Rolex Numbers – Identification of the year of manufacture from 1925 to 1987
In this article, We will introduce the serial numbers and approximate year of manufacturing of the Rolex movements. The info & data is not provided officially by Rolex, it is collected throughout the years via internet, books, magazines and experts in the field.
Similar to other watch brands, Rolex identifies the approximate release year by using serial number or prefix. The prefix is added to models after 1987, e.g. Rxxxxxxxx. Each movement has an engraved serial number, which can be found if you remove the back case. The information we are providing here is for vintage watches manufactured before 1987. Please let us know if you see any discrepancies in the information provided, or would like to add something else so we can help the vintage watch community with better information. Reach us at [email protected]
Identification list:
20000 – 1925
21691 – 1927
24747 – 1928
28290 – 1930
29312 – 1932
29993 – 1933
30823 – 1934
35365 – 1935
37596 – 1936
40920 – 1937
43739 – 1938
71224 – 1939
99775 – 1940
106047 – 1941
143509 – 1942
230878 – 1943
269561 – 1944
302459 – 1945
387216 – 1946
529163 – 1947
628840 – 1948
710776 – 1951
840396 – 1952
929426 – 1953
999999 – 1954
100001 – 1955
139400 – 1956
321884 – 1957
360171 – 1958
399000 – 1959
511687 – 1960
646900 – 1961
763663 – 1962
950000 – 1963
985015 – 1964
1259699 – 1965
1289727 – 1966
1554000 – 1967
2163900 – 1967
2426800 – 1968
2060000 – 1969
2504211 – 1970
3215500 – 1971
3478400 – 1972
3741300 – 1973
4004200 – 1974
4267100 – 1975
4538000 – 1976
5008000 – 1977
5482000 – 1978
5952834 – 1979
6434000 – 1980
6594000 – 1981
7129351 – 1982
7862000 – 1983
8338000 – 1984
8614000 – 1985
9290000 – 1986
9999999 – 1987
