Rolex Serial Numbers

Rolex Serial Number Locations

The Rolex serial number is located at the 6 o’clock position either on the Rehaut (inner bezel) or between the lugs obscured by the bracelet. Rolex began etching the serial number on the Rehaut in 2007, the serial number between the lugs continued until 2008.

Rolex Reference (Model) Number Location

The Rolex reference number is located between the lugs at the 12 o’clock position.

List of serial

YearSerial Number
2012-presentScrambled/Random
2011G000,001
2009-2010V000,001
2008-2009M000,001
2006-2007Z000,001
2005-2006D000,001
2003-2005F000,001
2003-2004Y000,001
2001-2002K000,001
2000-2001P000,001
1999-2000A000,001
1997-1998U000,001
1996T000,001
1995W000,001
1993-1994S000,001
1992C000,001
1991-1992N000,001
1991X000,001
1990-1991E000,001
1989-1990L000,001
1987-1988R000,001
19879,766,000
19869,290,000
19858,814,000
19848,338,000
19837,862,000
19827,386,000
19816,910,000
19806,434,000
19795,958,000
19785,482,000
19775,006,000
19764,539,000
19754,267,100
19744,004,200
19733,741,300
19723,478,400
19713,215,500
19702,952,600
19692,689,700
19682,426,800
19672,163,900
19661,871,000
19651,792,000
19641,714,000
19631,636,000
19621,558,000
19611,480,000
19601,402,000
19591,100,000
1957800,000
1956600,000
1955400,000
1954200,000
1953950,000
1952803,800
1951738,800
1950673,700
1949608,500
1948543,400
1947478,300
1946413,200
1945348,100
1944283,000
1943253,400
1942223,800
1941194,200
1940164,600
1939135,000
1938117,000
193799,000
193681,000
193563,000
193445,000
193242,680
193140,250
193037,820
192935,390
192832,960
192730,430
192628,000

Reference (Model) Numers

Submariner No-Date

55xx 140xx, 1140xx, 1240xx

Submariner

16xx, 168xx, 166xx, 1166xx,1266xx

Sea Dweller

16xx, 166xx, 1166xx, 1266xx

Sea-Dweller Deep-Sea 

11666x, 12666x, 13666x

Sky-Dweller

326xxx, 336xxx

GMT Master

16xx, 65xx, 167xx, 

GMT Master II

167, 1167, 1167xx, 1267xx

Daytona Cosmograph

62xx, 165xx, 1165xx, 1265xx

Explorer

10xx, 142xx, 1142xx, 1242xx, 2142xx, 2242xx

Explorer II

165xx, 2165xx, 2265xx

Yacht-Master

166xx, 1166xx, 1266xx, 2266xx, 686xx, 1686xx, 2686xx, 696xx, 1696xx

Yacht-Master II

11668x

Day-Date President

65xx, 66xx, 18xx, 180xx, 182xx, 1182xx, 2182xx, 2282xx

Datejust 36

16xx & 160xx, 162xx, 1162xx, 1262xx

Datejust 41

1163xx, 1263xx

Oyster Perpetual

10, 140xx, 142xx, 124xxx, 116xxx, 114xxx, 126xxx, 124xxx

Airking

55, 140xx, 142xx, 114xxx

Date

15xx, 150xx, 152xx, 1152xxx

Oysterquartz Datejust

170xx

Oysterquartz Day-Date

190xx

Datejust 31mm

68xx, 682xx, 782xx, 1782xx, 2782xxx

Oyster Perpetual 31mm

177xxx, 277xxx

Ladies Datejust 

65xx, 69xx, 691xx, 692xx, 791xx, 792xx, 179xxx, 279xxx

Ladies Date

65xx, 69xx, 691xx, 692xx, 791xx, 792xx

Ladies Oyster Perpetual

67xx, 671xx, 672xx, 760xx, 276xxx

These are what the following numbers mean when they are in the last position of the reference number:

• 0: Stainless steel
• 1: Yellow Gold Filled – No longer in use
• 2: Stainless steel and platinum
• 3: Stainless Steel and Yellow Gold
• 4: Stainless Steel and 18k White Gold (usually referred to the bezel)
• 5: Gold Shell – no longer used
• 6: Platinum
• 7: 14k Yellow Gold – no longer used
• 8: 18k Yellow Gold
• 9: 18k White Gold

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