Independents

Maria Kristina and Richard Habring surprised me at Salon QP with their new model, the Habring2 Doppel-Felix , which (i) unsurprisingly is a split seconds chronograph, and (ii) aptly demonstrates the future proof construction of their in-house calbre A11: ...  

I look forward to seeing the production version. Thanks for posting. Cheers, John

What a beauty! Thanks a lot Magnus for the report. Perfect as always! The color of the hands issue is not an issue at all - for me. Because in my opinion it IS consistent in 95% of all cases ;-). Ok the rattrapante hand is also golden, but it is behind th... 

That's a nice little chronograph! I expect they will get some push back from folks around the (pointer) date indication version, as it sort of defeats the purpose of the chronograph not to have a scale, but I do see the inner scale marks, and frankly thin... 

Though, there are markers on the inner-ring on that version, so I suppose you can at least time in 60 second increments. I'm just surprised there is no scale given it is a split second chrono, which places extra emphasis on the chronograph portion of the ... 

Got to try both of them and I really like the date pointer ...  

awesome

.. which however only will be next summer.. Excellent presentation & product !.. Bravo to both Habrings !! A great afficionado tic-tac.. Best, hs

This is a real looker.

I own an Erwin so I am also a fan of the Habrings. Btw what is the thickness of this new model?

I tried to see them at QP, but every time I walked past they were already talking to people... If I had known that this is the result... I would have hung around a bit longer! I can't wait to see one in the flesh. Great report and pics Magnus. Cheers Andr... 

for me, 42mm is the absolute max i can wear on my wrist. the thickness of the doppel 3 is the only reason why i don’t own it yet. if the doppel felix is thinner, i think my wallet is in trouble...