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Modify Watches is an American retailer of customizable modular watches. Founded in 2010, Modify Watches sells its own designs in addition to sport licensed watches including MLB, [1] NBA, MLS and NHL. Modify Watches also produced fully customized designs for companies like Google, [2] Facebook, LinkedIn, Wired, Nike, Pinarello, SRAM, Cartoon Network, SEGA, Bethesda Softworks and adult swim.

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Modify Watches is based in San Francisco, California, United States.

History

Modify Watches was founded in 2010 in California by two UC Berkeley-Haas MBA alums under the name "The Swap Watch". After selling a few test products to gauge demand, The Swap Watch was re-branded and launched a new line of watches under the "Modify Watches" name. The two entrepreneurs were able to attract a small but loyal following of fans[ citation needed ] through its customer-centric business model, handwriting thank-you notes to every customer that ordered watches. The company continued to use customer feedback as a resource to reiterate its product and re-adjust its business model.

In February 2014, Modify Watches successfully launched a Kickstarter campaign [3] to enable consumers to create and purchase watches. The company turned its office into a manufacturing facility, hand-assembling every watch in-house. The company has been applauded for creating local jobs [4] and hiring retired veterans.

By 2015, Modify Watches had grown into a successful e-commerce company, receiving praise for excellence in customer service. [5] The company received further media attention when it was featured on Good Morning America [6] and The Ellen DeGeneres Show. [7] The company went on to acquire major sport licensing deals with MLB, NBA, MLS and NHL.

Modify Watches is led by co-founder and CEO Aaron Schwartz, whose work has been featured in Forbes [8] and The New York Times , [9] Time (magazine) [10] and TechCrunch [11]

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  2. ↑ "The New Android Watch In The Google Store Isn't What You Think". TechCrunch. 2012-02-01. Retrieved 2013-11-02.
  3. ↑ "Mod-to-Order: Design your own custom Modify Watches!".
  4. ↑ "» Modify Watches".
  5. ↑ "How Modify Watches Wows Its Customers with Proactive Support". www.helpscout.net. Archived from the original on 2015-06-30.
  6. ↑ "Exclusive Deals: Just for 'GMA' Viewers!". ABC News .
  7. ↑ "The Ellen DeGeneres Show Shop". Archived from the original on 2015-07-11. Retrieved 2015-07-08.
  8. ↑ "3 Keys to Startup Success: Hustle, Follow-Through and Curiosity". Forbes. 2012-01-26. Retrieved 2013-11-02.
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  10. ↑ "11 Twitter Mistakes to Avoid at All Costs".
  11. ↑ "Modify Watches Puts Custom Faces on Your Wrist, Crowdfunds U.S. Print and Assembly Plant".
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