The Rolex serial numbers are located on the side of the case behind the bracelet. This number of 4 to 8 digits 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 alsoSometimesengraved on the top of the watch. After 2010, Rolex randomly marks its serial numbers (serial numbers commonly known as RANDOM), making it impossible to identify the year of production.
We provide this table of all serial numbers to 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 |
| 1981 | 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 |
