Every Rolex is engraved with a unique serial number. This indicates what year the watch was made, and can be used to authenticate and value the timepiece. To find out your Rolex's manufacture date, simply search its unique serial number in our Rolex serial number database below. People are often looking for a Rolex serial number or Rolex model number database to verify their Rolex serial numbers and to work out their Rolex year of manufacture. Unfortunately many of the online Rolex serial number databases are very inaccurate, out of date and have been copied inaccurately many times. In order to find your Rolex serial number, look on the side of the case between the lugs. These will be found behind the bracelet by the 6 o’clock area. By noting what this 4-8 digit number is that’s engraved on every watch by Rolex, it can be determined what the production date is.
Rolex has been placing serial numbers on their watches since the beginning. Just about every Rolex watch ever produced has some sort of identification or serial number placed on it. These numbers help to determine the year or batch that the watch was made. Buyers, sellers, dealers, and collectors all use these numbers for watch identification.
Locating Your Serial Numbers
You will find the serial number of your watch at the 6 o'clock position either between the lugs or on the rehaut (inner bezel near dial). Opposite the watch case at the 12 o'clock position you'll find the model numbers again between the lugs on the rehaut. Between these two numbers we are able to determine a value or what the watch is potentially worth. The Rolex serial number and model number are also present on the original paper work that shipped with the watch.
| Year | Serial | Year | Serial | Year | Serial |
| 2009 (Fall) - Present | Scrambled | 1978 | 5,482,000 | 1947 | 478,300 |
| 2009 (Fall) - Present | Gxxx,xx1 | 1977 | 5,006,000 | 1946 | 413,200 |
| 2008 (Fall) | Vxxx,xx1 | 1976 | 4,539,000 | 1945 | 348,100 |
| 2007 (Fall) | Mxxx,xx1 | 1975 | 4,267,100 | 1944 | 283,000 |
| 2006 (Summer) | Zxxx,xx1 | 1974 | 4,004,200 | 1943 | 253,400 |
| 2005 (Summer) | Dxxx,xx1 | 1973 | 3,741,300 | 1942 | 223,800 |
| 2003 (Fall) | Fxxx,xx1 | 1972 | 3,478,400 | 1941 | 194,200 |
| 2002 (Fall) | Yxxx,xx1 | 1971 | 3,215,500 | 1940 | 164,600 |
| 2001 (Fall) | Kxxx,xx1 | 1970 | 2,952,600 | 1939 | 135,000 |
| 2000 (Winter) | Pxxx,xx1 | 1969 | 2,689,700 | 1938 | 117,000 |
| 1999 | Axxx,xx1 | 1968 | 2,426,800 | 1937 | 99,000 |
| 1997 (Summer) | Uxxx,xx1 | 1967 | 2,163,900 | 1936 | 81,000 |
| 1995 (Summer) | Txxx,xx1 | 1966 | 1,871,000 | 1935 | 63,000 |
| 1995 | Wxxx,xx1 | 1965 | 1,792,000 | 1934 | 45,000 |
| 1993 | Sxxx,xx1 | 1964 | 1,714,000 | 1932 | 42,680 |
| 1992 (Winter) | Cxxx,xx1 | 1963 | 1,636,000 | 1931 | 40,250 |
| 1991 (Fall) | Xxxx,xx1 | 1962 | 1,558,000 | 1930 | 37,820 |
| 1991 (Fall) | Nxxx,xx1 | 1961 | 1,480,000 | 1929 | 35,390 |
| 1990 (Summer) | Exxx,xx1 | 1960 | 1,402,000 | 1928 | 32,960 |
| 1989 | Lxxx,xx1 | 1959 | 1,100,000 | 1927 | 30,430 |
| 1987 (Summer) | Rxxx,xxx | 1957 | 600,000 | 1926 | 28,000 |
| 1987 | 9,999,999 | 1956 | 400,000 | ||
| 1986 | 9,290,000 | 1955 | 200,000 | ||
| 1985 | 8,814,000 | 1954 | 999,000 | ||
| 1984 | 8,338,000 | 1953 | 950,000 | ||
| 1983 | 7,862,000 | 1952 | 803,800 | ||
| 1982 | 7,386,000 | 1951 | 738,700 | ||
| 1981 | 6,910,000 | 1950 | 673,600 | ||
| 1980 | 5,958,000 | 1949 | 608,500 | ||
| 1979 | 5,482,000 | 1948 | 543,400 |
Why is this important?
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Rolex buyers, collectors, and dealers all like to have this information when considering the purchase of a Rolex Watch. These numbers coupled with condition are used to make an intelligent offer. If your into watch collection for any period of time you will eventually run across this request. Try and refer to the original paper works top right corner, look at the inner bezel (2008+), or removed the bracelet from the case lugs.