{"product_id":"ryukyu-crest-ball-marker-as","title":"Ryukyu Crest - Ball Marker","description":"\u003cp\u003eRyukyu takes its name from the historic kingdom of the islands now centred around Okinawa, Japan — a place that also sits quietly behind one of the influences that shaped this release.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInspired by the precision, restraint and craftsmanship associated with Hattori Hanzo, Ryukyu draws from both the history behind the name and its place in modern culture. It isn't a reproduction or tribute to any single object, but an interpretation of that world through Omen — brass, blackened surfaces, sharp geometry, flashes of red and an obsessive attention to the way a tool is made.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Ryukyu Crest translates that language into a 38mm solid brass ball marker.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRather than relying on a conventional circular profile, the Crest introduces a deliberately asymmetric form, breaking the expected geometry of a ball marker while retaining its familiar 38mm footprint. Stepped edges echo the profile of the Ryukyu Blade, while a chamfered lower edge creates a sharp transition between its sculpted face and underside.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIts face is dominated by a deeply machined wave field, cut directly into the brass with the toolpaths intentionally left visible. As light moves across the surface, those paths reveal the movement of the cutter and create a constantly changing texture across the marker.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat machining language continues onto the reverse. Fine, closely spaced toolpaths run across the back, creating a subtle striped finish reminiscent of woven suiting fabric — taking something normally considered a by-product of machining and deliberately making it part of the finished piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Crest is then darkened with a deep patina and individually brushed back by hand, exposing the high points, edges and machining beneath. The process emphasises the geometry while giving every piece subtle variations of its own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt its centre sits the signature red polymer inlay — a deliberate point of contrast against the aged brass and a recurring element throughout the Ryukyu release.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMachined from raw brass bar and finished individually in the Omen workshop, the Crest was designed alongside the Blade rather than adapted from it — two distinct pieces sharing the same material, stepped geometry, visible machining and design language.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Solid Brass\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 38mm × 38mm, 4.45mm thick\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinish:\u003c\/strong\u003e Machined, Patinated \u0026amp; Hand Finished\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 41 grams\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Omen Golf","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47417901908002,"sku":null,"price":180.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/2022\/6338\/files\/crest-front.jpg?v=1789205485","url":"https:\/\/omen.golf\/products\/ryukyu-crest-ball-marker-as","provider":"Omen Golf","version":"1.0","type":"link"}