Find Your Rolex Production Year
Enter the serial number engraved on your Rolex. On watches made before 2005 it is found between the lugs at the 6 o'clock side of the case, behind the bracelet. From 2005 on it is also engraved on the inner rim (rehaut) between the dial and the crystal.
Rolex Serial Numbers by Production Year
| Serial | Year |
|---|---|
| Random | 2011 - present |
| G | 2010 |
| V | 2008 - 2009 |
| M | 2007 - 2008 |
| Z | 2006 - 2007 |
| D | 2005 - 2006 |
| F | 2003 - 2005 |
| Y | 2001 - 2002 |
| K | 2000 - 2001 |
| P | 2000 |
| A | 1999 |
| U932144 | 1998 |
| U000001 | 1997 |
| T000001 | 1996 |
| W000001 | 1995 |
| S860880 | 1994 |
| S000001 | 1993 |
| C000001 | 1992 |
| N000001 / X000001 | 1991 |
| E000001 | 1990 |
| L000001 | 1989 |
| R598200 | 1988 |
| R000001 | 1987 |
| 9400000 | 1987 |
| 8900000 | 1986 |
| 8614000 | 1985 |
| 8070022 | 1984 |
| 7400000 | 1983 |
| 7100000 | 1982 |
| 6520870 | 1981 |
| 6434000 | 1980 |
| 5737030 | 1979 |
| 5008000 | 1978 |
| 5000000 | 1977 |
| 4115299 | 1976 |
| 3862196 | 1975 |
| 3567927 | 1974 |
| 3200268 | 1973 |
| 2890459 | 1972 |
| 2589295 | 1971 |
| 2241882 | 1970 |
| 1900000 | 1969 |
| 1752000 | 1968 |
| 1538435 | 1967 |
| 1200000 | 1966 |
| 1100000 | 1965 |
| 1008889 | 1964 |
| 824000 | 1963 |
| 744000 | 1962 |
| 643153 | 1961 |
| 516000 | 1960 |
| 399453 | 1959 |
| 328000 | 1958 |
| 224000 | 1957 |
| 133061 | 1956 |
| 97000 | 1955 |
| 23000 | 1954 |
| 855726 | 1953 |
| 726639 | 1952 |
| 709249 | 1951 |
| 628840 | 1948 |
| 529163 | 1947 |
| 367946 | 1946 |
| 302459 | 1945 |
| 269561 | 1944 |
| 230878 | 1943 |
| 143509 | 1942 |
| 106047 | 1941 |
| 99775 | 1940 |
| 71224 | 1939 |
| 43739 | 1938 |
| 40920 | 1937 |
| 36856 | 1936 |
| 34336 | 1935 |
| 30823 | 1934 |
| 29562 | 1933 |
| 29132 | 1932 |
| 23969 | 1928 |
| 20190 | 1927 |
| 00001 | 1926 |
Production years are approximate and based on serial ranges published by industry sources; Rolex does not publish an official database.
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