Rolex Serial Numbers
How to know the year of your Rolex watch from the serial number
The Rolex serial numbers are located on the side of the case behind the bracelet. This 4 to 8 digit number is engraved by Rolex on each watch and can be used to determine its production date. If it was produced between 2005 and 2008, then the serial number is sometimes also engraved on the bezel of the watch. After 2010, Rolex marks its serial numbers at random (serial numbers commonly referred to as RANDOM), making it impossible to identify the year of production.
We provide this table of all serial numbers for people looking for the exact year of their Rolex.
| YEAR (Year of production) | SERIAL NUMBER (Serial number of your Rolex) |
|---|---|
| 2019 to 2011 | Random |
| 2010 | G |
| 2009 | V |
| 2008 | M OR V |
| 2007 | M OR Z |
| 2006 | D OR Z |
| 2005 | D |
| 2005 | F |
| 2004 | F |
| 2003 | F |
| 2002 | Y |
| 2001 | K OR Y |
| 2000 | K, 000,001 |
| 2000 | P, 000,001 |
| 1999 | A, 000,001 |
| 1998 | U, 932.144 |
| 1997 | U, 000,001 |
| 1996 | T, 000,001 |
| 1995 | W, 000,001 |
| 1994 | S, 860.880 |
| 1993 | S, 000.001 |
| 1992 | C, 000.001 |
| 1991 | N, 000,001 |
| 1991 | X, 000,001 |
| 1990 | E, 000,001 |
| 1989 | L, 980,000 |
| 1988 | R, 598,200 |
| 1987 | R, 000,001 |
| 1987 | 9,400,000 |
| 1986 | 8,900,000 |
| 1985 | 8,614,000 |
| 1984 | 8,070,022 |
| 1983 | 7,400,000 |
| 1982 | 7,100,000 |
| nineteen eighty one | 6,520,870 |
| 1980 | 6,434,000 |
| 1979 | 5,737,030 |
| 1978 | 5,000,000 |
| 1977 | 5,008,000 |
| 1976 | 4,115,299 |
| 1975 | 3,862,196 |
| 1974 | 3,567,927 |
| 1973 | 3,200,268 |
| 1972 | 2,890,459 |
| 1971 | 2,589,295 |
| 1970 | 2,241,882 |
| 1969 | 1,900,000 |
| 1968 | 1,752,000 |
| 1967 | 1,538,435 |
| 1966 | 1,200,000 |
| 1965 | 1,100,000 |
| 1964 | 1,008,889 |
| 1963 | 824,000 |
| 1962 | 744,000 |
| 1961 | 643,153 |
| 1960 | 516,000 |
| 1959 | 399,453 |
| 1958 | 328,000 |
| 1957 | 224,000 |
| 1956 | 133,061 |
| 1955 | 97,000 |
| 1954 | 23,000 |
| 1953 | 855.726 |
| 1952 | 726,639 |
| 1951 | 709,249 |
| 1950 | N / A |
| 1949 | N / A |
| 1948 | 628,840 |
| 1947 | 529,163 |
| 1946 | 367.946 |
| 1945 | 302,459 |
| 1944 | 269,561 |
| 1943 | 230,878 |
| 1942 | 143.509 |
| 1941 | 106.047 |
| 1940 | 99.775 |
| 1939 | 71.224 |
| 1938 | 43,739 |
| 1937 | 40.920 |
| 1936 | 36.856 |
| 1935 | 34,336 |
| 1934 | 30,823 |
| 1933 | 29.562 |
| 1932 | 29,132 |
| 1931 | N / A |
| 1930 | 23.186 |
| 1929 | N / A |
| 1928 | 23.969 |
| 1927 | 20,190 |
| 1926 | 00.001 |