Motorsport has been synonymous with the Hanhart name for decades. Its active involvement in major vintage car rallies and its sponsorship of selected events in this field reinforce the brand's longstanding tradition of precision timekeeping in motorsport.
When the first car races were held in the early 20th century, new high-precision instruments were needed to measure time reliably. In Hanhart, the organisers of these events found what they were looking for. The watch manufacturer began producing hand-held mechanical stopwatches in its workshops in Southern Germany in 1924, a pioneer in this field. With its “Superschnellschwinger” (super-fast) watch with a frequency of 360,000 vibrations per hour, Hanhart became the first manufacturer to enable hundredths of a second to be measured. Hanhart thus quickly became synonymous with precision timekeeping, and soon developed into the most important producer of time-measuring instruments.
High-quality mechanical stopwatches, which are produced in Hanhart's manufactory in Gütenbach in countless individual work steps, are still one of the Swiss-German watch brand's key product segments. Nowadays they are an invaluable companion at rallies, particularly for ambitious drivers of vintage cars.
In the spirit of Hanhart's long tradition of timekeeping in motorsport, the manufacturer has been present at the key vintage car events in Germany since the beginning of this season. The brand, which continues to specialise in the manufacture of precise, reliable and functional instrument watches, is the title sponsor of the Rallye Solitude Historic in Stuttgart (July) and the Jochpass Memorial in Bad Hindelang (September/October), and also sponsors major races such as the ZF Sachs Franken Classic in Bad Kissingen (June), the Württembergische Classic in Garmisch-Partenkirchen (July) and the 39. AvD Oldtimer-Grand-Prix in August at the Nürburgring. The company's own Hanhart Historic Racing Team also takes part in rallies such as the Gaisbergrennen, the Tiefenbronn Classic, the Sommer Monte, the Eggbergrennen, the Haldenhof Revival and the Heidelberg Historic with well-loved vintage cars such as a 1938 Alvis 12/70 or a 1958 Porsche 356 A. Further activities in other key markets are planned for the next few years.
