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Streamline your key carry.
The Wingback Key Loop is designed to elevate your key carry, enabling you to grab what you need and leave the rest at home. It replaces the traditional split keyring with a length of ultra-high molecular weight cord that’s 15x stronger than steel by weight, allowing your keys to sit flatter and more comfortably in your pocket. A diamond cut knurl around the machined parts provides ample grip and the smooth surface can be personalised with up to 25 characters (just don't put your address on there). Each side is compatible with our machined Key Cache, so whether combined or on its own, it will quickly let you switch between your house keys, work pass, car keys and other accessories when you’re in a hurry.
For video instructions on how to assemble the Key Loop, click here.
Metal: Aerospace grade stainless steel from Europe, CNC machined in Birmingham, UK. Tungsten carbide carbon finish applied in Cambridge, UK.
Fibre: 12-strand ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene cord.
Packaging: Oeko-Tex double thickness cotton sleeve from Poland, Europe.
Finish: Laser engraved, assembled by hand and packaged in London, UK.
Dimensions: 20mm x 13.6mm diameter, 9g / 0.32oz
Cord: UHMWP is 15x stronger than steel by weight and has excellent mechanical performance for tensile strength, durability, abrasion resistance, cut resistance, and energy absorption.
Engraving: All inscriptions are in capital letters and run around the base of the Key Loop.
Considerations: The Key Loop is delivered with one metre of fibre cord that you can cut down to suit your needs. If connecting to a lanyard we suggest you use a detachable strap rather than the fibre cord provided in case it gets caught on something while you're wearing it. Click here for assembly instructions. The Black Steel Key Loop retains all the precision and corrosion-resistant qualities of stainless steel, while the tungsten carbide finish increases the surface hardness 9x. Any marks it picks up from regular use should be easily wiped away. However, the surface is scratch resistant, not scratch proof. Anything harder than the surface (diamond, some ceramics) or really aggressive use will be able to scratch it, but most items you would carry in your pocket shouldn't. Just remember to carry your diamonds in a separate pocket!
Black Steel rivals the exotic look of Damascus steel or titanium, with a sub-metallic lustre that reveals a glimmer of the steel beneath the surface. It is applied using a technology called magnetron sputtering, where nano layers of tungsten carbide carbon are deposited onto the steel surface. Finished in Cambridge and laser engraved, assembled and packaged in London, all items can be personalised and made to order. It takes time, but so does anything worth holding onto.
With a surface 9x harder than stainless steel, 3.5x harder than titanium and incredibly low friction, our Black Steel items will be scratch resistant to virtually anything you will put in your pocket. Parts and mechanisms should never need to be maintained, let alone replaced. They will work as well for you today as they will for a grandchild who might inherit your collection in decades to come.