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{{Short description|Swiss wristwatch company}}
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'''Ikepod''' is a [[wristwatch]] manufacturer specializing in conceptual timepieces. Originally [[Swiss made]], the watches are currently made in [[Hong Kong]] with [[Citizen Watch|Miyota]] [[quartz watch|quartz]] movements.
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==History==
The original '''Ikepod''' company was a [[Swiss]] [[wristwatch]] manufacturer, specializing in conceptual timepieces. It went into [[bankruptcy]] in 2003.
The Ikepod is a Swiss watch company founded in 1994 by [[Oliver Ike]] and [[Marc Newson]] and famous for its cult disc-shaped design watches.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Shaw |first=William |date=2010-03-10 |title=Retro Modern |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/14/t-magazine/02well-newsonhouse.html |access-date=2023-02-01 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> The Ikepods were among the first watches to start the wave of big diameter design watches in the millennial years with cases in gold, silver, steel, platinum and titanium <ref>{{Cite web |title=Marc Newson {{!}} Biography, Designs, & Facts {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Marc-Newson |access-date=2023-02-01 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}</ref> and exclusive limited edition watch conceptions bordering on the limits of art.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Adams |first=Ariel |title=The Beauty Of Marc Newson's Ikepod Watches |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/the-beauty-of-marc-newsons-ikepod-watches-2011-7 |access-date=2023-02-01 |website=Business Insider |language=en-US}}</ref>


Newson<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wade |first=Tiffany |title=In-Depth: Marc Newson Opens Up About Ikepod, The Pathbreaking '90s Watch Brand That's Cool All Over Again |url=https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/marc-newson-opens-up-about-ikepod-the-pathbreaking-90s-watch-brand-thats-cool-all-over-again |access-date=2023-01-31 |website=Hodinkee |language=en}}</ref> and Ike have since left the company and the brand was bought in April 2017 by three new investors in Mauborget Switzerland.<ref>[http://www.ikepod.com Official page]</ref> The new CEO, Christian-Louis Col, has announced that the new Ikepods have maintained the original design elements but have overcome the technical complications of the original Ikepod cases. Furthermore, the Ikepods will no longer be produced in Switzerland but in Hong Kong with Japanese Miyota quartz movements to make them more affordable.<ref>[http://ikepod.com/en/the-story-ikepod Story]</ref><ref>[https://gearpatrol.com/2018/07/18/ikepod-watches-return/ ''Gear Patrol'']</ref>
As you can see in the Registre du commerce du canton du Jura.
http://ju.powernet.ch/webservices/net/HRG/HRG.asmx/getHRGHTML?chnr=CH-170.3.020.869-5&amt=670&toBeModified=0&validOnly=0&lang=2&sort=
The original Ikepod Watch Company went into bankruptcy protection in 2003, and was taken over in September 2005 as stated in:
Registre du commerce No 204 Donnerstag, 20.10.2005 123. Jahrgang
Par jugement du 05.09.2005, le Juge civil du Tribunal de Première Instance à Porrentruy a homologué le concordat
par abandon d’actif intervenu entre la société et ses créanciers.


The new Ikepods were designed in Switzerland by Emmanuel Gueit,<ref>[https://www.montres-de-luxe.com/Emmanuel-Gueit-redessine-Ikepod_a13658.html Emmanuel Gueit]</ref> the Swiss watch designer responsible for the [[Audemars Piguet|Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore]].<ref>[https://www.audemarspiguet.com/fr/made-in-le-brassus/legacy/unleashing-the-beast/ Audemars Piguet]</ref> The new Ikepods include a time-only 42mm watch called the Duopod and a chronograph model in a 44mm case called the Chronopod.<ref>[http://ikepod.com/montres-ikepod Official page]</ref> The new models are based on the original Ikepod Horizon and Hemipode models.<ref name="without Marc">[https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/ikepod-relaunching-without-marc-newson Ikepod re-launching without Marc Newson] [[Hodinkee]], July 13, 2018 </ref> The new Ikepods feature the same elliptic forms, cases in 316L steel and the original silicone hyperallergenic straps.<ref>[http://ikepod.com/montres-ikepod Official page]</ref> The company states that its Duopods and Chronpods wear more like 39mm and 41mm watches because of the lack of external lugs and the way the case tapers at the edges.<ref name="without Marc" /> Ikepod relaunched on [[Kickstarter]] on 18 September 2018.
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[[File:3 watches of the 2018 Ikepod Collection.jpg|thumb|Three of the new Ikepod watches released on Kickstarter]]

==Clientele==
[[Kanye West]] owns an Ikepod.<ref>[https://www.gq.com/story/inside-kanye-west-vision-for-the-future-cover-may-2020 Inside Kanye West’s Vision for the Future: First he changed the sound of popular music. Then he revolutionized fashion and sneakers. Now, Kanye West is redesigning the very building blocks of family life—food, clothing, and shelter] GQ magazine, WILL WELCH, April 15, 2020</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
[https://ikepod.com Official]

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Latest revision as of 07:18, 1 February 2023

Ikepod is a wristwatch manufacturer specializing in conceptual timepieces. Originally Swiss made, the watches are currently made in Hong Kong with Miyota quartz movements.

History

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The Ikepod is a Swiss watch company founded in 1994 by Oliver Ike and Marc Newson and famous for its cult disc-shaped design watches.[1] The Ikepods were among the first watches to start the wave of big diameter design watches in the millennial years with cases in gold, silver, steel, platinum and titanium [2] and exclusive limited edition watch conceptions bordering on the limits of art.[3]

Newson[4] and Ike have since left the company and the brand was bought in April 2017 by three new investors in Mauborget Switzerland.[5] The new CEO, Christian-Louis Col, has announced that the new Ikepods have maintained the original design elements but have overcome the technical complications of the original Ikepod cases. Furthermore, the Ikepods will no longer be produced in Switzerland but in Hong Kong with Japanese Miyota quartz movements to make them more affordable.[6][7]

The new Ikepods were designed in Switzerland by Emmanuel Gueit,[8] the Swiss watch designer responsible for the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore.[9] The new Ikepods include a time-only 42mm watch called the Duopod and a chronograph model in a 44mm case called the Chronopod.[10] The new models are based on the original Ikepod Horizon and Hemipode models.[11] The new Ikepods feature the same elliptic forms, cases in 316L steel and the original silicone hyperallergenic straps.[12] The company states that its Duopods and Chronpods wear more like 39mm and 41mm watches because of the lack of external lugs and the way the case tapers at the edges.[11] Ikepod relaunched on Kickstarter on 18 September 2018.

Three of the new Ikepod watches released on Kickstarter

Clientele

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Kanye West owns an Ikepod.[13]

References

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  1. ^ Shaw, William (2010-03-10). "Retro Modern". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
  2. ^ "Marc Newson | Biography, Designs, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
  3. ^ Adams, Ariel. "The Beauty Of Marc Newson's Ikepod Watches". Business Insider. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
  4. ^ Wade, Tiffany. "In-Depth: Marc Newson Opens Up About Ikepod, The Pathbreaking '90s Watch Brand That's Cool All Over Again". Hodinkee. Retrieved 2023-01-31.
  5. ^ Official page
  6. ^ Story
  7. ^ Gear Patrol
  8. ^ Emmanuel Gueit
  9. ^ Audemars Piguet
  10. ^ Official page
  11. ^ a b Ikepod re-launching without Marc Newson Hodinkee, July 13, 2018
  12. ^ Official page
  13. ^ Inside Kanye West’s Vision for the Future: First he changed the sound of popular music. Then he revolutionized fashion and sneakers. Now, Kanye West is redesigning the very building blocks of family life—food, clothing, and shelter GQ magazine, WILL WELCH, April 15, 2020
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