The Story between JLC and Aston Martin began a lot of time before 2005, as Aston Martin cars were equipped with Jaeger Speedometers in the years 1920’s. They share the same idea of ” Luxury”, the same approach of the work well done, a certain conception of sport, and innovation. From this co-branding, in 2005, a 1st watch was born, the Amvox I, to celebrate 2 anniversaries: The 40th Birthday of the Memovox de plongée, aka…Polaris, and the 40th Birthday of the Aston Martin DB5.
The AMVOX1 has a dial that featured Arabic numerals from 8 o’clock through to 4 o’clock, cresting the upper aspect of the dial. The arc of numerals inhabited 270° of the dial-in sympathy with the traditional speedometers gracing car dashboards in the 1920s and 1930s. No numerals featured at the most southerly hour markings. The one you see here is from 2008 and comes box, papers and service papers 2020. Ready to go speeding!