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A pleasureful new arrival - First impressions of my Habring2 Felix Doppel Split Seconds Chronograph
Friends, some of you may have read the nice featured Salon QP article by
Magnus (aka Ornatus Mundi) about the newest child of the small,
independent Austrian manufacture Habring2, synonymus for
the last name of Richard & Maria. -
- If you want to read Magnus Habring2’s preview QP article, here the
- search text: Salon QP: Habring2 previews the Doppel-Felix, their
- new, own Split Seconds Chronograph.
You can find it Here
Here some initial lines of the Habring product overview & excerpted mission statement:
They are a relatively young (since 2004) brand, but they already have been
writing their own history, eg by developing Austria‘s first ever wristwatch movement
or by reinventing the deat-beat seconds device.
They also have won as the first independent Brand Geneva‘s prestigious
Grand Prix d‘horologerie de Geneve three times in a row.
Enough of Intro here:
If you want to read more about them, look for habring2.com ( hope that’s
still within Forum rules) or/and read Magnus‘ above mentiined rather recent article
about their newest child within their portfolio: the Doppel Felix Split Second
Chronograph ( or Rattrapente Chronograph complication), which they
very recently have introduced.
I already have been the proud and happy owner of one of their newer
models, the Erwin Jumping Second, a very classic and non-obtrusive 3-hands
time only watch, I meanwhile dearly love, after I had them make one for me in
last year‘s third quarter. - A really fine watch, not more, no less..
- I subsequently was immediately taken by this new offering of the Doppel Felix
Split second Chronograph model in their excellent Independent quality in a super
attractive design package, IMHO.
Please find below one of their own photos, with the 2 models the
Doppel Felix comes and my own new child overlaid.
The new Doppel Felix Split Seconds Chronograph (lower) & the Erwin Jumping Sec (upper)
Here my newest 2018 arrival, for me a real pleasure..
them, arriving just last week, making me the happy owner of what I think
is a truly fine Chronograph, from case to movement, from dial to function.
The one I chose, is the one with the telemeter scale ( there is one other model for
date instead), coming in a dark grey dial color. That dial plate is made of silver
galvanized metal and it renders 3 different surface finishes: there is circular
brushing at the outer bezel, which hosts the telemeter scale, the central dial
plate part is with vertical brushing and not to forget, the lower sunken counters
with the circular finish. The hour markers are plated & applied in rose gold,
same color as the hands.
That superbly executed dial design is very attractive, and if you look at the
Telemeter scale, there also is a darker groove between that one and the inner
minuterie scaling. - The other effects are variable, dependent in part on the
angle and intensity of light rays; sometimes by tilting the dial, the indices
will vary their color from red gold to black, or in essence into their
negative, a feature I find truly attractive and lively for that aspect of an
alluring dial presentation, just by changing bits and angle of different light rays.
There is the Stop Second hand out of the center and also the Rattrapente one;
likewise in RG the minute & hour hands. The counter @ 9 is for the small
running sec and the one @ 3 the 30min Chronometer counter. Both are
with circular finish, as mentioned above.
Otherwise, it‘s a 42mm ss case, with 2 pushers: one @ 2 for start /stop / reset
of the Chrono and one @10 for the Rattrapente hand.
It truly wears very attractively, the 42mm for me is a perfect size, it is
sitting comfortably on the wrist and a true pleasure to look down on it,
and to indulge oneself into the charm of light on this attractive piece.
Now, not to forget & to just finish up, here some pics, of my newest arrival
in my stables. I must say, it‘s one of those cases where the arriving surprise
and features really surpassed my expectations.
Their in-house A11R movement
An attractive package, IMO
On the dark dial with shades of grey are contrasted by the RG indices & hands
Sitting nicely on the wrist
There are three different finishes: outer brushed Telemeter scale, inner minuterie and central vertical brush
Slight tilting towards light can transform the indices into their black negative
Simply love the dark grey contrasted & very legible dial
Here again the effect of a changed light ray ( Credit pic: Ornatus Mundi)
- I do & in fact, quite a lot..
- Welcome to my stables,
Habring2 - Doppel Felix Split Seconds Chronograph !
Cheers & Best to all,
This message has been edited by Ornatus-Mundi on 2018-03-12 13:18:24
A pleasureful new arrival - First impressions of my Habring2 Felix Doppel Split Seconds Chronograph
With special pleasure, my friend !.. It’s actually not that easy to catch well all the brush patterns..
Congratulations on the new acquisition and wear it in good health.
Huge Congrats 👏🏼
Congratulations, dear HS
Hello, dear CC !.. Yes, the moment I saw the first pics, I was really taken.. & the result in fact exceeds my expectations. :))
Huge congrats on this wonderful addition!
Thx a lot, dear Alkiro for kind looking & your nice words !.. & Yes, I also have rather few..
I'm super excited to see this is the metal
Congrats HS
What a beautiful Habring, HS111!
Thx kindly, K for your nice sentiment !.. & Yes, truly like, how it has turned out.. One of those
Hey my friend, how did I miss this one ?
