Jaeger-LeCoultre AMVOX 7 Watch

Jaeger-LeCoultre announces the seventh version of their Aston Martin automobile collaboration watches with the AMVOX 7 Chronograph. It marks eight years of working together with the auto maker on a watch which began with the kitschy idea of having a function that allows you to lock and unlock your Aston Martin car with a luxury watch. Moving forward, the AMVOX collection has become more of a Jaeger-LeCoultre racing themed sport timepiece range. The AMVOX collection has been one I am keenly aware of because if there is anything I like better than a Jaeger-LeCoultre watch, it is a modern looking sport Jaeger-LeCoultre watch. I don't love all the AMVOX family timepieces, but the new 7 is certainly a good looker.

There are a couple of really cool features on the JLC AMVOX 7 Chronograph watch. First is the chronograph which uses the crystal as the chronograph pushers. This feature was actually introduced in 2005, but I like it better in the AMVOX 7. Here is how it works. First you'll see a lever on the left side of the watch case. That locks or unlocks the chronograph triggers under the crystal. Locked, the crystal will not move. With the chronograph unlocked you press on the top of the crystal near 12 o'clock to start and stop the chronograph, while a press at 6 o'clock acts as the reset pusher. While this feature is destined to attract a lot of fingerprints, it is a damn neat system.