The Rolex serial numbers are found between the lugs on the side of the case at the 6 o’clock side, behind the bracelet. This 4-8 digit number is engraved by Rolex on every watch and it can be used to determine its production date.
| Serial Number | Year |
|---|---|
| 00,001 | 1926 |
| 20190 | 1927 |
| 23969 | 1928 |
| 1929 | |
| 23186 | 1930 |
| 1931 | |
| 29132 | 1932 |
| 29562 | 1933 |
| 30823 | 1934 |
| 34336 | 1935 |
| 36856 | 1936 |
| 40920 | 1937 |
| 43739 | 1938 |
| 71224 | 1939 |
| 99775 | 1940 |
| 106047 | 1941 |
| 143509 | 1942 |
| 230878 | 1943 |
| 269561 | 1944 |
| 302459 | 1945 |
| 367946 | 1946 |
| 529163 | 1947 |
| 628840 | 1948 |
| 1949 | |
| 1950 | |
| 709249 | 1951 |
| 726639 | 1952 |
| 855726 | 1953 |
| 23000 | 1954 |
| 97000 | 1955 |
| 133061 | 1956 |
| 224000 | 1957 |
| 328000 | 1958 |
| 399453 | 1959 |
| 516000 | 1960 |
| 643153 | 1961 |
| 744000 | 1962 |
| 824000 | 1963 |
| 1008889 | 1964 |
| 1100000 | 1965 |
| 1200000 | 1966 |
| 1538435 | 1967 |
| 1752000 | 1968 |
| 1900000 | 1969 |
| 2241882 | 1970 |
| 2589295 | 1971 |
| 2890459 | 1972 |
| 3200268 | 1973 |
| 3567927 | 1974 |
| 3862196 | 1975 |
| 4115299 | 1976 |
| 5008000 | 1977 |
| 5000000 | 1978 |
| 5737030 | 1979 |
| 6434000 | 1980 |
| 6520870 | 1981 |
| 7100000 | 1982 |
| 7400000 | 1983 |
| 8070022 | 1984 |
| 8614000 | 1985 |
| 8900000 | 1986 |
| R,000,001 | 1987 |
| 9400000 | 1987 |
| R,598,200 | 1988 |
| L,980,000 | 1989 |
| E,000,001 | 1990 |
| N,000,001 | 1991 |
| X,000,001 | 1991 |
| C,000,001 | 1992 |
| S,000,001 | 1993 |
| S,860,880 | 1994 |
| W,000,001 | 1995 |
| T,000,001 | 1996 |
| U,000,001 | 1997 |
| U,932,144 | 1998 |
| A,000,001 | 1999 |
| K,000,001 | 2000 |
| P,000,001 | 2000 |
| K OR Y | 2001 |
| Y | 2002 |
| F | 2003 |
| F | 2004 |
| D | 2005 |
| F | 2005 |
| D OR Z | 2006 |
| M OR Z | 2007 |
| M OR V | 2008 |
| V | 2009 |
| G | 2010 |
| Random | 2011 - … |
