Wenger HypeX...

edcgear · **on:** October 22, 2011, 10:56:38 PM

Don't know what to think regarding this geeky trinklets...

http://design.spotcoolstuff.com/wenger-hypex/multipurpose-tool-jewelry

I just know, I want one!!

How geeky am I?!?!?

Neil · **Reply #1 on:** October 22, 2011, 11:15:05 PM

I'm not answering that last question

I'm not convinced as yet but I don't wear jewellery so I'm hardly the target market

AHB · **Reply #2 on:** October 22, 2011, 11:15:36 PM

Wow, Wingman Jewelry...

Neil · **Reply #3 on:** October 22, 2011, 11:22:27 PM

I think if I was to wear something like that I'd go with this little fella that Mat sent me ...

It'd be just the right size. Not Swiss but certainly cool

Tyler_ · **Reply #4 on:** October 22, 2011, 11:42:44 PM

Actually I think that is pretty cool, assuming it is Swiss made and not contracted out to the Chinese.

Grant Lamontagne · **Reply #5 on:** October 23, 2011, 12:05:00 AM

Those are awesome! I need to get me one (or more) of them!

Def

AHB · **Reply #6 on:** October 23, 2011, 12:23:04 AM

Quote from: Grant Lamontagne on October 23, 2011, 12:05:00 AM

Those are awesome! I need to get me one (or more) of them!

Def

Or you could wear all six on the same necklace...

badwolf · **Reply #7 on:** October 23, 2011, 01:11:56 AM

Well I've been wearing this little piece

...think neil will approve, did try a micra for a bit but had a broken swiss card lite so put it to good use

J-sews · **Reply #8 on:** October 23, 2011, 01:23:48 AM

I like the looks of the corkscrew one. Seems to be the most "original" of the three they show too

badwolf · **Reply #9 on:** October 23, 2011, 01:45:06 AM

The corkscrew is a clever design, nice colour combo

...the Whug as they call it, not shown, sounds a bit of an odd combo, I mean a wooden whistle with tweezers!

...may be if you get a splinter from the whislte, voila tweezers

Update, more pics: http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.125488530876023.27620.107578919333651&type=3

http://lyramag.blogspot.com/2011/10/wenger-spring-2012-footwearhypex.html

AimlessWanderer · **Reply #10 on:** October 23, 2011, 02:06:07 AM

I'm now officially excited!

The rebar, wingman and sidekick left me cold - but I'm really looking forward to seeing what comes out here. I'm not one for jewelry, and I'm not one for one piece tools either ... but something tells me Wenger is going to be getting some money out of me in the next 12 months. The wyss and pietra have got me very intrigued and by the looks of that article there'll be more treats on offer too

enki_ck · **Reply #11 on:** October 23, 2011, 02:30:47 AM

Quote from: J-sews on October 23, 2011, 01:23:48 AM

I like the looks of the corkscrew one. Seems to be the most "original" of the three they show too

Yea, that's the one that got me hooked too. I've actually been searching for a perfect keychain corkscrew and this could be worn as such.

The Twistick was in the lead but because of the ease of opening this one could take the first place. Wonder how solid it is and how much it will go for. Here are some of the competitors. The True Utility Twistick is the black one.

tomcrx · **Reply #12 on:** October 23, 2011, 02:31:08 AM

Any word on when this hits retailers? They have my money already by the looks. Really strange too, because I dislike one piece keychain tools in general.

badwolf · **Reply #13 on:** October 23, 2011, 02:34:50 AM

Quote from: tomcrx on October 23, 2011, 02:31:08 AM

Any word on when this hits retailers? They have my money already by the looks. Really strange too, because I dislike one piece keychain tools in general.

"HypeX jewelry is not for sale at the time of writing, but will be by Christmas 2012 via http://www.wenger.ch/ and http://www.wengerna.com/ More than 100 other pieces in the HypeX line are on the proverbial drawn board."

That's a quote from the link in first post, so not to long to wait

...Oh and it seems these are the first in a hole range.

WWW · **Reply #14 on:** October 23, 2011, 02:36:08 AM

I don't wear jewelry either but I'm really excited about this lil fellas!!

I really hope they don't get too overpriced cause I'M GONNA NEED TWO OF EACH, at least!

AimlessWanderer · **Reply #15 on:** October 23, 2011, 02:51:53 AM

Quote from: enki_ck on October 23, 2011, 02:30:47 AM

Quote from: J-sews on October 23, 2011, 01:23:48 AM
I like the looks of the corkscrew one. Seems to be the most "original" of the three they show too

Yea, that's the one that got me hooked too. I've actually been searching for a perfect keychain corkscrew and this could be worn as such.

The Twistick was in the lead but because of the ease of opening this one could take the first place. Wonder how solid it is and how much it will go for. Here are some of the competitors. The True Utility Twistick is the black one.

I have a twistick on the way to me

I have got a strange plastic variation which lives in my EDC bag. It's a plastic tube that the corkscrew slides into which then passes through a square hole at the top of the screw to form the tee handle. The square hole is also a bottle opener. It actually came out of a Christmas cracker a few years ago - and it brilliant!

ColoSwiss · **Reply #16 on:** October 23, 2011, 03:14:50 AM

At $45 to $100, I think I'll stick with my far more more useful Traveler or Super Tinker.

Karl

Neil · **Reply #17 on:** October 23, 2011, 05:34:34 PM

Quote from: enki_ck on October 23, 2011, 02:30:47 AM

Quote from: J-sews on October 23, 2011, 01:23:48 AM
I like the looks of the corkscrew one. Seems to be the most "original" of the three they show too

Yea, that's the one that got me hooked too. I've actually been searching for a perfect keychain corkscrew and this could be worn as such.

The Twistick was in the lead but because of the ease of opening this one could take the first place. Wonder how solid it is and how much it will go for. Here are some of the competitors. The True Utility Twistick is the black one.
...

And here's the recycled Swiss variant

Sidhartha · **Reply #18 on:** October 23, 2011, 07:47:06 PM

Quote from: Neil on October 23, 2011, 05:34:34 PM

Quote from: enki_ck on October 23, 2011, 02:30:47 AM
Quote from: J-sews on October 23, 2011, 01:23:48 AM
I like the looks of the corkscrew one. Seems to be the most "original" of the three they show too

Yea, that's the one that got me hooked too. I've actually been searching for a perfect keychain corkscrew and this could be worn as such.

The Twistick was in the lead but because of the ease of opening this one could take the first place. Wonder how solid it is and how much it will go for. Here are some of the competitors. The True Utility Twistick is the black one.
...

And here's the recycled Swiss variant

uuu very nice Neil!

Neil · **Reply #19 on:** October 24, 2011, 12:29:21 AM

Take one knackered SAK, remove corkscrew. insert backsrping from your chosen broken 58mm and jobs a good'un

jekostas · **Reply #20 on:** October 24, 2011, 12:51:32 AM

I'm not a big one-piece tool fan, but I'd be all over the hex wrench/bottle opener/prybar one. That looks mighty cool.

enki_ck · **Reply #21 on:** October 24, 2011, 12:56:30 AM

Quote from: Neil on October 24, 2011, 12:29:21 AM

Take one knackered SAK, remove corkscrew. insert backsrping from your chosen broken 58mm and jobs a good'un

I tried making one of these with one of those swisstool corkscrews and failed miserably. I never thought of using SAK backsprings.

I see a murdered Classic in the future.

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