Jaeger-LeCoultre's Innovative AMVOX2 Watch

Jaeger-LeCoultre holds the leading position among the best manufactures of qualitative mechanical timepieces. The AMVOX2 Chronograph watch has once again demonstrated the company's outstanding innovative capabilities and great expertise.

The AMVOX2 represents an unparalleled concept watch for divers elaborated by the Jaeger-LeCoultre watch-making company. The brand's new chronograph has been supplied with a revolutionary vertical trigger mechanism. It gives a watch wearer a comfortable opportunity to start, stop and reset the chronograph just by pressing on the sapphire crystal of the watch case. Consequently, the push-buttons have become absolutely unnecessary attributes for the timepiece.

The AMVOX2 is the second watch to enter the series of timepieces which marked Jaeger-LeCoultre's partnership with Aston Martin, the prestigious sports car producer. Jérôme Lambert, the brand's CEO, compares the innovative model to intuitive driving an Aston Martin automobile.

The Innovative Chronograph Mechanism

The innovative, patented chronograph mechanism of the AMVOX2 has been inspired by the crystal engine start button featured by the Aston Martin DB9's dashboard. Jaeger-LeCoultre's watchmakers worked hard for two years to develop a patented timepiece which comprised 427 parts. It should be mentioned that 130 of them were used for the titanium and steel case measuring 44 mm in diameter, while the complex dial was assembled from 25 pieces. The case presents a refined black coating of titanium oxide sealed with silicium oxide and the luminescent black appliqué numerals around the dial to put an accent at the designer's passion for Aston Martin cars. Naturally, everybody is puzzled by the question – how the chronograph is operated. It is very simple like every ingenious creation – the timepiece's owner has to press the upper and lower parts of the sapphire watch crystal, at 12 o'clock to make the chronograph run and press it at six o'clock to make it reset.

A ball-joint system permits both the case and bezel to pivot away from the shoulders of the timepiece, putting in action a number of levers that are responsible for instant transmitting the impulses which regulate the chronograph. The 4 levers are placed on a tiny stainless steel ball bearing which also contains seven balls of 0.1 mm diameter. A selection device placed on the side of the case locks the chronograph to keep it away from accidental triggering or disengaging.

Some More AMVOX2 Details

The AMVOX2 watch is powered by Caliber 751 mechanical movement comprising 272 individual pieces (41 jewels) with vertical coupling. It features a 72-hour power reserve. The brand's watchmakers put the timepiece to 1,000 hour test and the chronograph to 400 hour test.

The AMVOX2 Chronograph timepiece reaching the price of 12,000 euros has been planned on the market since May 2006. It is being produced in a limited edition of 750 pieces available in a presentation case created particularly by hand for Aston Martin fans. The chronograph is sure to become instantly popular among Jaeger-LeCoultre connoisseurs, watch aficionados and collectors and no doubt Aston Martin owners.

To make the conclusion, the AMVOX2 watch demonstrates the ultimate achievement in the area of chronograph development. Its owner even without any degree in technology will find this sports watch very easy to use or read. It offers the simplest way to be activated and disengaged with pressuring the sapphire crystal so a car driver may keep one's eyes of the road. It is the same easy as an Aston Martin driver presses the engine start button of his car. The AMVOX2 Chronograph is a clear prove that Jaeger-LeCoultre's mechanisms are really special for such characteristic features as durability, sturdiness and accuracy.

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