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2023
In 2023, I assembled my first automatic watch by hand, in my room in Brest, France. No training, no mentor — just online videos, endless trial and error, and a fascination that never left: choosing every component, assembling the movement, watching a mechanical piece come to life.
Day 28
When I opened the online store, the first weeks were brutal: 28 days, not a single order. Then one morning, the first one came in. I ran downstairs to tell my parents and nearly fell down the stairs — then stood frozen for ten minutes, shaking. I have never forgotten that feeling.
Today
Today, Chrono Mod is a French brand built around one idea: a watch that is truly yours. Every piece is assembled to order in our partner workshop — no mass production, no shelves of stock. Just your configuration, built for you.
Designed in France. Genuine Japanese Seiko automatic movements. 316L steel, titanium and forged carbon.
Your design, your rules
Dial, hands, bezel, strap, engraving — build your watch in our real-time 3D configurator and watch it take shape as you go. Over 54,000 designs created so far, and no two alike. Yours is assembled to your exact specification and sent only to you — the creative freedom the big houses never offer.
316L steel · sapphire · Seiko
A genuine Seiko automatic movement, scratch-resistant sapphire crystal and surgical-grade 316L stainless steel — with options in titanium and forged carbon. The exact components the established names rely on, without their markup. Quality you feel on the wrist, every single day.
Designed in France
No assembly line, no mass production. Every Chrono Mod is put together and inspected individually, water-tested and timed before it ships. Designed in France, built with the patience of someone who'd rather have his hands in the gears than run a factory.
Made to order
No stock, no mass production. Your watch only exists once you design it.
Build your watch in our real-time 3D configurator: case, dial, hands, strap and engraving.
We put your exact configuration together to order in our partner workshop. No stock, no assembly line.
Every piece is water-tested and timed on the bench before it leaves us.
Shipped worldwide, ready to wear. Designed in France, built only for you.
Built to order
Every Chrono Mod is configured by the person who will wear it. Hover to explore a few.
A dive-ready automatic in 316L steel, built to be worn hard and read at a glance.
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316L steel, sapphire crystal, screw-down crown. A diver made for real life, not the display case.
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Same dive-ready case, configured down to the detail: bezel, dial, hands and strap.
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Every DeptMaster leaves the bench built to one owner's taste. This is one of them.
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A refined automatic, sized down without compromise. Same Seiko movement, same finish.
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A 24-hour bezel and a true GMT complication, configured end to end.
Configure this →Still me on the other end
I'm Lino Vitale-Durand, and I still answer your emails and WhatsApp messages myself. Chrono Mod is not a big watch house — it is a brand built with method by someone who would rather have his hands in the gears. When you write to us, you are writing to me.
REAL CUSTOMERS
Your turn
Start from a model, make it unlike anyone else's.
Seiko automatic movement · Sapphire crystal · 2-year warranty · Ships worldwide
Talk to a human
A question before you build? Write to me directly — I answer myself.
For after-sales support, email us directly. We usually reply within a few hours.
