Fabrique d’Ébauches Venus S.A. was established in Moutier, in the canton of Bern, in 1923. In 1928 it came under the Ébauches S.A. umbrella, and adopted the ébauche shield with an upside-down five-pointed star as its ébauche stamp. Unlike the other companies listed here, Venus did, in fact, manufacture chronograph movements and timers as well.
Its earliest chronograph movement was the caliber 103 measuring 10.5 lignes. This was followed by the 131, 140, 150, and 152. With the Caliber 170, Venus began making dual pusher chronographs with several variants. Venus even made Caliber 179, a three-pusher chronograph to record split seconds.
There were numerous other chronographs with the addition of moon phase or other complications in the 180, 190 and 200 series calibers; these were cam-actuated chronographs, not column wheel designs. Breitling, Jaeger LeCoultre and several others utilized Venus chronographs. As column wheel designs, Venus 175 and 178 calibers are particularly sought after by vintage watch collectors. Indeed, manufacturers such as Armand Nicolet continue to offer limited editions with these movements fully restored and newly embellished. According to one British was publication, Venus closed its doors in 1966 and Valjoux acquired its designs and tooling and used the Venus 188 as the basis for its 7730 series calibers.
