layout. In an era of automatic chronograph movements with a vertical clutch that leaves no space for imagination, it is simply delightful to look at this calibre. All gears, levers, springs and the column wheel are clearly visible.

The finishing is also appealing, with bevelled bridges, Geneva stripes, chamfered levers with straight-grained surfaces, circular-grained golden wheels and polished screws. Traditional, not overly demonstrative, elegant. For our MONOCHROME Monte de Souscription 5, we decided to use a version of the A5000 with a 3N gold-finished main plate and bridges, contrasting with the palladium-plated steel components in the chronograph mechanism.

L'abonnement et le contenu du paquet

We will offer the watch for subscription for a maximum duration of two weeks, or until all 20 pieces are sold. A EUR 5,000 down payment (excl. VAT) will be requested upon order. This amount is non-refundable and does not include VAT. Working with an independent artisan watchmaker means we can scale production while maintaining exclusivity.

When pre-orders are closed, Angelus will start working on our Monte de Souscription 5, which will come on a handmade mid-grey Nubuck leather strap with a stainless steel pin buckle. The watch will be delivered in a presentation box with an additional leather travel pouch inside.

Deliveries are expected in April 2026, according to Angelus' production schedule.

Cas

• 37mm diameter x 9.25mm thickness
• Brushed & polished stainless steel case
• Fluted crown with integrated chronograph pusher
• Box sapphire crystal with anti-reflective coating on both sides
• Screwed steel caseback with sapphire crystal, anti-reflective coating
• Caseback engraved with serial number (xx/20)
• 30m water-resistant

Composez le

• 2N Yellow-gold-coloured galvanic dial
• Rhodium-plated hand-applied baton indexes & numerals
• Rhodium-plated syringe style hands with Super-LumiNova
• Black minute track and printings
• Grey tachymeter snaield scale (base 1000, from 500 to 30)
• Grained finish base, snailed recessed sub-counters

Mouvement

• Calibre A5000, in-house, manufactured by Angelus in La Chaux-de-Fonds
• Chronographe monopoussoir à remontage manuel
• Horizontal clutch and column-wheel
• 23 jewels
• 24mm x 4.20mm
• 42h power reserve
• 21,600vph
• Functions:
  • central hours and minutes, with small seconds at 9'
  • Chronograph with central seconds and 30-minute counter
• Finishes
  • 3N gold finished main plate, circular grained
  • 3N gold finished bridges, Geneva stripes and polished chamfers
  • Circular-grained wheels
  • Polished screw heads
  • Straight-grained and bevelled steel part

Bracelet de montre

• mid-grey Nubuck leather strap with steel pin buckle