Time to open an Aston Martin DBS
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This is cool. A joint project with a major Swiss horologist and a top British supercar maker, the Jaeger-LeCoultre AMVOX2 DBS Transponder can lock or unlock the doors of an Aston Martin DBS. Eighteen months in the making, it’s the first watch with the ability to control access to a luxury sports car.
A transponder is integrated into the body of the watch. On approaching his or her DBS, the wearer just presses the sapphire crystal glass between 8 and 9 to open the door. To lock it, the glass is pressed between 3 and 4 as the owner saunters away. The watch is available from Aston Martin dealers when one buys his or her very own DBS ($265,000). Neither company has mentioned how much this clever chronograph costs, which is a worrisome sign. But DBS owners presumably don’t have to worry about such trifles.