Rolex Serial Numbers
Production Period at a Glance
Rolex serial numbers provide information about the approximate production year of a watch. In the following overview, you’ll find a chronological assignment of serial numbers to their respective years of manufacture – a helpful tool for determining the age and assessing the authenticity of your Rolex.
| Serial No. | Year of Manufacture | Serial No. | Year of Manufacture | Series | Year of Manufacture | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| from | to | from | to | No. | ||||||
| 20.190 | 21.691 | 1927 | 399.XXX | 502.683 | 1959 | R | from 1987 | |||
| 23.969 | 24.747 | 1928 | 511.687 | 642.993 | 1960 | L | from 1988 | |||
| 28.290 | 1929 | 646.9XX | 702.XXX | 1961 | E | from 1990 | ||||
| 29.312 | 1930 | 763.663 | 894.XXX | 1962 | X | from 1991 | ||||
| 29.312 | 1932 | 95X.XXX | 1.021.800 | 1963 | N | from 1991 (NOV) | ||||
| 29.933 | 1933 | 997.436 | 1.195.238 | 1964 | C | from 1992 | ||||
| 30.823 | 1934 | 1.193.XXX | 1.259.699 | 1965 | S | from 1993 | ||||
| 34.336 | 35.365 | 1935 | 1.289.727 | 1.557.XXX | 1966 | W | from 1995 | |||
| 36.856 | 37.569 | 1936 | 1.554.XXX | 1.86X.XXX | 1967 | T | from 1996 | |||
| 40.920 | 1937 | 1.720.977 | 2.477.152 | 1968 | U | from 1997 (AUG) | ||||
| 43.793 | 1938 | 2.060.XXX | 2.292.7XX | 1969 | A | from 1998 (NOV) | ||||
| 71.224 | 1939 | 2.42X.XXX | 2.959.XXX | 1970 | P | from 2000 (JAN) | ||||
| 99.775 | 1940 | 2.728.XXX | 3.037.XXX | 1971 | K | from 2001 (SEP) | ||||
| 106.047 | 1941 | 3.05X.XXX | 3.478.400 | 1972 | Y | from 2002 (SEP) | ||||
| 143.509 | 202.026 | 1942 | 3.523.678 | 3.741.300 | 1973 | F | from 2003 (SEP) | |||
| 230.878 | 1943 | 3.761.535 | 4.194.183 | 1974 | D | from 2005 (APR) | ||||
| 269.561 | 1944 | 3.886.050 | 4.267.100 | 1975 | Z | from 2006 (MAY) | ||||
| 302.459 | 1945 | 4.155.863 | 4.538.000 | 1976 | M | from 2007 (AUG) | ||||
| 367.946 | 387.216 | 1946 | 5.008.000 | 5.367.817 | 1977 | V | from 2008 (AUG) | |||
| 529.163 | 1947 | 5.238.376 | 5.737.030 | 1978 | G | from 2010 (JUN) | ||||
| 628.840 | 1948 | 5.952.834 | 6.122.790 | 1979 | ||||||
| 709.249 | 710.776 | 1951 | 6.434.000 | 1980 | RANDOM from 2011 | |||||
| 726.639 | 840.396 | 1952 | 6.594.XXX | 6.910.000 | 1981 | |||||
| 793.930 | 973.830 | 1953 | 7.129.351 | 7.437.845 | 1982 | |||||
| 976.195 | 43.325 | 1954 | 7.862.000 | 8.085.072 | 1983 | |||||
| 30.634 | 129.7XX | 1955 | 8.338.000 | 1984 | ||||||
| 139.400 | 217.821 | 1956 | 8.624.000 | 8.734.XXX | 1985 | |||||
| 216.821 | 358.XXX | 1957 | 9.290.000 | 9.824.763 | 1986 | |||||
| 353.343 | 426.510 | 1958 | 9.863.279 | 1987 | ||||||