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Chronoswiss Opus Dakar - from dunes to dial

October 2025


Chronoswiss Opus Dakar - from dunes to dial

This new timepiece marks 30 years of Chronoswiss skeleton chronograph mastery. The Opus Dakar is a tribute to mechanical resilience, elemental beauty, and the stripped-back aesthetic of earth and light. Its name is inspired by the warm tonal palette of the region - grounded, enduring, and quietly powerful.

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he Opus Dakar stands for timekeeping in rhythm, in silence, in raw mechanical clarity. It is housed in a 41mm Grade 5 titanium case - light, pure, and purpose-built. Its skeletonized CVD-coated brown dial radiates warmth, while the open mechanics beneath cast shining shadows and subtle depth.

Paired with a sand-colored nubuck leather strap, the composition reflects the spirit of the desert - sun-soaked, sophisticated, and rich in texture. This is not a watch that shouts. It resonates - like heat rising off stone, like time echoing in silence.

Inside beats the Chronoswiss C.741S automatic chronograph caliber, finished in galvanic black and fully skeletonized. Every element is on display: Central seconds, 30-minute and 12- hour counters, analogue date, and small seconds - all arranged within the iconic 3D open- worked layout.

Chronoswiss Opus Dakar - from dunes to dial

The Opus Dakar preserves the design DNA that made the original 1995 Opus a horological breakthrough - while refining it through modern materials and a tactile sense of restraint. The signature onion crown, knurled bezel, and architectural skeleton movement remains - reimagined in warm tones and natural contrast.

Chronoswiss Opus Dakar - from dunes to dial

Part of the 30th Anniversary Collection of the Opus, the Dakar edition is not a revival - it’s an evolution. A mechanical statement shaped by the elements. A chapter in a legacy that continues to challenge how time is seen, worn, and understood.

Chronoswiss Opus Dakar - from dunes to dial

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

  • Displays Sweep hours and minutes, seconds, analogue date, sweep chronograph seconds, 30-minute counter, 12-hour counter
  • Case Solid 23 pieces, Grade 5 titanium, with satin finish and polished, bezel with partial knurling and curved, double coated anti-reflective sapphire crystal, screw-down case back with satin finish and sapphire crystal, onion crown, water resistance up to 10 bar, screw-in lugs with patented Autobloc system
  • Measurements Ø 41 mm, height 14.80 mm
  • Movement Chronoswiss Caliber C.741S, automatic, skeletonized
  • Diameter Ø 30 mm (13 1/4 ́ ́ ́)
  • Height 7.90 mm
  • Jewels 25
  • Balance Glucydur, three-legged
  • Fine adjustment Via excenter cam
  • Frequency 4 Hz., 28‘800 A/h
  • Power reserve Approx. 46 hours
  • Special features Skeletonized and CVD-plated rotor with Côtes de Genève, ball bearings; polished pallet lever, escape wheel and screws; skeletonized bridges and base plate with perlage, galvanic black
  • Dial Skeletonized, CVD-coated
  • Hands Breguet Losange shape, rhodium plated

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