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Rolex Serial Numbers with Production Year

Use this Rolex serial number lookup tool to estimate the production year of your watch.

Find Your Rolex Production Year

Production years are estimates based on commonly referenced Rolex serial charts. Transition years can overlap.

Find Your Rolex Production Year

Manufacture Date Look Up Tool & Chart

Serial number Estimated year
Random 2011-present
G 2010
V 2009
M or V 2008
M or Z 2007
D or Z 2006
D or 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
how to look up a Rolex serial number and reference number.

Reference Numbers

Decoding the reference number: every Rolex carries a 4-6 digit reference number, engraved between the lugs at 12 o'clock. To the trained eye, it tells the full story of the watch: model family, bezel configuration, and case material. Take reference 16234: broken into 162 | 3 | 4, the first segment identifies it as a Datejust, the second confirms a fluted bezel, and the third places it in stainless steel with an 18k white gold accent.

Rolex Type
Submariner (No Date) 55 & 140
Submariner 16, 166 & 168
Sea-Dweller 16 & 166
GMT-Master 16, 65, 167
GMT-Master II 167, 1167
Day-Date (President) 65, 66, 18, 180, 182 & 183
Datejust 16 & 162
Daytona Manual Wind 62
Daytona Cosmograph 165, 1165
Explorer II 165
Oyster Perpetual 10, 140, 142
Air-King 55 & 140
Date 15 & 150
Oysterquartz Datejust 170
Oysterquartz Day-Date 190
Yacht-Master 166, 686 & 696
Midsize Oyster Perpetual Datejust 68, 682
Ladies Oyster Perpetual 67, 671, 672
Ladies Date 65, 69, 691 & 692
Ladies Datejust 65, 69, 691 & 692
Material
Stainless 0
Yellow Gold Filled 1
White Gold Filled 2
Stainless & Yellow Gold 3
Stainless w/ 18k White Gold 4
Gold Shell 5
Platinum 6
14k Yellow Gold 7
18k Yellow Gold 8
Bezel
Polished 0
Engine Turned 1
Bark Finish 2
Fluted 3
Hand-Crafted 4
Pyramid 5
Rotating Bezel 6

Clasp Codes

Inside every Rolex clasp hinge sits a small but telling stamp. One or two letters followed by a number: the letter denotes the year of manufacture, and the number denotes the month. A clasp stamped G4, for example, was produced in April 1982. Service replacement bracelets carry an additional "S" alongside the year code.

Bracelet Code Year
A or VA 1976
B or VB 1977
C or VC 1978
D or VD 1979
E or VE 1980
F or VF 1981
G 1982
H 1983
I 1984
J 1985
K 1986
L 1987
M 1988
N 1989
O 1990
P 1991
Q 1992
R 1993
S 1994
T or W 1995
V 1996
Z 1997
U 1998
X 1999
AB 2000
DE 2001
DT 2002
AD 2003
CL 2004
MA 2005
OP 2006
EO 2007
PJ 2008
LT 2009
RS 2010
Random 2010+

Country Codes

Rolex Guarantee Certificates issued outside the United States carry a three-digit country code in the upper left corner. This detail confirms where a watch was originally sold. Watches destined for the American market bear no country code, nor do most examples produced before 1980.

Code Country
010 Switzerland
012 Switzerland
013 Switzerland
014 Switzerland
015 Switzerland
021 Switzerland
025 Switzerland
026 Switzerland
033 Switzerland
045 Switzerland
100 Germany
110 France
113 France
120 Austria
121 Austria
123 Austria
126 Austria
128 Austria
130 Belgium / Luxembourg
133 Netherlands
134 Netherlands
135 Netherlands
137 Netherlands
138 Netherlands
150 Spain
160 England
170 Italy
200 Greece
201 Malta
202 Turkey
208 Greece
213 Portugal
217 Portugal
226 Denmark
228 Denmark
233 Denmark
237 Iceland
265 Sweden
267 Sweden
270 Sweden
271 Sweden
283 Finland
321 Czech Republic
400 Hong Kong
Code Country
413 Korea
430 Singapore / Brunei
431 Malaysia
440 Taiwan
500 India
505 Pakistan
527 Middle East
532 Saudi Arabia
536 Abu Dhabi
537 Dubai
538 Oman
542 Iran
548 Israel
680 South Africa
700 Canada
710 USA
720 Mexico
741 Bahamas
742 Bermuda
752 Jamaica
758 Virgin Islands
761 Netherlands Antilles
Code Country
762 Aruba
765 Antigua
766 Saint Martin
767 Grand Cayman
768 Panama
770 Venezuela
780 Brazil
781 Chile
783 Peru
790 Argentina
810 Australia
818 Philippines
828 China
842 New Zealand
871 Hawaii
872 Alaska
873 Guam
888 Hong Kong
900 Japan
906 NATO Exchange, German NATO Air Base