Determining the year of manufacture from the serial number of Rolex products

Serial list

We will explain the serial number list for Rolex products. We will explain the products in an easy-to-understand manner even for first-time users.

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How to determine the production year of a Rolex watch from its serial number

It is said that the approximate year of manufacture of a Rolex can be determined from the serial number.
Although it is unofficial, it is possible to match the serial number and production year for Rolex watches made before 2010.

Serial numbers only

serial Year of manufacture
21691~ 1927
23969~ 1928
24747~ 1928
28290~ 1930
29312~ 1932
29933~ 1933
30823~ 1934
35365~ 1935
37596~ 1936
40920~ 1937
43739~ 1938
71224~ 1939
99775~ 1940
106047~ 1941
143509~ 1942
230873~ 1943
269561~ 1944
302459~ 1945
387216~ 1946
529163~ 1947
628840~ 1948
710776~ 1951
840396~ 1952
929426~ 1953
937170~ 1954
941699~ 1953
952892~ 1954
955466~ 1953
282632~ 1955
139,400~ 1956
321884~ 1957
360171~ 1958
693808~ 1960
763663~ 1962
985015~ 1964
1259699~ 1965
1871000~ 1966
2163900~ 1967
2426800~ 1968
2689700~ 1969
2952600~ 1970
3215500~ 1971
3478400~ 1972
3741300~ 1973
4004200~ 1974
4267100~ 1975
4538000~ 1976
5,008,000~ 1977
5482000~ 1978
5,958,000~ 1979
6434000~ 1980
6910000~ 1981
7,386,000~ 1982
7862000~ 1983
8338000~ 1984
881400~ 1985
9290000~ 1986
9766000~ 1987
9999999~ 1987

List of serial numbers beginning with an alphabet

serial Year of manufacture
R000001~ 1987-1988
L000001~ 1989-1990
E000001~ 1990-1991
X000001~ 1991
N000001~ 1991
C000001~ 1992
S000001~ 1993
W000001~ 1994-1995
T000001~ 1996
U000001~ 1997
A000001~ 1998-1999
P000001~ 2000
K000001~ 2001
Y000001~ 2002
F000001~ 2003-2004
D000001~ 2005
Z000001~ 2006
M000001~ 2007-2008
V000001~ 2009
G000001~ 2010

The management by alphabetical serial number ended with the G number in 2010.
Then, the system changed to a random serial number with letters between the numbers, which is still used today.

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