Jaeger-LeCoultre "Ultra-Thin" ref. 9018

Name: Jaeger-LeCoultre "Ultra-Thin" ref. 9018
Brand: Vaulted Watch
Price: 3200.00 USD
Availability: InStock

$3,200.00

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1960s · Solid 18K yellow gold · Manual cal. 818 · 34mm × 6mm · All original, Unpolished

Two hands. No seconds, no date, nothing to read but the time. A silvered dial, Roman numerals painted onto it, leaf hands gone from blue to brown over sixty years. Solid gold, thirty-four millimeters across, six thin. That's the whole watch.

Jaeger-LeCoultre built the movements inside the watches you're told to covet. The Royal Oak, the Nautilus, the Vacheron 222 all ran on its caliber 920 — made in Le Sentier, then finished and signed by everyone except the people who made it. Every JLC-powered grail on the market wears somebody else's name. This one wears its own.

Unpolished, so the case keeps the edges Jaeger-LeCoultre cut instead of the soft shoulders decades of buffing leave behind. Original dial, original hands, JL-signed crown and buckle. Small, gold, and quiet, in a market that is mostly none of the three.

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Specs

Reference 9018Year c. 1960'sMovement Cal. 818 ManualCase Size 34Crystal AcrylicLug Width 18Bracelet / Strap StrapWater Resistance Vintage - Do Not Get WetIncludes Watch Only

Condition Report

Solid 18K yellow gold case, unpolished, retaining its original sharp edges with only light surface marks consistent with age. The silvered dial is original and clean, showing minimal aging, and the leaf hands wear an honest patina, oxidized naturally from blue to brown over the decades. Acrylic crystal, presentable; JL-signed gold crown and buckle, both intact; aftermarket brown leather strap showing wear. Full service history is unknown, but the caliber 818 is running strong. All original — no polishing, no relume, no swapped parts.

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Jaeger-LeCoultre "Ultra-Thin" ref. 9018

$3,200.00

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