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Rolex serial number is an identifying code engraved in every Rolex between the lugs or in the rehaut at 6 o'clock. If you don't know where, take a look to where is Rolex Serial Number?. With the following table and the Rolex serial number. Locating Your Serial Numbers You will find the serial number of your watch at the 6 o'clock position either between the lugs or on the rehaut (inner bezel near dial). Opposite the watch case at the 12 o'clock position you'll find the model numbers again between the lugs on the rehaut.
What Year Is My Rolex
Find The Rolex Model Number The model number is found on the side of the watch case at the 12 o' clock position. As with the serial number, the bracelet must be detached from the 12 o' clock side of the case. For instructions on removing the bracelet, email us or call 855-256-0100 to speak with a Rolex expert.
Rolex Serial Numbers..
Rolex watches feature two sets of identification numbers..
a Serial Number and a Case Reference Number.
On modern Oyster cases (excluding the OysterQuartz),
these numbers are engraved between the lugs,
hidden behind the end pieces (as shown in the images below).
ABOVE: Around 2005, Rolex started engraving the Case's Serial Number into the inside edge of the case (at the 6 o'clock position, under the crystal and below the bezel), also known as the rehaut, as shown in these images, which were taken at BASELWORLD 2005, in Switzerland in early April. BELOW: A close-up view of the same watch, you can clearly see the Serial Number |
A Brief Explanation of the Rolex Serial Numbering System..
Around this same time, Rolex had initiated another dating system--They stamped the inside of the case back with a code consisting of a Roman numeral and two numbers. The Roman numerals were I, II, III, IV, which represented which quarter of the year the watch was produced. The numbers simply represented the two-digit year in which the watch was produced. Therefore, the code 'III 53' would represent the 3rd quarter (i.e. July-September) of 1953--this code continued until around 1970. Please note, some examples (primarily from around 1959), did feature the Roman Numeral and a 4-digit year (i.e. 'ii 1959'). Youtube region block bypass. In the early 1960s, Rolex once again reached the 999,999 mark, but this time added a 7th digit and continued into the 'millions' until mid 1987, when the numbering reached 9,999,999. At this time, Rolex elected to start numbering with a letter prefix (e.g. R000001). The system started with the letter 'R', whcih was then subsequently followed by L-E-X. Thus spelling out the word 'ROLEX' with the 'O' being omitted, to help avert any possible confusion with the number '0'. This sequence continued through November 1991, when a new numbering system was introduced utilizing the letters N, C and S, which took them through 1993. In 1994, Rolex started yet another sequence with the letters: W, T and U, then A, P, and K in subsequent years, followed by Y, F, D, Z, M, V and then G in 2010. Please note, during the 1990s and 2000s, it is estimated that Rolex produced around around 1 million watches per year. Coincidentally, the numbering sequence of any particular Letter from this system (e.g. V000001 to V999999), would in fact also be 1 million serial numbers, and worked well with this system. It is worth mentioning that Rolex would not cease a letter prefix run at the end of a given calendar year, but would continue a letter run until all numbers were used before changing the prefix code. Therefore, letter prefixes could end at random times of the year, and did not start or stop at the beginning or end of a calendar year. Then, later in 2010, they scrapped the entire system and implemented a brand new 'Random' numbering system, in which each watch is issued a (unique) 8-digit 'Random' number consisting of numbers and letters. An example of this number would be something like '16G9L7F4' and could start with either a letter or number. This offers them a seemingly endless numbering system by which they could continue indefinitely. Figuring 8 digits with a possible 36 characters (26 letters and 10 numbers) per digit, gives them over 2 Trillion (2,821,109,907,456 to be exact) possible serial numbers. Even if they were to omit the letters 'O' and 'I', to help avert any possible confusion with the numbers '0' and '1' (as they did in the previous numbering system), that would still give them 1,785,793,904,896 possible combinations. While this This also offers Rolex an opportunity to keep the exact year of manufacture for any particular watch a secret. Something that has come back to haunt them for some time now. Therefore, only Rolex knows exactly when any particular watch was made and they aren't talking.
A Tudor (work in progress) Serial Number List is included at the bottom of this page.. Please Note: John E. Brozek, InfoQuest Publishing, Inc. and this website are in no way associated with Rolex USA, nor any of its associated companies. John E. Brozek does not now, nor has he EVER worked for the Rolex Watch Company or any of its subsidiaries. The information provided on this page is solely the work of the author and has not been reviewed or authorized by Rolex USA. Furthermore, the publishers have received no help from Rolex USA, nor any of its associated companies or any serving employees. |
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Rolex Serial Number Lookup Authenticity
Serial Numbers by Date of Manufacture.
'Round Number' Serial Number List
20000 ...............1927 |
22500 ...............1928 |
25000 ...............1929 |
26500 ...............1930 |
28000 ...............1931 |
28500 ...............1932 |
29000 ...............1933 |
32000 ...............1934 |
35000 ...............1935 |
37000 ...............1936 |
40000 ...............1937 |
55000 ...............1938 |
71000 ...............1939 |
90000 ...............1940 |
106000 ...............1941 |
150000 ...............1942 |
230000 ...............1943 |
270000 ...............1944 |
302000 ...............1945 |
400000 ...............1946 |
529000 ...............1947 |
570000 ...............1948 |
600000 ...............1949 |
650000 ...............1950 |
700000 ...............1951 |
800000 ...............1952 |
900000 ..............1953 |
10000 to 300000 .....1953 to 1957 (At this time Rolex started the numbering system back at 10000. This time period also saw the start of the 'Roman Numeral' dating system explained above.) |
350000 ...............1958 |
400000 ..............1959 |
550000 ...............1960 |
700000 ..............1961 |
800000 ...............1962 |
900000 ..............1963 |
1000000 ...............1964 |
1200000 ..............1965 |
1400000 ...............1966 |
1600000 ..............1967 |
1850000 ...............1968 |
2300000 ..............1969 |
2500000 ...............1970 |
2900000 ..............1971 |
3300000 ...............1972 |
3750000 ..............1973 |
3900000 ...............1974 |
4250000 ..............1975 |
4500000 ...............1976 |
5000000 .............1977 |
5400000 ...............1978 |
5950000 .............1979 |
6400000 ...............1980 |
7000000 .............1981 |
7350000 ...............1982 |
7750000 .............1983 |
8100000 ...............1984 |
8600000 .............1985 |
9000000 ...............1986 |
9500000 .............1987 (Start of the letter prefix system.) R000001 .............1987 |
L000001 .............1989 |
E000001 .............1990 |
X000001 .............1991 |
N000001 .............1991 |
C000001 .............1992 |
S000001 .............1993 |
W000001 .............1994 |
T000001 .............1996 |
U000001 .............1997 |
A000001 .............1998 |
P000001 .............2000 |
K000001 .............2001 |
Y000001 .............2002 |
F000001 .............2003 Also started engraving the serial number inside the bezel (under the crystal) |
D000001 .............2005 |
Z000001 .............2006 |
M000001 .............2007 |
V000001 .............2008 |
G000001 ..........Mid 2010 |
Random Numbers ..Late 2010 to present (Now features 8-digits instead of 7) |
How Old Is My Rolex
What Year Is My Rolex
Find The Rolex Model Number The model number is found on the side of the watch case at the 12 o' clock position. As with the serial number, the bracelet must be detached from the 12 o' clock side of the case. For instructions on removing the bracelet, email us or call 855-256-0100 to speak with a Rolex expert.
Rolex Serial Numbers..
Rolex watches feature two sets of identification numbers..
a Serial Number and a Case Reference Number.
On modern Oyster cases (excluding the OysterQuartz),
these numbers are engraved between the lugs,
hidden behind the end pieces (as shown in the images below).
ABOVE: Around 2005, Rolex started engraving the Case's Serial Number into the inside edge of the case (at the 6 o'clock position, under the crystal and below the bezel), also known as the rehaut, as shown in these images, which were taken at BASELWORLD 2005, in Switzerland in early April. BELOW: A close-up view of the same watch, you can clearly see the Serial Number |
A Brief Explanation of the Rolex Serial Numbering System..
Around this same time, Rolex had initiated another dating system--They stamped the inside of the case back with a code consisting of a Roman numeral and two numbers. The Roman numerals were I, II, III, IV, which represented which quarter of the year the watch was produced. The numbers simply represented the two-digit year in which the watch was produced. Therefore, the code 'III 53' would represent the 3rd quarter (i.e. July-September) of 1953--this code continued until around 1970. Please note, some examples (primarily from around 1959), did feature the Roman Numeral and a 4-digit year (i.e. 'ii 1959'). Youtube region block bypass. In the early 1960s, Rolex once again reached the 999,999 mark, but this time added a 7th digit and continued into the 'millions' until mid 1987, when the numbering reached 9,999,999. At this time, Rolex elected to start numbering with a letter prefix (e.g. R000001). The system started with the letter 'R', whcih was then subsequently followed by L-E-X. Thus spelling out the word 'ROLEX' with the 'O' being omitted, to help avert any possible confusion with the number '0'. This sequence continued through November 1991, when a new numbering system was introduced utilizing the letters N, C and S, which took them through 1993. In 1994, Rolex started yet another sequence with the letters: W, T and U, then A, P, and K in subsequent years, followed by Y, F, D, Z, M, V and then G in 2010. Please note, during the 1990s and 2000s, it is estimated that Rolex produced around around 1 million watches per year. Coincidentally, the numbering sequence of any particular Letter from this system (e.g. V000001 to V999999), would in fact also be 1 million serial numbers, and worked well with this system. It is worth mentioning that Rolex would not cease a letter prefix run at the end of a given calendar year, but would continue a letter run until all numbers were used before changing the prefix code. Therefore, letter prefixes could end at random times of the year, and did not start or stop at the beginning or end of a calendar year. Then, later in 2010, they scrapped the entire system and implemented a brand new 'Random' numbering system, in which each watch is issued a (unique) 8-digit 'Random' number consisting of numbers and letters. An example of this number would be something like '16G9L7F4' and could start with either a letter or number. This offers them a seemingly endless numbering system by which they could continue indefinitely. Figuring 8 digits with a possible 36 characters (26 letters and 10 numbers) per digit, gives them over 2 Trillion (2,821,109,907,456 to be exact) possible serial numbers. Even if they were to omit the letters 'O' and 'I', to help avert any possible confusion with the numbers '0' and '1' (as they did in the previous numbering system), that would still give them 1,785,793,904,896 possible combinations. While this This also offers Rolex an opportunity to keep the exact year of manufacture for any particular watch a secret. Something that has come back to haunt them for some time now. Therefore, only Rolex knows exactly when any particular watch was made and they aren't talking.
A Tudor (work in progress) Serial Number List is included at the bottom of this page.. Please Note: John E. Brozek, InfoQuest Publishing, Inc. and this website are in no way associated with Rolex USA, nor any of its associated companies. John E. Brozek does not now, nor has he EVER worked for the Rolex Watch Company or any of its subsidiaries. The information provided on this page is solely the work of the author and has not been reviewed or authorized by Rolex USA. Furthermore, the publishers have received no help from Rolex USA, nor any of its associated companies or any serving employees. |
ROLEX
Rolex Serial Number Lookup Authenticity
Serial Numbers by Date of Manufacture.
'Round Number' Serial Number List
20000 ...............1927 |
22500 ...............1928 |
25000 ...............1929 |
26500 ...............1930 |
28000 ...............1931 |
28500 ...............1932 |
29000 ...............1933 |
32000 ...............1934 |
35000 ...............1935 |
37000 ...............1936 |
40000 ...............1937 |
55000 ...............1938 |
71000 ...............1939 |
90000 ...............1940 |
106000 ...............1941 |
150000 ...............1942 |
230000 ...............1943 |
270000 ...............1944 |
302000 ...............1945 |
400000 ...............1946 |
529000 ...............1947 |
570000 ...............1948 |
600000 ...............1949 |
650000 ...............1950 |
700000 ...............1951 |
800000 ...............1952 |
900000 ..............1953 |
10000 to 300000 .....1953 to 1957 (At this time Rolex started the numbering system back at 10000. This time period also saw the start of the 'Roman Numeral' dating system explained above.) |
350000 ...............1958 |
400000 ..............1959 |
550000 ...............1960 |
700000 ..............1961 |
800000 ...............1962 |
900000 ..............1963 |
1000000 ...............1964 |
1200000 ..............1965 |
1400000 ...............1966 |
1600000 ..............1967 |
1850000 ...............1968 |
2300000 ..............1969 |
2500000 ...............1970 |
2900000 ..............1971 |
3300000 ...............1972 |
3750000 ..............1973 |
3900000 ...............1974 |
4250000 ..............1975 |
4500000 ...............1976 |
5000000 .............1977 |
5400000 ...............1978 |
5950000 .............1979 |
6400000 ...............1980 |
7000000 .............1981 |
7350000 ...............1982 |
7750000 .............1983 |
8100000 ...............1984 |
8600000 .............1985 |
9000000 ...............1986 |
9500000 .............1987 (Start of the letter prefix system.) R000001 .............1987 |
L000001 .............1989 |
E000001 .............1990 |
X000001 .............1991 |
N000001 .............1991 |
C000001 .............1992 |
S000001 .............1993 |
W000001 .............1994 |
T000001 .............1996 |
U000001 .............1997 |
A000001 .............1998 |
P000001 .............2000 |
K000001 .............2001 |
Y000001 .............2002 |
F000001 .............2003 Also started engraving the serial number inside the bezel (under the crystal) |
D000001 .............2005 |
Z000001 .............2006 |
M000001 .............2007 |
V000001 .............2008 |
G000001 ..........Mid 2010 |
Random Numbers ..Late 2010 to present (Now features 8-digits instead of 7) |
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Serial Numbers by Date of Manufacture.
'Round Number' Serial Number List
Please Note: The following list is a 'Work in Progress' and will be updated periodically.
240000 ...............1956 |
250000 ...............1957 |
260000 ...............1958 |
270000 ...............1959 |
280000 ...............1960 |
340000 ...............1961 |
340000 ...............1962 |
390000 ...............1963 |
430000 ...............1964 |
430000 ...............1965 |
560000 ...............1966 |
590000 ...............1967 |
620000 ...............1968 |
680000 ...............1969 |
740000 ...............1970 |
750000 ...............1971 |
770000 ...............1972 |
790000 ...............1973 |
810000 ...............1974 |
830000 ...............1975 |
840000 ...............1976 |
860000 ...............1977 |
880000 ...............1978 |
900000 ...............1979 |
930000 ...............1980 |
950000 ...............1981 |
970000 ..............1982 |
980000 ..............1983 |
990000 ...............1984 |
140000 ..............1985 |
170000 ...............1986 |
190000 ..............1987 |
210000 ...............1988 |
260000 ..............1989 |
B330000 ...............1990 |
B360000 ..............1991 |
B390000 ...............1992 |
B500000 ..............1993 |
B560000 ...............1994 |
B590000 ..............1995 |
B790000 ...............1996 |
B850000 ..............1997 |
B990000 ...............1998 |
H130000 ..............1999 |
H170000 ...............2000 |
H240000 ..............2001 |
H300000 ...............2002 |