Why another post on the Jaeger LeCoultre/Aston Martin collabo??? Simple, it’s a fresher release and it’s just a sick enough collaboration to have garnered this much ink!!!
Now check this out, this beast, the AMVOX2 Transponder Rapide, is capable of helping Aston Martin Rapide owners the privilege of locking or unlocking their car by simply pressing on the sapphire watch crystal. it is the first mechanical watch developed with the ability to control access into a luxury sports car by means of a built-in micro transmitter system serves to lock and unlock the Aston Martin DBS car, while maintaining the key functions of the famous vertical-trigger mechanism equipping the pushpiece-free chronograph.
As the driver nears the car, all that’s required is for the owner to press the OPEN position on the watch glass (between 8 and 9 o’clock) in order to activate the door opening system, whereas doing the same thing on the CLOSE position between 3 and 4 o’clock will close the vehicle. By pressing simultaneously on the “OPEN” and “CLOSE” rectangles, the watch emits a signal recognised by the car as a “find me” function: the headlamps light up for several seconds, without unlocking the car, so as to enable the owner to find the car at a glance. DAMN!!! This is precisely why I posed the question “Would James Bond jump to Jaeger LeCoultre“…
a few details about the WATCH…
The AMVOX2 Rapide Transponder is issued in a version equipped with a vertical trigger device that appears for the first time in a two-tone version: the base including the lugs and crown is entirely made of satin-brushed 18-carat pink gold, while the pivoting case is crafted in brushed grade 5 titanium. The black dial of the AMVOX Rapide Transponder is fitted with a grille-type motif and bears rhodium-plated metallic numerals coated in the centre with a luminescent black substance. The movement operating indicator at 6 o’clock carries the Aston Martin wing emblem. The Rapide symbol, which is gilded as are the hands and hourmarkers,appears to be floating in the center in a window (I hate this!) revealing the ruthenium mainplate and bridges of the movement. The minute and hour chronograph counters are in aluminum.
A three-position cursor rounds off this construction. Positioned on the side of the case at 9 o’clock, this selection device locks either the whole set of chronograph controls or only the resetting device, ensuring that the functions are not accidentally started, stopped or reset by the driver’s inadvertent hand or arm motions.
Lastly, the beast is equipped with a Jaeger-LeCoultre Calibre 751E movement, with a 65-hour power reserve.
