Please use this Rolex Serial Chart to find the approximate year your Rolex was produced. You can find your watches serial number between the lugs on the 6 o’clock side of the Rolex case. If you have a newer watch starting around 2005 the serial number can be found on the inner bezel ring of the watch also known as the rehaut. The serial number is visible on the rehaut at the 6 o’clock side of the case.

Example if your watch has the serial number D498735 your watch was produced in 2005.

Example if your watch has the serial number 929764 your watch was produced in 1986. 

Rolex Serial Number Chart

Serial# Year
25000 1925
28000 1926
30430 1927
32960 1928
35390 1929
37820 1930
40250 1931
42680 1932
43000 1933
45000 1934
63000 1935
81000 1936
99000 1937
117000 1938
135000 1939
164600 1940
194200 1941
223800 1942
253400 1943
283000 1944
348100 1945
413200 1946
478300 1947
543400 1948
608500 1949
673600 1950
738700 1951
803800 1952
950000 1953
999999 1954
Serial# Year
200000 1955
400000 1956
600000 1957
800000 1958
1100000 1959
1402000 1960
1480000 1961
1558000 1962
1636000 1963
1714000 1964
1792000 1965
1871000 1966
2163900 1967
2426800 1968
2689700 1969
2952600 1970
3215500 1971
3478400 1972
3741300 1973
4004200 1974
4267100 1975
4539000 1976
5006000 1977
5482000 1978
5958000 1979
6434000 1980
6910000 1981
7386000 1982
7862000 1983
8338000 1984
Serial# Year
8814000 1985
9290000 1986
9766000 1987
9999999 1987
R0000002 1987
R000001 1988
L00001 1989
E000001 1990
X000001 1991
N000001 1991
C000001 1992
S000001 1993
S000001 1994
W000001 1995
T000001 1996
U000001 1997
U000001 1998
A000001 1999
P000001 2000
K000001 2001
Y000001 2002
F000001 2003
F000001 2004
D000001 2005
Z000001 2006
M000001 2007
V000001 2008
V000001 2009
G000001 2010
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