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Update: Spetember 20th, 2018
Ikepod’s Kickstarter campaign has gone live and, as of writing, has already been funded three times over. At crowdfunding prices, Ikepod says you can receive the Duopod for backing $362, while the chronograph version is available for funding $455. “Early-bird” funding options are also available at a slightly lower price. There are still 28 days left for getting in on backing, and Ikepod claimes that deliveries will arrive around May of 2019.
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Ikepod, after some six years of hiatus, will be mounting a return, and while this has been known for some time now, more details on the brand’s return have surfaced. Initially founded in the mid-to-early ’90s by Swiss businessman Oliver Ike and legendary industrial designer Marc Newson, Ikepod gained a cult following by offering incredibly distinctive UFO-like designs and high-end movements. While the brand faced financial troubles in the 2000s and eventually disbanded, Ikepod’s return might be seen as bittersweet amongst its fans.
First and foremost, Marc Newson will not be attached to the brand’s revival in any way, though the newly teased products strongly adhere to Newson’s “Pod” design. But while Newson may not be heading the design work, the brand did tap Emmanuel Gueit to take his place. Gueit is no stranger to the watch industry, having penned watches like the original Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore and the Rolex Cellini.
