Habring² Doppel-Felix Stainless Steel w/ Silver Dial - Serial #33 (Pre-Owned)

The Habring² Doppel-Felix represents a significant milestone in independent watchmaking, embodying the life's work of Richard and Maria Habring. This specific model serves as the culmination of Richard Habring’s career-defining innovation: the split-seconds chronograph. While he famously democratized the rattrapante mechanism during his tenure at IWC in the 1990s, the Doppel-Felix signifies the full maturation of that concept, housed for the first time entirely within the brand's proprietary architecture.

Operating this timepiece requires a different sequence than a standard two-button chronograph, as the primary controls are consolidated into a single button. To begin timing an event, the chronograph is activated by pressing the primary pusher located at the two o'clock position. This single firm press starts both the central chronograph seconds hand and the split-seconds hand simultaneously. As they move together around the dial, the sub-dial at the three o'clock position will begin to record elapsed minutes.

If you wish to record an intermediate time or the time of a second competitor without stopping the entire timing sequence, you use the secondary pusher located at the ten o'clock position on the left side of the case. Pressing this button will stop the split-seconds hand in its tracks, allowing you to read the split time while the primary chronograph seconds hand continues to run. Pressing the ten o'clock pusher a second time will cause the split hand to instantly "catch up" and rejoin the primary seconds hand, where they will continue to rotate in unison.

The reverse side reveals the in-house Calibre A11RD which operates at 4 Hz and carries a power reserve of 48 Hours. The "Doppel" (German for double) refers to the split-seconds complication, widely considered one of the most difficult mechanisms to manufacture. It allows the wearer to time two concurrent events of different durations—a feat controlled here by a distinct pusher configuration. The movement is a mono-pusher chronograph, meaning a single button at the 2 o'clock position handles the start, stop, and reset functions, while the button at 10 o'clock actuates the split-second hand.

The Stainless Steel case measures 42mm x 14mm x 52mm lug-to-lug and is in excellent condition. Furnished on an OEM grey Assolutamente strap with pin buckle and an additional alligator strap with stainless steel deployant buckle. Complete with Box & Papers dated 12/27/2022.

This watch received a service at the Habring² Atelier in Austria March 2026.

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