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Rolex Serial Number by Year of Production

  1. Rolex Serial Number by year of production
  2. Where is Rolex Serial Number?
  3. Other info about Rolex?

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 you can know the year of production of your watch. This is how you can easily get the year of production by knowing only the Rolex serial number.

Rolex Serial NumberYear of Production
Random2011 >
G2010
V2009
M-V2008
Z-M2007
D-Z2006
F-D2005
F2004
Y9-F2003
Y-Y92002
K2001
P-K2000
P1999
A1998
U1997
T1996
W1995
S1994
C-S1993
N-C1992
X-N1991
E1990
L1-L91989
R5-L11988
9,500,000 - R
1987
9,000,000 - 9,500,000
1986
8,700,000 - 9,000,000
1985
8,100,000 - 8,700,000
1984
7,500,000 - 8,100,000
1983
7,100,000 - 7,500,000
1982
6,500,000 - 7,100,000
1981
6,200,000 - 6,500,000
1980
5,800,000 - 6,200,000
1979
5,430,000 - 5,800,000
1978
5,000,000 - 5,430,000
1977
4,100,000 - 4,260,000
1976
3,865,000 - 4,100,000
1975
3,570,000 - 3,865,0001974
3,200,000 - 3,570,0001973
2,890,000 - 3,200,0001972
2,590,000 - 2,890,0001971
2,240,000 - 2,590,0001970
1,945,000 - 2,240,0001969
1,710,000 - 1,945,0001968
1,485,000 - 1,710,0001967
1,275,000 - 1,485,0001966
1,105,000 - 1,275,0001965
1,000,000 - 1,105,0001964
865,000 - 1,000,0001963
755,000 - 865,0001962
650,000 - 755,0001961
550,000 - 650,0001960
450,000 - 550,0001959
350,000 - 450,0001958
250,000 - 350,0001957
150,000 - 250,0001956
50,000 - 150,0001955
0 - 50,0001954
880,000 - 999,0001953
725,000 - 880,0001952
700,000 - 725,0001951
620,000 - 700,0001948 - 1950
500,000 - 620,0001947
300,000 - 500,0001945 - 1946
200,000 - 300,0001943 - 1944
40,000 - 200,0001938 - 1942
20,000 - 40,0001927 - 1937

Where is Rolex Serial Number?

If your Rolex has been produced before 2006 (more or less, the exact year depends by the reference) you can find the Rolex Serial Number inside the lugs at 6'o clock. To see this code, you have to remove the bracelet (if you are not able to do it, ask to a watchmaker):
Example of where is Rolex Serial Number
Here it is where you can find Rolex Serial Number in a watch produced before 2006
And between the lugs you'll find something like this:
Example of Rolex Serial Number
Example of Rolex Serial Number in a watch produced in 1984. Last two digits have been omitted
In the latest Rolex, you can see the Rolex Serial Number inside the rehaut, at 6'o clock. Remove the bracelet is no longer required.

Take a look at the space between the dial and the sapphire glass (it is called rehaut) at 6'o clock you can find the serial number engraved in. As the picture here below:
Example of Rolex Serial Number in the rehaut
Example of Rolex Serial Number in the rehaut of a watch produced in 2007.
Last two digits have been omitted

Other info about Rolex?

Take a look at: Rolex clasp code by year of production and Rolex country code. Or how to read Rolex USA Guarantees. Not enough? Check our Wiki!