Jaeger LeCoultre and Aston Marin : the definitive 007 gadget

The AMVOX2 DBS Transponder watch is one of the most exciting projects developed in the area of functional innovation in watchmaking : the first watch to allow control access to the most elegant luxury sport car.

Available for the Aston Martin DBS, the AMVOX2 DBS Transponder is produced by its watch partner, the legendary Swiss watch Jaeger-LeCoultre. A true collaboration between engineers from two distinguished brands with a collective history of innovation and elegance, the AMVOX2 DBS Transponder is a modern timepiece that truly demonstrates Aston Martin's core values and Jaeger-LeCoultre’s mastery of high watchmaking.

Jaeger-LeCoultre has created a timepiece that is entirely functional yet discreet, a masterpiece of miniaturization and engineering that not only functions as a chronograph but as a key, making it the ultimate car accessory.

The 18-carat pink gold AMVOX DBS Transponder watch is a landmark in chronograph design that integrates a transponder circuit into the body of the watch that can open and close the doors on the Aston Martin supercar. The device took some 18 months to develop, but operation is simple : touch the glass between 8 and 9 o'clock to open the doors, between 3 and 4 to close them.

The case and dial of the AMVOX2 DBS Transponder are highly detailed, featuring a suspended metallic grey DBS symbol, a discrete Aston Martin emblem on the movement operating indicator and ruthenium grey bridges, satin finish and a black dial that all evoke the DBS's instrument panel. The outer dial ring also has an opening that reveals the internal mechanisms of the chronograph and transponder functions, an allusion to the exposed brake callipers visible behind the sporting wheel rims of the DBS car.

The AMVOX DBS Transponder will be officially unveiled at the Paris show in October 2008 and will be available starting to December 2008 exclusively to Aston Martin dealers at 27.500 euros.

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