Ikepod watches

Ikepod was founded in 1994 by the Swiss businessman Oliver Ike and the Australian industrial designer Marc Newson. Its watches have rounded, disc-shaped cases without external lugs; the name combines Ike's surname with Newson's earlier Pod watch. The first model, the Seaslug, appeared in 1994 and the Hemipode three years later. Many of the early watches used mechanical movements.

The company went bankrupt in 2003. It was relaunched in 2008 and folded again in 2012. In 2017 three investors led by Christian-Louis Col acquired the brand and relaunched it on Kickstarter in 2018 with the Duopod and Chronopod, designed by Emmanuel Gueit without Newson's involvement. The 2018 models use Miyota quartz movements and were produced in Hong Kong.