Rolex Serial Guide
Rolex Watches can be dated based on the number range their serial number falls in, or by the letter prefixing their serial number. Below is a list showing what year certain serial numbers can be dated to.
- 1927 - #0 - #20,000
- 1929 - #25,000
- 1931 - #28,000
- 1933 - #29,000
- 1935 - #35,000
- 1937 - #40,000
- 1939 - #71,000
- 1941 - #106,000
- 1943 - #230,000
- 1945 - #302,000
- 1947 - #529,000
- 1949 - #600,000
- 1951 - #700,000
- 1953 - #900,000
- 1957 - #10,000 - #300,000 (Rolex restarted their numbering system in 1957)
- 1959 - #400,000
- 1961 - #700,000
- 1963 - #900,000
- 1965 - #1,200,000
- 1967 - #1,600,000
- 1969 - #2,300,000
- 1971 - #2,900,000
- 1973 - #3,750,000
- 1975 - #4,250,000
- 1977 - #5,000,000
- 1979 - #5,900,000
- 1981 - #7,000,000
- 1983 - #7,750,000
- 1985 - #8,600,000
- 1987 - #9,000,000
- 1987 - R
- 1989 - L
- 1990 - E
- 1991 - N
- 1991 - X
- 1992 - C
- 1993 - S
- 1994 - W
- 1996 - T
- 1997 - U
- 1998 - A
- 2000 - P
- 2001 - K
- 2002 - Y
- 2003 - F
- 2005 - D
- 2006 - Z
- 2007 - M
- 2008 - M
- 2008 - V
- 2009 - V
- 2010 - V