Angelus Chronographe Tachymètre: The Monopusher Gets a Speed Scale

Angelus is back with another chapter in its vintage stopwatch revival. The new Chronographe Tachymètre is a trio of limited-edition monopushers that follows directly from last year's Chronographe Télémètre, the watch that picked up a GPHG win and put Angelus firmly back on the radar. The platform is the same. The spirit is the same. The scale on the dial is not.

That's really the whole story of what changed: out goes the telemeter, in comes the tachymeter. If you're not deep into vintage chronograph lore, a telemeter measures the distance of a remote event using sound delay, while a tachymeter measures speed over a known distance. Both are printed scales that wrap the dial, and both are deeply rooted in the tool-watch culture that Angelus built its name on decades ago.

Three colorways, all limited. Same compact case. Same hand-wound A5000 calibre inside. This is a focused, deliberate release, not a reinvention.

What Actually Changed

The tachymeter scale replaces the telemeter markings on the chapter ring, which shifts the visual weight of the dial in a subtle but meaningful way. Tachymeter graduations are typically denser toward the lower end of the scale, giving the dial a slightly different character even though the overall layout stays consistent with its predecessor.

Everything structural carries over. The case dimensions, the monopusher architecture, and the A5000 calibre are unchanged. That's not laziness on Angelus's part. It's a deliberate platform strategy, building a family of watches around proven engineering while varying the functional complication printed on the dial.

The Calibre and Case

The A5000 is a hand-wound movement, which is exactly right for a watch like this. No automatic rotor means a cleaner case back, a thinner profile, and a more direct connection to the vintage stopwatch DNA Angelus is drawing from. Monopusher chronographs have a single crown-side pusher that handles start, stop, and reset in sequence. It's a simpler mechanism than a two-pusher column wheel, but it demands more discipline from the wearer, which is part of the appeal.

The case itself is compact by modern standards, which is another point in its favor. Big, chunky sport chronographs dominate the market right now. Angelus is going the other direction.

Who This Is For

If you already own the Télémètre, you probably don't need this. But if you missed that one, or if you simply find a tachymeter more relevant to your life than a telemeter, the Tachymètre gives you the same quality package with a different functional flavor.

• Collectors building out the Angelus vintage-revival family
• Monopusher enthusiasts who want something compact and hand-wound
• Buyers who prefer a tachymeter scale for motorsport or cycling contexts
• Anyone who missed the Télémètre and regrets it
• Dial-first watch people who respond to the graphic quality of a well-printed scale

How It Compares

The obvious comparison is to the Télémètre, which is basically its sibling. Beyond the Angelus family, you're looking at watches like vintage Heuers or Longines references that also leaned hard into printed-scale chronographs. Those are originals from a different era. The Tachymètre is a modern reinterpretation, with the A5000 doing its own thing rather than pretending to be a historical movement.

Competitors making contemporary monopushers at this quality level are genuinely rare. That's part of what made the Télémètre stand out, and the Tachymètre benefits from that same narrow field.

Three watches, one clear idea. Angelus has found a groove with this platform and they're working it intelligently. The Chronographe Tachymètre won't surprise anyone who followed the Télémètre, but that's fine. Sometimes the right move is to give more people access to something that already works.