The story of Clockwork

Clockwork Specs
1* Clockwork 10th Anniversary yoyo
1* Clockwork sticker
1* yoyofriends 10th Anniversary Pin
1* yoyofriends Sticker
1* yoyofriends string
1* pair pad

Price：95-100USD
Release date：January 15th 8:00 pm EST
(January 16th 10:00 pm Japan time )

Happy 10th Anniversary to yoyofriends! We always make an anniversary yoyo every year at a lower price to celebrate with the yoyo community. Now yoyofriends has made it for a whole decade, and we want to make this anniversary yoyo special. 

 In early 2025, we have started multiple projects as candidates for the 10th anniversary yoyo. One of the project ideas is to make a multi-material yoyo utilizing PC outer rings. It is very trendy in the yoyo scene and we think it will give a unique aesthetic. For the first design draft, we used a mostly V shaped yoyo body with huge inner/outer PC rings. Team yoyofriends players are OK with the idea , but worried about performance and the generic shape. We then went back to the drawing board.

(picture of all previous yoyofriends anniversary yoyo)

For the second attempt, we decided to redo the profile based on the Shortcut and the Vulture. We also decided to add SS rings to make this a trimaterial yoyo. The PC rings are now fully wrapped around the SS rings to give the yoyo a striking look, while drastically increasing power and stability.

(Picture of Shotcut and Vulture)

We then send this design to the yoyofriends' player team. Tony then had a great recommendation to bring the SS ring weight up by over 2 grams. This increases the overall weight of the yoyo to over 68g. We think this makes perfect sense as the current trend for competition yoyo is going heavier. Also with the huge outer PC rims, the denser weight distribution is not exactly on the outside. Making the yoyo play less heavy compared to a traditional bimetal construction at similar weight. After calculation, the total outer ring weight (SS+PC) is almost inline with our traditional bimetal yoyo. We then double checked with the yoyofriends team and they greenlit this design to be made.

(Picture of Tony Sung) 

The prototype 1 came just before the 2025 US National yoyo contest. The entire US yoyofriends team gets to try it and give feedback. We found out that the yoyo is fun, flowy, and powerful. It is also not as slow as we thought, even at over 68g. The outer PC ring definitely shifted the concentrated weight inward and made the yoyo faster. Along with the rest of the yoyofriends team, we decided to use the yoyo as our 10th anniversary due to its combination of fun, performance, and striking aesthetics.  

(Picture of prototype 1)

As for naming, we got inspired by the hit cartoon series, Ben 10. A Lot of the yoyofriends' players and the manu team all watched that show before. Clockwork is one of the most powerful aliens in Ben's arsenal. Clockwork can fully manipulate time at will. Perfectly matching our time theme. Also it is the 10th anniversary of yoyofriends and it perfectly matches with Ben 10. 

The clockwork is a tri-material yoyo focused on fun, aesthetics and performance. It is also a celebration for a decade of yoyofriends as a company. Thank you so much for a whole decade of support and we wish to celebrate with you.