More Than a Timepiece: How One Final Project Keeps Börje Salming’s Legacy Alive

August 20, 2026

We’re incredibly grateful to the Toronto Guardian for joining us at the Hockey Hall of Fame and for capturing the launch of the Salming 1148 in such a meaningful way – not only as the unveiling of a watch, but as the completion of something Börje started, and the family story behind bringing it to life.

Writer Joel Levy follows the journey from Börje’s original idea with longtime friend Mats Kullenberg to the years of design, the family’s decision to continue his work, and the deeply personal details that ultimately shaped the finished watch.

Reflecting on the evening, Levy described the launch as:

“Less like the debut of a new watch than the completion of one final promise between a father, his family and a lifelong friend.”

It is a sentiment that closely reflects what the Salming 1148 has meant to everyone involved. As Anders Salming shared when speaking about seeing the finished watch:

“When I look at this watch, I think of my dad.”

From Börje’s understated approach to design to his lasting connection with Toronto, Joel Levy captures the people, history and meaning behind the Salming 1148.

Thank you to Joel Levy and the Toronto Guardian for telling the story with such care.

Read the full story in the Toronto Guardian

August 07, 2026