When was your watch made?
All watches have an individual serial number. Both to notate when the watch was made, and to track the watch and help verify it’s authenticity, ownership, and service history.
For Rolex, these serial numbers numbers are etch either between the 6 o’clock lugs or under the crystal on the rehaut, also at 6 o’clock. See pics 1 and 2. The reference number is engraved in between the lugs at 12 o’clock, see pic 3
Pic 1: 7 digit Serial Number (3 digits censored), starting with 426. This denotes a 1976 production year.
Pic 2: 8 digit Serial Number (3 digits censored) on the rehaut. This is from a 2022 timepiece.
Rolex Serial Numbers
8 digits, scrambled:
2010+
G: 2010
V: 2009
M, V: 2008
M, Z: 2007
D, Z: 2006
D: 2005
F: 2003-2005
Y: 2002
K, Y: 2001
K: 2000
P: 2000
A: 1999
U: 1997-1998
T: 1996
W: 1995
S: 1993-1994
C: 1992
N: 1991
X: 1991
E: 1990
L: 1989
R: 1987-1988
9,400,000: 1987
8,900,000: 1986
8,614,000: 1985
8,070,022: 1984
7,400,000: 1983
7,100,000: 1982
6,520,870: 1981
6,434,000: 1980
5,737,030: 1979
5,000,000: 1978
5,008,000: 1977
4,115,299: 1976
3,862,196: 1975
3,567,927: 1974
3,200,268: 1973
2,890,459: 1972
2,589,295: 1971
2,241,882: 1970
1,900,000: 1969
1,752,000: 1968
1,538,435: 1967
1,200,000: 1966
1,100,000: 1965
1,008,889: 1964
824,000: 1963
744,000: 1962
643,153: 1961
516,000: 1960
399,453: 1959
328,000: 1958
224,000: 1957
133,061: 1956
97,000: 1955
23,000: 1954
855,726: 1953
726,639: 1952
709,249: 1951
???: 1950
???: 1949
628,840: 1948
529,163: 1947
367,946: 1946
302,459: 1945
269,561: 1944
230,878: 1943
143,509: 1942
106,047: 1941
99,775: 1940
71,224: 1939
43,739: 1938
40,920: 1937
36,856: 1936
34,336: 1935
30,823: 1934
29,562: 1933
29,132: 1932
???: 1931
1930: 23,186
??? 1929
1928: 23,969
1927: 20,190
1926: 001
Audemars Piguet Serial Numbers
A: 1972-1975
B: 1976-1979
C: 1980-1986
D: 1987-1994
E: 1994-2000
F: 2001-2007
G: 2008-2010
H: 2011-2012
I: 2013-2015
J: 2016-2018
Scambled: 2019+