The Manufacture
Swiss-made. Built by hand.
A look inside the LYKOS manufacture in Zurich: carbon layups, aluminium machining, and the hand-finished details that make ARC 1 feel inevitable.
Materials
Carbon, aluminium, and the tolerances to match
We combine hand-trimmed carbon shells with custom aluminium components to keep weight down and stiffness high. Every surface is finished in Zurich and checked against our grams and tolerance targets.
39 g
Target weight
Carbon + Al
Shell + buttons
Hand finish
Trim and polish
Zurich
Built and tested
Materials
Carbon, aluminium, and the tolerances to match
We combine hand-trimmed carbon shells with custom aluminium components to keep weight down and stiffness high. Every surface is finished in Zurich and checked against our grams and tolerance targets.
39 g
Target weight
Carbon + Al
Shell + buttons
Hand finish
Trim and polish
Zurich
Built and tested
Manufacture materials reel
Carbon layup and aluminium machining footage.
Process
Built step by step in the manufacture
Five stages, each with its own metric. Every ARC 1 is tracked from raw layup to final glide test.
Design
Shape, balance, sensor position
Target CG: centered
Layup
Carbon layers cut and cured
Variance: < 0.5 g
Trim/Polish
Hand-trimmed edges and finish
Edge tolerance: 0.2 mm
Assembly/QC
Switch match, weight, glide test
QC steps: 15
Personalization
Engrave, final wipe, pack
Lead time: made to order