amanico[JLC Moderator]
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Jaeger Lecoultre Amvox III Boutique Edition.
Oct 16, 2018,01:18 AM
When the first Amvox III was unveiled in 2008 with its 44 mm ceramic rose gold case, I had mixed feelings about it.
I was the happy owner of the Amvox I and II, and I was not very happy to see that if I wanted to add the III in my collection, I had to make some important financial efforts, as the watch was retailed a bit above 40, 000 Euros.
Indeed, it was a huge jump in price for the Amvox line. Therefore, a tourbillon in a sports watch made me wonder if it was a good concept.
But I liked its cool look, inspired, young, and the fact that it borrowed its rotor from the Master Compressor Extreme Lab One.
In 2010 or 2011, came the Amvox III ceramic platinum. Colder than the ceramic rose gold version, but more my taste. BUT... even more expensive than the ceramic rose gold!
In 2011, came a very small batch of Amvox III, in ceramic titanium, with some orange touches here and there. More sporty than the two others, very cool, and 35, 000 Euros, this time.
This is the one I want to show you, here.
Here you have a Tourbillon, a GMT, a date ( same system than the Master Tourbillon introduced in 2006, with a jump over the tourbillon between 31 and 1 ) an AM / PM indicator, and the small seconds.
The Extreme Lab One rotor with its weight in platinum.
Its dynamic look, and, cherry on the cake, its strap made in alcantara which is very comfortable.
If I didn't have to replace my Duometre à Chronographe, I would have probably jumped on that one, which is, in my opinion, the last good Amvox watch made.
Still, when I think of all these Amvox, my favorite remains the Amvox II, my biggest love affair.
But this " III " is still in my mind.
What do you think about the Amvox III in general, and this Boutique Edition in particular?
Best,
Nicolas