Rolex Serial Numbers - A Guide

Rolex serial numbers are all related to a certain year, the table below will help you identify the year of your Rolex. To find the Rolex serial number of your watch simply take off the strap and look between the lugs at the 6 O' clock position. Please don’t confuse this number with the model identifier of your Rolex (Submariner, GMT, Daytona, Explorer etc..) which can be found in the same place but at the 12 O’clock position.

Rolex Serial Numbers 1960-1969

1871000 1966 
1994956 1966 
2163900 1967 
2426800 1968 
2555384 1970 
2689700 1969 

Rolex Serial Numbers 1970-1979

2952600 1970 
3215500 1971 
3478400 1972 
3741300 1973 
4004200 1974 
4267100 1975 
4538000 1976 
5008000 1977 
5482000 1978 
5958000 1979 

Rolex Serial Numbers 1980-1989

6434000 1980 
6910000 1981 
7386000 1982 
7862000 1983 
8338000 1984 
8614000 1985 
9290000 1986 
9766000 1987 
9999999 1987 
R000001 1987 
R999999 1988 
L000001 1989 

 

Rolex Serial Numbers 1990-1999

L999999 1990 
E000001 1990 
E999999 1991 
X000001 1991 
N000001 Nov 1991 
C000001 1992 
S000001 1993 
W000001 1994/5 
T000001 1996 
U000001 Aug 1997 
A000001 Nov/Dec 1998 

Rolex Serial Numbers 2000- 2008

P000001 Jan 2000 
K000001 Mid 2001 
Y000001 Mid 2002 
F000001 Mid2003 
D000001 Early 2005 
Z000001 Early 2006 - New 
M000,001 Jan 08 - Nov 08 
V000,001 Dec 08 - Present Day