1960s Jaeger-LeCoultre 9029 Ellipse – Refined Oval Elegance

A beautiful example of late-1960s dress watch design, this Jaeger-LeCoultre Ref. 9029 captures the maison’s talent for understated sophistication. The slim oval case features elegant proportions and a subtle filigree bezel, giving the watch a timeless and distinctive presence on the wrist.

The golden sunburst dial remains untouched and perfectly balanced with clean stick hour markers, emphasizing clarity and refinement. Inside beats the in-house manual-wind Caliber 818/2 — a high-grade movement that reflects Jaeger-LeCoultre’s reputation as the “watchmaker’s watchmaker.”

Highly wearable and increasingly sought after, the Ref. 9029 is a refined vintage dress watch that transitions effortlessly from formal to everyday wear.

- wrist size in our picture is 18cm circumference -

DIAL:

• original never touched golden sunburst dial in flawless condition
• original hands and blue sapphire cabochon crown
  

STRAP & BUCKLE:

• Dark brown GOLDAMMER Kardinal leather strap fitting up to 20 cm wrist size / 2 mm thick
• gold plated JLC buckle

CASE:

• excellent overall condition, showing very minor traces of use
• 3- body 18k stainless steel case with snap-on case back
  
• 29 mm (without crown) / 38 mm (lug-to-lug) / 17 mm (between lugs) / 7.5 mm thick
• year: late 1960s
  
• total weight: 29 g
• Ref.: 9029

MOVEMENT:

• Jaeger LeCoultre Cal. 818/2 - manual
  
• professionally serviced 11/2025
• +9 sec/d / 290°

BOX & PAPERS:

• GOLDAMMER certificate of authenticity & service documentation card
• GOLDAMMER box

GOLDAMMER REFERENCE: #1313