Reference and serial numbers of Rolex watches
The reference and serial numbers of a Rolex watch are stamped between the lugs on the case. Until in the 1960s many models had not only the year of production written on the inside of the case but also in which quarter of the year it was manufactured, for instance ‘IV 62’.
| Jaar | Nr. | Jaar | Nr. | Jaar | Nr. | ||
| 1927 | 20190 | 1956 | 139400 | 1985 | 8624000 | ||
| 1928 | 23969 | 1957 | 216821 | 1986 | 9290000 | ||
| 1929 | 28290 | 1958 | 353343 | 1987 | 9863279 | ||
| 1930 | 29312 | 1959 | 399000 | 1987 / 1988 | R | ||
| 1931 | 1960 | 511687 | 1988 / 1989 | L | |||
| 1932 | 29312 | 1961 | 646900 | 1989 / 1990 | L | ||
| 1933 | 29933 | 1962 | 763663 | 1990 / 1991 | E | ||
| 1934 | 30823 | 1963 | 950000 | 1991 / 1992 | X/N (va nov.) | ||
| 1935 | 34336 | 1964 | 997436 | 1992 / 1993 | C | ||
| 1936 | 36856 | 1965 | 1193000 | 1993 / 1994 | S | ||
| 1937 | 40920 | 1966 | 1289727 | 1994 / 1995 | W | ||
| 1938 | 43793 | 1967 | 1554000 | 1995 / 1996 | W | ||
| 1939 | 71224 | 1968 | 1720977 | 1996 / 1997 | T | ||
| 1940 | 99775 | 1969 | 2060000 | 1997 / 1998 | U (va aug.) | ||
| 1941 | 106047 | 1970 | 2504211 | 1998 / 1999 | A (va nov.) | ||
| 1942 | 143509 | 1971 | 2728000 | 1999 / 2000 | A | ||
| 1943 | 230878 | 1972 | 3050000 | 2000 / 2001 | P (va jan.) | ||
| 1944 | 269561 | 1973 | 3523678 | 2001 / 2002 | K (va sept.) | ||
| 1945 | 302459 | 1974 | 3761535 | 2002 / 2003 | Y (va sept.) | ||
| 1946 | 367946 | 1975 | 3886050 | 2003 / 2004 | F (va sept.) | ||
| 1947 | 529163 | 1976 | 4155863 | 2004 / 2005 | F | ||
| 1948 | 628840 | 1977 | 5008000 | 2005 / 2006 | D (va apr.) | ||
| 1949 | 1978 | 5238376 | 2006 / 2007 | Z (va mei) | |||
| 1950 | 1979 | 5952834 | 2007 / 2008 | M (va aug.) | |||
| 1951 | 709249 | 1980 | 6434000 | 2008 / 2009 | V | ||
| 1952 | 726639 | 1981 | 6594000 | ||||
| 1953 | 793930 | 1982 | 7129351 | ||||
| 1954 | 976195 | 1983 | 7862000 | ||||
| 1955 | 30634 | 1984 | 8338000 |
In the year 1954, after having passed the million, Rolex turned back the numbers en from 1987, after 10 million, they started using A, B, C etc in combination with the serial numbers.
Codes of the locks on the bracelets:
1976 A* 1988 M* 2000 AB
1977 B 1989 N* 2001 DE
1978 C* 1990 O 2002 DT
1979 D 1991 P 2003 AD
1980 E 1992 Q* 2004 CL
1981 F 1993 R 2005 MA
1982 G 1994 S 2006 OP
1983 H* 1995 T of W 2007 EO
1984 I* 1996 V
1985 J* 1997 Z
1986 K* 1998 Z of W
1987 L* 1999 X
Rolex Landcodes:
10=Switzerland; 012=Switzerland; 013=Switzerland; 014=Switzerland; 015=Switzerland; 017=Switzerland; 021=Switzerland; 022=Switzerland; 023=Switzerland; 024=Switzerland; 025=Switzerland; 026=Switzerland; 028=Switzerland; 032=Switzerland; 033=Switzerland; 036=Liechtenstein; 037=Switzerland; 039=Switzerland; 044=Switzerland; 045=Switzerland; 061=Switzerland; 062=Switzerland; 100=Germany; 110=France; 112=France; 113=France; 119=France (COMEX); 120=Austria; 121=Austria; 122=Austria; 123=Austria; 124=Austria; 125=Austria; 126=Austria; 127=Austria; 128=Austria; 130=Belgium/Luxemburg; 133=Netherlands; 134=Netherlands; 135=Netherlands; 136=Netherlands; 137=Netherlands; 138=Netherlands; 150=Spain; 160=Great Britain; 170=Italy; 181=Italy; 200=Greece; 204=Italy; 201=Malta; 202=Turkey; 205=Cyprus; 207=Corfu; 208=Greece; 210=Portugal; 212=Portugal; 213=Portugal; 215=Portugal; 216=Portugal; 217=Portugal; 218=Portugal; 226=Denmark; 228=Denmark; 231=Denmark; 233=Denmark; 235=Denmark; 237=Iceland; 241=Norway; 242=Norway; 246=Sweden; 265=Sweden; 267=Sweden; 268=Sweden; 270=Sweden; 271=Sweden; 273=Sweden; 283=Finnland; 284=Norway; 286=Finnland; 291=Finnland; 298=Finnland; 311=Poland; 312=Poland; 317=Bulgaria; 318=Slovakia; 320=Czech Republic; 321=Czech Republic; 322=Hungary; 323=Slovenia; 325=Serbia Montenegro; 330=Russia; 381=Turkey; 400=Hong Kong; 402=Guam; 408=Seoul; 410=Japan; 413=Korea; 430=Singapore/Brunai/Indonesia; 431=Malaysia/Thailand; 440=Taiwan; 500=India ;501=India; 507=India; 505=Pakistan; 513=Kathmandu; 514=Bangladesh; 526=Bahrain; 527=Middle East; 529=Saudi Arabia; 531=Saudi Arabia; 532=Saudi Arabia; 533=Kuwait; 535=Katar; 536=Abu Dhabi; 537=Dubai; 538=Oman; 539=Oman; 542=Iran; 548=Israel; 551=Yemen; 573=India; 605=Tunisia; 612=Egypt; 634=Congo; 668=Kenya; 680=South Afrika; 700=Canada; 710=USA; 720=Mexico; 722=Mexico; 733=Honduras; 737=Costa Rica; 741=Bahamas; 742=Bermuda; 752=Jamaica; 756=Dominican Republic; 757=Caribbean Islands; 758=Virgin Islands; 759=Turks Islands; 760=Barbados; 761=Netherlands Antilles/Aruba; 762=Aruba; 764=Guadeloupe; 765=Antigua; 766=Saint Martin; 767=Cayman Islands; 768=Panama; 770=Venezuela; 780=Brazil; 781=Chile; 786=Bolivia; 790=Argentina; 810=Australia/New Zealand; 818=Philippines; 828=Taiwan; 838=China; 842=New Zealand; 871=Hawaii; 872=Alaska; 874=Hong Kong; 873=Guam; 888=Hong Kong; 900=Japan; 902=AAFES, Germany; 906=Natex Retail, German NATO Airbase; 907=Rheindalen, German NATO Headquarter;
Jaap Bakker
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