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.
Handling brand
- ROLEX
Rolex Cartier
Cartier OMEGA
OMEGA PATEK PHILIPPE
PATEK PHILIPPE AUDEMARS PIGUET
AUDEMARS PIGUET Breguet
Breguet ROGER DUBUIS
ROGER DUBUIS A.LANGE & SOHNE
Lange & Söhne HUBLOT
HUBLOT FRANCK MULLER
FRANCK MULLER CHANEL
CHANEL HARRY WINSTON
HARRY WINSTON JAEGER LE COULTRE
JAEGER LE COULTRE IWC
IWC PANERAI
PANERAI BREITLING
BREITLING TAG HEUER
TAG HEUER Van Cleef & Arpels
Van Cleef & Arpels HERMES
Hermes Chopard
Chopard ZENITH
Zenith DAMIANI
Damiani TUDOR
Tudor (Tudor) TIFFANY&Co.
Tiffany PIAGET
Piaget BOUCHERON
Boucheron BVLGARI
BVLGARI RICHARD MILLE
Richard Mille