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Hey, just letting you know that the article is being edited by someone claiming to be the subject.   –Skywatcher68 (talk) 20:35, 11 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! ~ ToBeFree (talk) 22:40, 11 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Patrick

the user in reference told me to address you the page mofifications that were blocked due to my lack of knowledge and wiki rules + the fcat I am the brand owner

Would you have a look? the current page is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ikepod

best regards

CLC CLC1994 (talk) 10:27, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello CLC1994, I'm ToBeFree. Patrick is just the name of the subject of an article discussed in the section above.

Thank you very much for asking, and for the openness about your connection to the brand. As you probably know, you have a conflict of interest regarding Ikepod. Which is fine as long as you request edits instead of making them yourself. Is there something specific you'd like to change at the moment?

Best regards,
~ ToBeFree (talk) 21:14, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

hello ToBeFree, sorry I am a bit lost on wikipedia

and thanks for reply

Since 2018 and the relaunch there were many evolution even if the brand is still a small one operated by one person, I understand the conflict of interest and if others claim to be the owner ot can be check on zefix dot ch under the name Dopeki sarl, all is registered there legally.

That said ,the text I proposed was this one :

(i am withdrawing monochrome watches links as they are blocked??)

ORIGINAL TEXT

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. 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 and exclusive limited edition watch conceptions bordering on the limits of art.

Newson and Ike have since left the company and the brand was bought in April 2017 by three new investors in Mauborget Switzerland. 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.

The new Ikepods were designed in Switzerland by Emmanuel Gueit, the Swiss watch designer responsible for the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore. The new Ikepods include a time-only 42mm watch called the Duopod and a chronograph model in a 44mm case called the Chronopod. The new models are based on the original Ikepod Horizon and Hemipode models. The new Ikepods feature the same elliptic forms, cases in 316L steel and the original silicone hyperallergenic straps. 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. Ikepod relaunched on Kickstarter on 18 September 2018.

Three of the new Ikepod watches released on Kickstarter

Clientele

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Kanye West has owned an Ikepod.

MODIFIED

Ikepod is a wristwatch manufacturer specializing in conceptual timepieces. The brand has been put on rest two times in 2008 and 2013 and is relaunched since 2018

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. 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 and exclusive limited edition watch conceptions bordering on the limits of art. Jeff Koons and Kaws did special editions for Ikepod. https://www.ablogtowatch.com/ikepod-kaws-watch-hands-on/

Newson and Ike have since left the company and the brand was bought in April 2017 by a new investor in Geneva Switzerland. The new Owner, 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 are produced in Switzerland with Swiss movements and in Hong Kong with Japanese Miyota quartz movements to make them more affordable. h

The new Ikepods were designed in Switzerland by Emmanuel Gueit, the Swiss watch designer responsible for the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore. Alexandre Peraldi, Fabrice Gonet, https://www.ablogtowatch.com/interview-accomplished-swiss-watch-designer-fabrice-gonet/ Claesson Koivisto Rune. In 2018 The new Ikepods include a time-only 42mm watch called the Duopod and a chronograph model in a 44mm case called the Chronopod. The new models are based on the original Ikepod Horizon and Hemipode models. The new Ikepods feature the same elliptic forms, cases in 316L steel or Titanium and the original silicone hyperallergenic straps. 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. Ikepod relaunched on Kickstarter on 18 September 2018.

Three of the new Ikepod watches released on Kickstarter

Clientele

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Kanye West has owned an Ikepod. The late Robin Williams wore an Ikepod, https://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2018/creating-a-stage-collection-of-marsha-and-robin-williams-n09977/lot.119.html Also tech moguls like Tony Fadell https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/talking-watches-with-tony-fadell or watchmakers like Max Busser https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/talking-watches-with-maximilian-busser CLC1994 (talk) 07:25, 13 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Just letting you know about the editing over the past year by IPs claiming to be the subject.   –Skywatcher68 (talk) 20:26, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks again ~ ToBeFree (talk) 21:39, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]