Find out when your Rolex was produced. All you need is the serial number. Browse our chart below to find your Rolex series year or your Panerai series year.
Rolex Serial Number - Production Years | |||||||||||
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Series | Year | Series | Year | Series | Year | Series | Year | Series | Year | Series | Year |
G/Scrambled | July 2010 – Present | C 000,001 | 1992 1/4 | 6,430,000 | 1980 | 1,870,000 | 1966 | 804,000 | 1952 | 118,000 | 1938 |
V 000,001 | Dec 2008 – 2010 | N 000,001 | 1991 3/4 | 5,959,000 | 1979 | 1,791,000 | 1965 | 735,000 | 1951 | 98,000 | 1937 |
M 000,001 | Jan 2008 – Nov 2008 | X 000,001 | 1991 1/2 | 5,481,000 | 1978 | 1,713,000 | 1964 | 672,000 | 1950 | 82,000 | 1936 |
Z 000,001 | July 2006- Dec 2007 | E 000,001 | 1990 1/2 | 5,005,000 | 1977 | 1,635,000 | 1963 | 608,000 | 1949 | 62,000 | 1935 |
D 000,001 | Jan 2005- July 2006 | L 000,001 | 1989-1990 | 4,535,000 | 1976 | 1,557,000 | 1962 | 543,000 | 1948 | 55,000 | 1934 |
F 000,001 | Jan 2004 | R 999,999 | 1988 | 4,265,000 | 1975 | 1,485,000 | 1961 | 478,000 | 1947 | 49,000 | 1933 |
Y 000,001 | Sept 2002 | R 000,000 | 1987 1/2 | 4,000,000 | 1974 | 1,401,000 | 1960 | 413,000 | 1946 | 43,000 | 1932 |
K 000,001 | Aug 2001 | 9,760,000 | 1987 | 3,741,000 | 1973 | 1,323,000 | 1959 | 348,000 | 1945 | 40,000 | 1931 |
P 000,004 | Apr 2000 | 9,300,000 | 1986 | 3,478,000 | 1972 | 1,245,000 | 1958 | 284,000 | 1944 | 38,000 | 1930 |
A 000,002 | 1998-1999 | 8,814,000 | 1985 | 3,215,000 | 1971 | 1,167,000 | 1957 | 253,000 | 1943 | 35,000 | 1929 |
U 000,001 | 1997-1998 | 8,388,000 | 1984 | 2,952,000 | 1970 | 1,095,000 | 1956 | 224,000 | 1942 | 33,000 | 1928 |
T 000,001 | 1995 | 7,860,000 | 1983 | 2,689,000 | 1969 | 1,010,000 | 1955 | 194,000 | 1941 | 30,000 | 1927 |
W 000,001 | 1994-1995 | 7,366,000 | 1982 | 2,426,000 | 1968 | 935,000 | 1954 | 165,000 | 1940 | 28,000 | 1926 |
S 000,001 | 1993 3/4 | 6,910,000 | 1981 | 2,164,000 | 1967 | 869,000 | 1953 | 136,000 | 1939 | 25,000 | 1925 |
Rolex Introduction Years:
1926 - Oyster Case
1927 - Serial Number On Oyster Case
1931 - Oyster Perpetual
1938 - Bubble Back
1938 - Oyster Bracelet
1945 - Jubilee Bracelet
1945 - Datejust
1950 - "Mercedes" Hands
1953 - Submariner 100m/330ft
1953 - Explorer
1954 - GMT-Master
1954 - Submariner 200m / 660ft
1954 - Cyclops (aka Magnifying bump on Crystal)
1954 - Ladies' Oyster Perpetual
1954 - Day-Date
1956 - President Bracelet
1959 - Submariner gets Crown Guards and 40mm Case
1960 - Deep Sea Special
1961 - Oyster Cosmograph
1962 - Cosmograph Daytona
1965 - Submariner Date
1965 - Submariner Date 18k Yellow Gold
1967 - Sea-Dweller
1971 - Explorer II
1972 - Hacking Movement
1974 - Sapphire Crystal
1976 - Oysterquartz
1977 - Oysterquartz Day-Date
1977 - Quick Set Date Feature
1978 - Sea-Dweller 4000ft/1220m
1979 - Submariner 300m/1000ft with Sapphire Crystal
1983 - GMT-Master II
1983 - Submariner Rolesor (aka Sub TT)
1987 - Lettered Serials Introduced
1988 - Cosmograph Daytona (Zenith Movement aka Cal. 4030)
1992 - Yachtmaster
1994 - Yachtmaster Ladies & Mid-Sized
2000 - Cosmograph Daytona with new in-house Movement (Cal. 4130)
2001 - Laser Etched Hologram In Crystal
2003 - Green Submariner Date (aka Anniversary Edition with Maxi Dial)
2003 - Non lugs holes (No Holes) cases begins to appear on most models
2004 - Engraved Rehaut Ring (Engraved Bezel)
2004 - New Datejust Case
2005 - New GMT-Master YG (Cal. 3186)
2006 - New GMT-Master Rolesor (Cal. 3186)
2008 - Ceramic Bezel begins to appear on most sports models
Panerai Series - Production Year | |
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Series | Year |
No Letter | 1997 |
A | 1998 |
B | 1999 |
C | 2000 |
D | 2001 |
E | 2002 |
F | 2003 |
G | 2004 |
H | 2005 |
I | 2006 |
J | 2007 |
K | 2008 |
L | 2009 |
M | 2010 |
N | 2011 |
O | 2012 |
P | 2013 |