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
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
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