Meanwhile, we learn a bit about why Avice and the similes drift apart, what Avice did to cross CalVin, her doppel-lovers.

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And the technology still exists, allowing Cal to once again have a doppel, albeit in the form of the pathetic, sniveling Ez.

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The Doppel 2.0 is an updated, streamlined version of the first democratized split-seconds chronograph, hand-built by the man who did the democratizing.

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Oh, and Habring 2 expects to make only 20 Doppel 2.0s this year, so not only is this watch historically important and technically brilliant, it is also rather rare.

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Cal is left sundered from his doppel.

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