From ILYY:
“In 2012 we played around with a quite unique design for an under to mid-sized yoyo called the Phase. Eventually, we released a run of 30 yoyos in a cool soda blast grey that was unlike any finish we did at the time. After this limited run, no further Phase have been produced.
We decided to give this yoyo another go with slightly updated specs to reflect our design philosophy better. As an homage to the OG these 2023 Phase feature a very chalky blasted finish. We call the finish “Kreide”, German for chalk.”
Disclaimer: Please note that this Kreide-finish is not as resistant to scratches as traditional anodization. We recommend to throw the Phase with care when wearing rings or metal watches etc. to prevent undesired marks. The scratch shown here was caused by a titanium ring.
Prototype
The Phase’s prototype came out in August 2012 with a run of 10 yo-yos in a titanium colorway with a Candodize finish. The specs for this yo-yo are what were used for the first production run.
1st Run
30 Phases with a grey colorway and Soda Blast finish were made.
2nd Run
11 years after the initial release of the Phase, a new run of 32 yo-yos was released in white with a Kreide finish.
