chronoskin
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chronoskin

A desk clock with a paper face. It tells the time and nothing else.

Ships from 2 June. Returns within 30 days.

Battery

21daysOn one charge, with the face refreshed every minute.

A clock on day five 76% left

Reads in sunlight

No glare, no backlight?The face reflects the light of the room, like paper.

300ppiSharp as print

USB-C

Any charger you own

Silent

No tick, no fan, no chime

Two sizes

7.8inThe large face. The small one is 6.0 inches.

Four finishes

Anodised aluminium, bead blasted by hand.

Night face

Dims the ink after ten

Splash proof

Rated IP54

  • 412 g Weight, large
  • 9.4 mm Thickness
  • 0.3 W Power while charging
  • 5 yrs Of updates, promised

In the box

Everything it needs, and no plastic.

  • The clock, charged to 60 percent
  • A one metre braided USB-C cable
  • A felt foot for stone and glass desks
  • A printed card with the two buttons explained

A week on the desk

Minutes of charging per day. Most days it needs none.

Mon to Sun Charged on Friday

From 149 for the small, 189 for the large

Free delivery in fourteen countries. Engraving on the back costs nothing.

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Which chronoskin?

The same clock in two sizes. The numbers that differ are below.

MeasureUnitSmallLarge
Screen diagonalinches6.07.8
Resolutionpixels per inch300300
Batterydays per charge2821
Weightgrams268412
Thicknessmillimetres9.49.4
Pricewith delivery149189

Battery life measured with one refresh a minute at 21 degrees.

In a sentence

Small

For a bedside table or a shelf. Lasts a week longer.

6.0 inches · 149

Large

For a desk or a kitchen. Readable from across the room.

7.8 inches · 189

Longest between charges

28daysThe small one, on one charge.

Reading distance

4mHow far away the large face still reads.

Decided?

Both ship from 2 June.

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Support

Two buttons, one cable. Most answers fit on this page.

Setting up

The clock arrives charged to 60 percent and already running. It sets itself from the time signal the first time it sees a window.

The two buttons

The left button changes the face. The right button, held for three seconds, opens the menu; the display shows SET while it is open.

What the menu holds

  • Time zone and the 12 or 24 hour face
  • When the night face begins and ends
  • How often the paper refreshes

Charging

Any USB-C charger works. A full charge takes about two hours; see how long each size lasts or order a spare cable.

Questions

Does it need wireless?

No. It reads the time signal by radio and keeps time by itself between readings.

Can the face be changed?

Yes, with the left button. Four faces come installed.

What if the battery wears out?

The workshop replaces it. The back opens with two screws.

Software updates

Downloads

A link as it looks new, visited, under the pointer and pressed.

From a computer

Plugged in, the clock answers on a serial port.

$ chronoskin status
  battery  84%
  face     night

No repairs on record

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Order

Pick a size and a finish. You pay when it ships.

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We deliver to fourteen countries; the list is under Support.

Your bag

chronoskin, large
189
Finish
Chalk
Engraving
Free
Delivery
Free

189totalCharged when the parcel leaves.

In stock

Counted this morning at the workshop.

  • Chalk Ready to ship
  • Graphite Ready to ship
  • Clay Two weeks
  • Signal Sold out
Large Limited run 4

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