The sports car manufacturer Aston Martin and fine watch manufacturer Jaeger-LeCoultre, have developed a revolutionary timepiece, resulting in the closest bond of high-tech engineering and the most innovative horological expertise. The AMVOX2 DBS Transponder allows Jaeger-LeCoultre’s watch and Aston Martin’s DBS to interact like never before. With the AMVOX2 Transponder, a mechanical and electronic hybrid, the Manufacture Jaeger-LeCoultre presents the latest result of its partnership with British sports car marque AstonMartin. The owners of a AMVOX2 Transponder watch, which was unveiled at Baselworld 2014, can actually lock or unlock your Aston Martin or help you find your car by turning on the headlights. Housed in a 44mm titanium case, the AMVOX2 Transponder is a unique mechanical and electronic hybrid. The dial features the traditional hours and minutes, but also features the transponder mechanism. The driver can activate the remote lock/unlock function on any current model of Aston Martin via a micro-transmitter built into the double case-back of the watch. The antenna of the system is visible on the dial between 4 and 8 o’clock. A thermal vapour deposition beneath the watch glass means that a light touch on the “Open” or “Close” sensor is all that is needed to lock or unlock the Aston Martin and light up the headlights. The dial also features a central chronograph hand, 30-minute and 12-hour counters, a date window at 5 o’clock and an aperture at 6 o’clock where an Aston Martin logo on the Calibre 751E can be seen spinning on its axis at the rate of once a minute. Rather than the traditional stop/start pushers on the right side of the case, this timepiece features the AMVOX2′s signature vertical-trigger start, stop and reset system via the watch glass for the chronograph function.