Deacon

Sales

• format: gb
• period: September 21, 2026 (GB opens) - close date not yet announced
• Expected Shipping time: Q2 2027
  • Fulfillment 6-8 Months after GB closure (delayed by CNY holiday)

Pricing

Lead vendor — gb: Bowl Keyboards (base $580 Neon/Meteorite, $595 Aged). Prototypist has not yet published a price — its listing is still a "(Coming Soon)" pre-launch placeholder.

• Bowl Keyboards splits its allocation between a raffle and FCFS phase — see the Bowl sub-lines below for each phase's dates and unit counts.

• This is a FCFS GB limited to 100 units worldwide. Each region gets allocated spots; SKUs are not limited, so buyers can pick layout and colourway freely.

  • Bowl Keyboards: 50
  • Deltakeyco: 10
  • STR: 15
  • Swagkeys: 15
  • Prototypist: 5
  • Yushakobo: 5

• Kit includes: aluminum top/bottom case, stainless steel through weight, stainless steel DB cover, aluminum leafspring plate, main plate (material of choice), PCB (solder or hotswap), S2 daughterboard + JST-to-JST cable, carrying case and microfiber pouch, necessary hardware.

• Colourways: Neon, Meteorite, Aged. Layouts: WKL, WK — no limit on plate/PCB choices.

• PCB: solderable and hotswap, VIA-compatible, designed by Gondolindrim.

• Fulfillment (per Bowl): 6-8 months after GB close.

Vendors

• United States: Bowl Keyboards (Google Form raffle)
  • gb: base - Neon $580, base - Meteorite $580, base - Aged $595, pcb - hotswap (+$5) $50, pcb - solder $45, plate (any material) $35
  • Raffle: opens Saturday, September 19, 2026 02:00 to Monday, September 21, 2026 11:59 (Bowl's stated wall-clock; timezone not given in the Discord announcement) — 25 units available
  • Invoices sent by Wednesday, September 23, 2026 00:00; must be paid within 48 hours, by Friday, September 25, 2026 00:00
  • FCFS opens Friday, September 25, 2026 06:00 — 25 units + any unpaid raffle units
  • Raffle hosted on Google Form; invoicing handled on bowlkeyboards.com (requires an account with shipping info)
  • Discord announcement
• United Kingdom: Prototypist
  • gb: price not yet published (listing is a pre-launch preview/"Coming Soon" store, scraped via the shopifypreview.com preview domain — not yet the live prototypist.net URL)

Case Design

As a collaboration with GMK Nervewrecker, many of the elements of the case are inspired by the novelties that were a part of the keycap set. The angled parts on the weight along with the faux rivets simulate a spaceship. The angles and shapes cut into the side profile and LED bars further lean into the futuristic aesthetic.

colorways

• Neon: Neon yellow/green anodized top and bottom case
• Aged: Aged top and bottom case
  • surface pattern, darkness, and texture may vary as it is a random patina finish on the aluminum
• Meteorite: Gray sparkle coated top and bottom case
  • spray coated

Mounting Design

Leafspring Gasket — 11 leafspring arms are fully isolated from the case by 2 press-fit spheres on either side, creating a clean sound with a nice bounce to the whole assembly rather than isolated flex.

Top — a spin on the classic top mount, separating the nav and main clusters with more, smaller mounting points and relief cuts at each point, for a more balanced feel and less vibration transfer to the case.

Case Specifications

• Materials: 6063 Aluminum, Stainless Steel
• Layout: F12 TKL - WK, WKL
• Typing Angles: Main - 7 Degrees
• Front Height: 17.5 mm
• EKH: 22.40 mm
• Weight: 2.3 Kg Unbuilt
• Mounting: Leafspring Gasket, Top

PCB Specifications

• Material: Black FR4
• Thickness: 1.6mm
• Soldermask Color: Gray
• Silkscreen Color: White
• Connectivity: JST to Unified Daughterboard
• Customizability: VIA
• Type: Solderable and Hotswap
• Designer: Gondolindrim

Kit Contents

• 1x Aluminum Top Case
• 1x Aluminum Bottom Case
• 1x Stainless Steel Through Weight
• 1x Stainless Steel DB Cover
• 1x Aluminum Leafspring Plate
• 1x Main Plate (Material of Choice)
• 1x PCB (Solder or Hotswap)
• 1x S2 Daughterboard and JST to JST cable
• 1x Carrying Case and Microfiber Pouch
• Necessary Hardware

Designer: Prototypist. Case design collaboration: GMK Nervewrecker. PCB designer: Gondolindrim.

Bowl Keyboards Raffle Details

Sales Method: vendors were given freedom to choose their own sales format; no forced layout/colorway limit and no limit on plate/PCB choices in the GB.

Bowl Keyboards' sales method splits between raffle and FCFS:

• Raffle Open: Saturday, September 19, 2026 02:00 to Monday, September 21, 2026 11:59
• Results and Payment: invoices sent by Wednesday, September 23, 2026 00:00; must be paid within 48 hours, by Friday, September 25, 2026 00:00
• Units Available: 25
• Raffle hosting: Google Form; invoicing on bowlkeyboards.com

FCFS Details:

• FCFS Open: Friday, September 25, 2026 06:00
• Units Available: 25 + any unpaid raffle units (if any)

Note, color and layout do not affect raffle chances — these are free to choose. Note, an account with shipping information on bowlkeyboards.com is required to be invoiced. Failing to pay within 48 hours of a raffle win results in a ban from future Bowl Keyboards raffles.

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