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Dating your Rolex: Rolex Serial Number guide

Jack

Serial numbers can be an invaluable tool for determining the year a watch was produced. They can help with genuineness, further help us to accertain market values and sometimes it's just nice to know the year your watch was made!

Rolex serial number engraving N 1991
N serial Rolex dating it to 1991

All Rolex watches hold their serial numbers on their case. To find your Rolex serial number, it requires the removal of the bracelet. On the 6 o'clock side there will be, depending on production year, a number, possibly preceeded by a letter, engraved on every watch by Rolex. Around the year 2004, Rolex started to move the location of the engraved serial to the inner rehaut, the interal ring between the crystal and dial, and by the year 2008 all Rolex Oyster models had their serial numbers located here.


Use the chart below to look up your your serial number:

Serial Number

Year

Random

2018

Random

2017

Random

2016

Random

2015

Random

2014

Random

2013

Random

2012

Random

2011

G

2010

V

2009

M OR V

2008

M OR Z

2007

D OR Z

2006

D

2005

F

2005

F

2004

F

2003

Y

2002

K OR Y

2001

K,000,001

2000

P,000,001

2000

A,000,001

1999

U,932,144

1998

U,000,001

1997

T,000,001

1996

W,000,001

1995

S,860,880

1994

S,000,001

1993

C,000,001

1992

N,000,001

1991

X,000,001

1991

E,000,001

1990

L,980,000

1989

R,598,200

1988

R,000,001

1987

9,400,000

1987

8,900,000

1986

8,614,000

1985

8,070,022

1984

7,400,000

1983

7,100,000

1982

6,520,870

1981

6,434,000

1980

5,737,030

1979

5,000,000

1978

5,008,000

1977

4,115,299

1976

3,862,196

1975

3,567,927

1974

3,200,268

1973

2,890,459

1972

2,589,295

1971

2,241,882

1970

1,900,000

1969

1,752,000

1968

1,538,435

1967

1,200,000

1966

1,100,000

1965

1,008,889

1964

824,000

1963

744,000

1962

643,153

1961

516,000

1960

399,453

1959

328,000

1958

224,000

1957

133,061

1956

97,000

1955

23,000

1954

855,726

1953

726,639

1952

709,249

1951


1950


1949

628,840

1948

529,163

1947

367,946

1946

302,459

1945

269,561

1944

230,878

1943

143,509

1942

106,047

1941

99,775

1940

71,224

1939

43,739

1938

40,920

1937

36,856

1936

34,336

1935

30,823

1934

29,562

1933

29,132

1932


1931

23,186

1930


1929

23,969

1928

20,190

1927

00,001

1926


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