FantasticWatch - Rolex Serial Numbers - Date of Manufacture of Rolex Watch

Rolex Watch Serial Number - Date of Manufacture

This information is provided for determining the APPROXIMATE age of your rolex watch. The bracelet needs to be removed to view the serial and model number which are between the lugs at 12 o'clock and 6 o'clock. There is no serial number inside the case. Match the serial number with the date.
Watches were not necessarily sold in the exact order of manufactured date.
Several serial number series are made simultaneously by Rolex.

In 1953, Rolex serial numbers approached 999,999. They started over again and the serial numbers again started with 100,001. Rolex also engraved the inside of the case backs with Roman numerals to make a distinction from the earlier series (re: I, II, III, IV ).
Again in the 1960's the serial numbers reached 999,999 and Rolex initiated a 7 digit serial number.

Rolex have stated that the letter designations are not firm indicators of a watch's manufacturing date, as some lettering codes were used concurrently. Since more Submariners & Datejusts are manufactured than Oyster Perpetual Date and non date watches, the cases & lettering codes are used more quickly for the two former models than for the latter. Only Rolex in Switzerland keeps a record of the exact date on which any watch was actually produced.

7 digit Serial # located at 6 o'clock between the lugs

4, 5, or 6 digit Model #located at 12 o'clock between the lugs

Year	Rolex Serial Number	Year	Rolex Serial Number
1925	25000	1968	2426800
1926	28000	1969	2689700
1927	30430	1970	2952600
1928	32960	1971	3215500
1929	35390	1972	3478400
1930	37820	1973	3741300
1931	40250	1974	4004200
1932	42680	1975	4267100
1934	45000	1976	4539000
1935	63000	1977	5006000
1936	81000	1978	5482000
1937	99000	1979	5958000
1938	117000	1980	6434000
1939	135000	1981	6910000
1940	164600	1982	7386000
1941	194200	1983	7862000
1942	223800	1984	8338000
1943	253400	1985	8814000
1944	283000	1986	9290000
1945	348100	1987	9766000
1946	413200	1987-1988	9999999
1947	478300	1987-1989	R000000
1948	543400	1989-1990	L000000
1949	608500	1990-1992	E000000
1950	673600	1991-1993	X000000
1951	738700	1992-1993	N000000
1952	803800	1992-1994	C000000
1953	950000	1993-1995	S000000
1954	999999	1995-1997	W000000
1955	200000	1996-1997	T000000
1956	400000	1998-1999	U000000
1957	600000	2000-2001	A000000
1958	800000	2001-2002	P000000
1959	1100000	2002-2003	K000000
1960	1402000	2003-2004	Y000000
1961	1480000	2004-2005	F000000
1962	1558000	2006-2007	D000000
1963	1636000	2007	Z000000
1964	1714000	2007-2008	M000000
1965	1792000	2008-2009	V000000
1966	1871000
1967	2163900

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