Pressmeddelande -

Swedish engineering and Halda Watch Company takes the lead in space

Halda Watch Co takes the lead in space

Halda celebrates a historic milestone with its debut in timekeeping instruments certified for spaceflight. In February 2011, the first of the limited edition of 128 Halda Space Discovery watches was handed over to Swedish astronaut Christer Fuglesang. The revolutionary watch concept presents groundbreaking materials, technologies, and engineering accomplishments.

The presentation of the very first modern Halda watch took place at a closed ceremony at the Grand Hotel in Stockholm on February 17th. Aside the numbered time piece, astronaut Fuglesang also received a specially designed Flight Strap for his travel to space featuring his name and the flag of his home country, Sweden. 

It is a true honor to provide leading astronauts with the Halda Space Discovery. It is the ultimate proof that we have succeeded in creating a product that actually works – and makes a real difference – in the extreme conditions in space.

For more information, please contact:

Ms. Linda Andersson, Press officer Halda Watch Company     Phone: +46 70 510 72 38  Email: press@haldasweden.com

More information and photos for download can be found at the official Halda Watch Company web site : www.haldasweden.com

Ämnen

  • Ekonomi, finans

About Halda Watch Company

Halda Watch Company was founded in 1887 by Swedish watch-maker Henning Hammarlund. It quickly became a worldwide success known for its advanced fine mechanics and quality with Halda watches featured on prominent people such as HMK Oscar II and prominent Swedish writer August Strindberg. The watches were also honored with several international awards in competition with the very best watch producers at that time. In 2009, Halda Watch Company was brought back to life by watch entrepreneur Mikael Sandström, through the  introduction of the concept and plans for the modern Halda – the Halda Space Discovery, Limited Edition. The Haldas of the 21st century follows the devise of its founding father, Henning Hammarlund – to never compromise with quality or function. For its’ manifestation of advanced and pioneering technical engineering and fine mechanics, the Halda Space Discovery was honored with a placement in the Swedish pavilion at the World Expo 2010 in Shanghai. In 2011, it features as part of the world touring exhibition ‘NASA – A Human Adventure.

Kontakter

Pär Dahlman

Presskontakt Sales & Marketing +46 8 778 84 78

Relaterat innehåll

Halda Space Discovery gets even better together with astronauts

We have been very pleased to continuously receive feedback from astronauts who are using the Halda watch as an instrument for research on a regular basis. Consequently the Space Module software has been updated according to their latest findings and demands.

Halda is preparing for another space mission

While you are reading this, the watchmakers at Halda are replacing the first sapphire crystal of the Space Module with the Hesalite crystal – a space proven material. Whenever an owner of the Space Module is going to space Halda will exchange the sapphire, and now it is time again.

Time for Halda’s next chapter

The first journey with the Halda Space Discovery has led to many new and interesting encounters pointing to an exciting future. However, what we are most excited about at the moment is the fact that we soon will be able to present a new Halda timepiece, developed for another extreme area with the highest of demands.

Halda Race Pilot - the next chapter in the history of modern watchmaking

Every timepiece that leaves the Halda factory holds the promise of uncompromising quality that our founder once established and – at the same time, truly make a functional difference for the user experience. We are proud to announce yet another groundbreaking watch that challenges the best watch manufacturers in the world – the Halda Race Pilot.