CompanyYo-yo BrandEst. 1997
HSpin
HSpin Yo-Yo LLC (stylized HSPIN) is a Swiss precision yo-yo manufacturer founded in 1997 by Christopher Kayatz, who designed the prototype HandQuake 1.3 while on an ABB internship, teaching himself AutoCAD on the company’s CNC equipment. The brand began with students assembling yo-yos in Zurich dorm rooms and carrying boxes by tram to the post office.
HSpin pioneered several foundational innovations in modern yo-yo design: the bi-metal yo-yo (HandQuake 1.4, 1998, the first yo-yo with embedded steel weight rings), stock recessed friction sticker response on aluminum (G&E2, 2004), profile laser engraving (Pyro, 2005), and the H-shaped rim-weight profile (Envy, 2007) that influenced an entire generation of competition yo-yos. Manufacturing partnerships with Florian and Paul in Bremgarten, Switzerland date to 2007. HSpin operated until December 2013, then relaunched in January 2024 with the Handquake 2.
