The renowned Swiss watchmaker Jaeger-LeCoultre has designed the perfect Bond watch for the owners of the Aston-Martin DBS, which besides keeping its basic function of tracking time can also control access to your luxury car. The AMVOX2 DBS Transponder watch has been designed as a technological partner for the V12-powered DBS. The watchmaker upstaged all the advances with this unique timepiece, which is a fusion of traditional watchmaking expertise and high-tech engineering. The chronograph integrates the transponder circuit into its body, serving to lock and unlock the luxury sports car, while maintaining the functions of its famous vertical-trigger mechanism. As the driver nears the car, all he needs to do is 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.

The case and dial of the AMVOX2 DBS Transponder are highly detailed, featuring a suspended metallic gray DBS symbol, a discrete Aston Martin emblem on the movement operating indicator and ruthenium gray 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. Jerome Lambert, chief Executive Officer of Jaeger-Le-Coultre said: “This is one of the most exciting projects our team has developed in the area of functional innovation in watchmaking. The collaboration with all levels of the Aston Martin organization has been deep and exhilarating, and no doubt this transpires in the breakthrough nature and design of the AMVOX2 DBS Transponder itself.” The masterpiece is the result of over 18 months of dedicated work by Jaeger-Le-Coultre.

The luxurious timepiece will be available for €27.500, as of December 2008.

Thanks, Mark!

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