News from the? Valle de Joux in Switzerland. Jaeger-LeCoultre proudly presents their AMVOX2 Grand Chronograph Limited Edition (ref?Q1972473) in 18 carat pink gold. Restricted to 50 pieces only and inspired by race driver?Adri n Fern ndez who started his racing?career?in 1973. Why?Adri n Fern ndez? Good question. In 2010, he became official driver for the Aston Martin Works Team and as you probably know by now, Jaeger-LeCoultre has a long term relationship with Aston Martin.
Just like the first AMVOX chronograph, this limited edition Grand Chronograph also features the vertical trigger chronograph, which means you have a single-pusher system by using the sapphire crystal. Thats right, you push the crystal to start, stop and reset the chronograph mechanism. Incredible cool, but make sure to wear racing gloves when doing so, because youll be busy wiping off finger prints all day.
As we are used from Jaeger-LeCoultre, the AMVOX2 has a very clever system using ball joints and a bunch of levers that transmit impulses to activate and de-activate the chronograph mechanism. To start and stop the chronograph, the wearer presses the crystal at 12 oclock. To reset all chronograph hands, he just presses the crystal at 6 oclock. If there is no use for recording the elapsed time, he can press the crystal at 9 oclock to lock it and again to unlock it. A three-position cursor mechanism is in place to handle these activities on 12, 6 and 9 oclock.As you can see, the watchs dial and strap include the colors of the Mexican flag,?Adri n Fern ndezs country of birth and where he started his impressive racing career. He currently lives in Lugano, Switzerland.Inside, Jaeger-LeCoultres caliber 751E movement is doing all the hard work. As mentioned above, it has also been used in other AMVOX chronograph models. The watch case of the AMVOX2 Grand Chronograph measures 44mm in diameter and is water resistant to 50 meters. The case back has Adri n Fern ndez engraved and the dial shows his initials between 7 and 8 oclock.We think the watch looks great in every aspect, including the white, green and red colored accents on the dial and in the strap. Even if you arent from Mexico (or Italy), this is a superb looking chronograph.