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ROLEX PRODUCTION & SERIALS

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Last Updated on Friday, 08 May 2009 22:51 Written by GoldSmithWatchWorks Monday, 11 August 2008 04:17

ROLEX

MODEL CODE:

HTML clipboardOyster Perpetual = 10, 140, 142) (Airking = 55 & 140) (Date = 15 & 150) (Datejust = 16 & 162) (Daytona Manual Wind = 62) (Daytona Cosmograph = 165) (Explorer II = 165) (Sea Dweller = 16 & 166) (Submariner = 16, 166 & 168) (Submariner - no date = 55 & 140) (GMT Master = 16, 65, 167) (GMT Master II = 167) (Oysterquartz Datejust = 170) (Oysterquartz Day-Date = 190) (Day-Date President = 65, 66, 18, 180, 182 & 183) (Yachtmaster = 166, 686 & 696) (Midsize Oyster Perp DJ = 68, 682) (Ladies Oyster Perpetual = 67, 671, 672) (Ladies Date = 65, 69, 691 & 692) (Ladies Datejust = 65, 69, 691 & 692)

NOTE: model numbers currently are either four or five digits. The first two or three describes the type of watch. If the watch has five digits, the second from the last describes the type of bezel and the last describes the metal that the watch is made from (There are some exceptions)

HTML clipboardBEZEL CODE:

(0 = Polished) (1 = Finely Engine Turned) (2 = Engine Turned) (3 Fluted 4 = Hand-crafted) (5 = Pyramid) (6 = Rotating Bezel)

METAL CODE:

HTML clipboard0 Stainless) (1 = Yellow Gold Filled) (2 = White Gold Filled) (3 = Stainless & Yellow Gold) (4 = Stainless with 18k White Gold) (5 = Gold Shell) ( 6 = Platinum) (7 = 14k Yellow Gold) ( 8 = 18k Yellow Gold) (9 = 18k White Gold)

ROLEX® PRODUCTION DATES

Starting in 1987, the serial numbers were prefixed with a letter
(eg. S612345 was produced in 1993).

R:1987
L:1988
E:1990
X:1991
N:1991 (Nov)
C:1992
S:1993
W:1994
T:1996
U:1997 (Aug)
A:1998 (Nov)
P:2000 (Jan)
K:2001 (Sep)
Y:2002 (Sep)
F:2003 (Sep)

The serial number of a Pre-1988 Rolex ®
is located between the lugs at the 6' position.


28,000 1926
30,430 1927
32,960 1928
35,390 1929
37,820 1930
40,250 1931
42,680 1932
45,000 1934
63,000 1935
81,000 1936
99,000 1937
117,000 1938
135,000 1939
164,600 1940
194,200 1941
223,800 1942
253,400 1943
283,000 1944
348,100 1945
413,200 1946
478,300 1947
543,400 1948
608,500 1949
673,600 1950
738,700 1951
803,800 1952
950,000 1953
999,000 1954 * Rolex started their
200,000 1955 serial numbers over
400,000 1956
600,000 1957
800,000 1958		 1,100,000 1959
1,402,000 1960
1,480,000 1961
1,558,000 1962
1,636,000 1963
1,714,000 1964
1,792,000 1965
1,871,000 1966
2,163,900 1967
2,426,800 1968
2,689,700 1969
2,952,600 1970
3,215,500 1971
3,478,400 1972
3,741,300 1973
4,004,200 1974
4,267,100 1975
4,539,000 1976
5,006,000 1977
5,482,000 1978
5,958,000 1979
6,434,000 1980
6,910,000 1981
7,386,000 1982
7,862,000 1983
8,338,000 1984
8,814,000 1985
9,290,000 1986
9,999,999 1987 1/2
9,766,000 1987

1977 and before with Quick Set feature use the following table
to match your five digit numbers to the feature.

Last digit of Model Number   Feature
0  Stainless Steel 
1  Yellow Gold Filled 
2  White Gold Filled 
3  Stainless Steel with Yellow Gold 
4  Stainless Steel with White Gold
5  Gold Shell 
6  Platinum 
7  14kt Yellow Gold 
8  18kt Yellow Gold 
9  14kt White Gold 

  

HTML clipboardROLEX®
Serial Numbers & Production Dates 89-2001

HTML clipboard( 1/2) (L000,001 = 1989) (E000,001 = 1990 1/2) (X000,001 = 1991 3/4) (N000,001 = 1991 3/4) (C000,001 = 1992 1/4) (S000,001 = 1993 3/4) (W000,001 = 1995) (T000,001 = 1995 1/2) (U000,001 = 1997 1/2) (A000,001 = 1999) (P000,001 = 2000 1/2) (K000,001 = 2001 1/2)