The Koi Credit Card Drop: Titanium, Fire, and Precision

Today's Kraken drop brings something new to the Vault. The Koi Credit Card Marker is not just another piece of metal. It's a titanium canvas transformed through fire, laser precision, and the patience it takes to pull color out of raw alloy.

The Art of Laser Annealing Titanium

Titanium doesn't take paint. It doesn't need it. Instead, we pull color from the metal itself through a process called laser annealing. By adjusting the laser's speed, frequency, and power, we heat the surface to specific temperatures. Each temperature unlocks a different oxide layer, which shifts how light refracts and creates vibrant colors-blues, golds, purples, and deep koi-red hues.

It's not about engraving deeper. It's about dancing on the surface. Too much heat and the color burns away. Too little and the tone doesn't fully appear. Annealing is patience, precision, and knowing that titanium will only give up its colors if you treat it right.

Vectors, Groups, and Organized Chaos

A piece like this doesn't come together in one pass. The koi patterns are designed in vectors, broken into groups, and assigned to specific layers. Each group corresponds to a color. By sequencing the laser paths, we control when and how the hues appear.

It's almost like painting with fire, except the brush is a fiber laser and the palette is the oxide spectrum. Every koi scale, every flowing line, is a decision about what order the colors reveal themselves.

Why Credit Card Markers Matter

Credit card-style markers have become a Kraken staple. They fit perfectly in your pocket, slide into your wallet, and make a statement the moment they hit the green. They aren't just tools. They're a flex.

A round of golf is about more than score. It's about the story you bring to the group. A credit card marker says you came prepared to play different. Today, it carries koi-symbols of perseverance, luck, and transformation. Fitting for the golfer who knows the grind, who embraces patience, and who plays bold.

Today's Release

The Koi Credit Card Titanium Marker is limited. Once the annealing is done, no two will ever look the same. That's the beauty of titanium's natural response to heat-it creates one-of-one coloration with every pass.

Collectors, you know what to do. This is your shot to grab a piece that blends engineering, fire, and meaning into something you can carry onto every green.

Disrupt Tradition. Play Different.