Rolex serial numbers are traditionally found under the bracelet between the lugs at the 6 o’clock position. The bracelet/strap needed to be removed to see the serial number. Rolex engraves a unique 5 to 8 digit serial number to every watch it makes to determine the production age of the particular watch.
| Years | Serial Numbers |
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| Rolex Serial Numbers 1921 – 1930 | - 25000+ (1925)
- 28000+ (1926)
- 30000+ (1927)
- 33000+ (1928)
- 35000+ (1929)
- 38000+ (1930)
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| Rolex Serial Numbers 1931 – 1940 | - 40000+ (1931)
- 42000+ (1932)
- 45000+ (1933)
- 49000+ (1934)
- 63000+ (1935)
- 81000+ (1936)
- 99000+ (1937)
- 117000+ (1938)
- 135000+ (1939)
- 164000+ (1940)
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| Rolex Serial Numbers 1941 – 1950 | - 194000+ (1941)
- 223000+ (1942)
- 253000+ (1943)
- 283000+ (1944)
- 348000+ (1945)
- 413000+ (1946)
- 490000+ (1947)
- 550000+ (1948)
- 608000+ (1949)
- 673000+ (1950)
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| Rolex Serial Numbers 1951 – 1960 | - 737000+ (1951)
- 804000+ (1952)
- 869000+ (1953)
- 934000+ (1954)
- 1105000+ (1955)
- 1090000+ (1956)
- 1170000+ (1957)
- 1240000+ (1958)
- 1320000+ (1959)
- 1400000+ (1960)
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| Rolex Serial Numbers 1961 – 1970 | - 1480000+ (1961)
- 1558000+ (1962)
- 1663000+ (1963)
- 1710000+ (1964)
- 1792000+ (1965)
- 1870000+ (1966)
- 2160000+ (1967)
- 2420000+ (1968)
- 2680000+ (1969)
- 2950000+ (1970)
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| Rolex Serial Numbers 1971 – 1980 | - 3210000+ (1971)
- 3470000+ (1972)
- 3740000+ (1973)
- 4000000+ (1974)
- 4280000+ (1975)
- 4530000+ (1976)
- 5000000+ (1977)
- 5400000+ (1978)
- 5900000+ (1979)
- 6400000+ (1980)
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| Rolex Serial Numbers 1981 – 1990 | - 6900000+ (1981)
- 7300000+ (1982)
- 7800000+ (1983)
- 8300000+ (1984)
- 8600000+ (1985)
- 9290000+ (1986)
- 9760000+ (1987)
- R000000+ (1987)
- L000000+ (1989)
- E000000+ (1990)
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| Rolex Serial Numbers 1991 – 2000 | - X000000+ (1991)
- N000000+ (1991)
- C000000+ (1992)
- S000000+ (1993)
- W000000+ (1995)
- T000000+ (1996)
- U000000+ (1997)
- A000000+ (1998)
- P000000+ (2000)
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| Rolex Serial Numbers 2001 – 2010 | - K000000+ (2001)
- Y000000+ (2002)
- F000000+ (2004)
- D000000+ (2005)
- Z000000+ (2006)
- M000000+ (2008)
- V000000+ (2009)
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