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Rolex Production Dates By Serial Number...
| 28000- 1926 |
413,200 -1946
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1292000 -1965 |
8,338,000- 1984 |
F000,001 - 2003 |
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30430- 1927
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478,300- 1947 |
1871000- 1966 |
8,814,000- 1985 |
F000,001 - 2004 |
| 32960 -1928 |
543,400- 1948 |
2163900 -1967 |
9,290,000 -1986 |
D000,001 - 2005 |
| 35390 -1929 |
608,500- 1949 |
2,426,800- 1968 |
9,766,000- 1987 |
Z000,001 - 2006 |
| 37820 -1930 |
673,600- 1950 |
2,689,700- 1969 |
9,999,999- 1987 ½ |
M000,001 - 2007 |
| 40250 -1931 |
738,700- 1951 |
2,952,600- 1970 |
R000,000 -1987 ½ |
V000,001 - 2008 |
| 42680 -1932 |
803,800- 1952
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3,215,500- 1971
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L000,001- 1989 |
G000,001 - 2009 |
| 45,000 -1934 |
950,000- 1953 |
3,478,400- 1972 |
E000,001- 1990 ½
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Random - 2010 |
| 63,000 -1935 |
999,999- 1954 |
3,741,300- 1973 |
X000,001- 1991 ¾ |
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| 81,000 -1936 |
100001 1955 |
4,004,200- 1974 |
N000,001- 1991 ¾ |
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| 99,000 -1937 |
139000- 1956 |
4,267,100- 1975 |
C000,001 -1992 ¼ |
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| 117,000- 1938 |
322000- 1957 |
4,539,000- 1976 |
S000,001- 1993 ¾ |
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| 135,000 -1939 |
360000- 1958 |
5,006,000- 1977 |
W000,001 -1995 |
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| 164,600 -1940 |
400000- 1959 |
5,482,000- 1978 |
T000,001- 1995 ½ |
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| 194,200 -1941 |
500000- 1960 |
5,482,000- 1979 |
U000,001- 1997 ½ |
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| 223,800 -1942 |
646900- 1961
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5,958,000- 1980 |
A000,001- 1999 |
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| 253,400 -1943 |
760000- 1962 |
6,910,000- 1981 |
P000,001
2000 ½ |
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| 283,000 -1944 |
950000 -1963
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7,386,000- 1982 |
K000,001
2001 |
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| 348,100- 1945 |
985000 -1964 |
7,862,000- 1983 |
Y000,001
2002 |
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* When Rolex reached the 999,999
production serial c. 1954 they restarted the production serial at
around 10000 rather than begin a 7 digit number at system. During this
period Rolex was also putting the date code on the inside of the case
backs...so confusing production serials can sometimes have their
production date determined. Look for the Roman number I, II, III or IV
for the quarter & two arabic digits for the year.
In the 1960's, Rolex again reached the 999,999 production
serial & they started their 7 digit numeric numbering system at
1,000,000 for production serials, this continued until the 1990's until
production serials reached 9,999,999.
Rather than begin an 8 digit production serial, Rolex instead began
their serials with a letter prefix such as R, then L, E & X.
(ROLEX
without the O) N, C, & S came out during the early to mid
1990's,
W, T & U a little later. Around 2010 Rolex radomized the serial
number system with letters mixed in with the numbers.
Only Rolex knows the exact date that any
watch was actually produced.
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