Jaeger-LeCoultre first AMVOX to combine the chronograph and a world time Amvox V

15 april 2010 - source Jaeger-LeCoultre

Jaeger-LeCoultre AMVOX V

The AMVOX5 World Chronograph opens a new chapter in the partnership between Jaeger-LeCoultre and Aston Martin, and continues to combine horological expertise and automobile performance in a refined manner.

By selecting a city on the turning flange, instant visualisation of the time in any of the world's 24 time zones is possible at any moment. With a nod to the watch's automobile lineage, London is replaced by the town of Gaydon in Warwickshire, where Aston Martin's headquarters and factory are located.
With luminescent white indicators and numerals in the 270° display that has become a classic feature of the AMVOX collection, the partially open dial bears markings inspired by the radiator grille of a sports car. The time elapsed on the chronograph function is read on the central second hand and on the two 30-minute and 12-hour counters. The finishing touch is a movement operating indication that is visible through a dial opening at 6 o'clock, adorned with the famous Aston Martin winged emblem.

A splendid piece of mechanics, the Jaeger-LeCoultre 752 calibre that drives the AMVOX5 is exceptional in its precision and its resilience. In accordance with pure horological tradition, the hronograph, with its column wheel and vertical trigger, features a winding mechanism on lubricant-free ceramic ball bearings, a large variable inertia balance and laser-welded balance spring, all of which ensure its reliability.
This all-terrain calibre is inserted in a case made of high-tech ceramic combined with titanium and 18 carat pink gold. Completely integrated into the Jaeger-LeCoultre Manufacture, its production relies on some of the same innovative techniques and processes which are used in the aeronautical and medical sectors. Made by compacting yttrium oxides mixed with a binder and a small proportion of zirconium oxide under high pressure, the compound is then subjected to a temperature of 2,000°C. After fluoroscopic testing for homogeneity, the ceramic block is then shaped using special diamond-tipped tools. The intensely black case weighs much less than steel, yet is twice as hard, giving the AMVOX5 World Chronograph its infallible resistance.

The AMVOX5 World Chronograph will only be made in a limited series: 300 with a ceramic and titanium case, and 200 with a ceramic and 18 carat pink gold case.

A sure hit with car racing enthusiasts, two Racing models will be made in ceramic and titanium, with a black or white dial, each in a limited series of 100. Inspired by the performance of the meteoric LMP1 Aston Martin Racing prototype, these timepieces feature chronographic counters executed in carbon fibre, punctuated with a flash of orange on the world time disc, the chronographic second hand and the overstitching on the calfskin leather strap.

Technical description

- Calibre Jaeger-LeCoultre 752, self winding, 2,800 vibrations per hour, 65 hours of power reserve, 41 rubies, 279 pieces, 5.6 mm in height, 22 carats weight in pink gold. Ruthenium-plated movement bridges and plate
- Water resistance: 5 atm
- Case: 44 mm in diameter, 15.2 mm high, high-tech ceramic combined with grade 5 titanium or 18 carat pink gold
- Functions: hour, minute, operating indicator, chronograph (central second hand, 30-minute counter, 60-minute counter), world time (instant reading of 24 time zones), date
- Limited series
- Calfskin leather, alcantara-lined pilot style strap

More about the Amvox 5 and its first presentation at the championship race on the Paul Ricard circuit (Le Castellet) click here