The serial numbers listed below should help you to determine the approximate age of your watch.
As Rolex does not issue any official information regarding serial numbers and the associated age of the watches, it is relatively difficult to determine the age of a Rolex watch. In addition, there are various lists on the market and these may differ from one another.

When comparing a serial number list, always check whether the source of information is disclosed and assess its reliability yourself.

“Heart of America Press” Mr. Roy Earhardt and from requests for individually sent watches and certificates at Rolex. If you have any information about the production years 1931 / 1932 / 1949 and 1950, we would be pleased to receive an e-mail from you.
From the production year 1954, Rolex starts counting the serial numbers again from the beginning .

Year	Serial number	year	Serial number	Year	Serial number
1926	xxxxx	1953	793930	1980	6434000
1927	20190	1954	976195	1981	6594000
1928	23969	1955	30634	1982	7129351
1929	28290	1956	139400	1983	7862000
1930	29xxx	1957	216821	1984	8338000
1931	29xxx	1958	353343	1985	8814000
1932	29xxx	1959	399000	1986	9290000
1933	29933	1960	511687	1987	9766000
1934	30823	1961	646900	1987 – 1988	R
1935	32336	1962	763663	1989 – 1990	L
1936	36856	1963	950000	1990 – 1991	E
1937	40920	1964	997436	1991 – 1992	X/N from 10/1991
1938	43793	1965	1193000	1992	C
1939	71224	1966	1289727	1993	S
1940	99775	1967	1554000	1994	S
1941	106047	1968	1720977	1995 – 1996	W
1942	143509	1969	2060000	1996 – 1997	T until 08/1997
1943	230878	1970	2504211	1997	U as of 09/1997
1944	269561	1971	2728000	1998	A
1945	302459	1972	3050000	1999	A
1946	367946	1973	3523678	2000	P
1947	529163	1974	3761535	2001	K
1948	628840	1975	3886050	2002	Y
1949	xxxxxx	1976	4155863	2003	F
1950	xxxxxx	1977	5008000	2004 – 2005	F
1951	709249	1978	5238376	2005 – 2006	D until 07/2006
1952	726639	1979	5952834	2006 – 2007	Z from 08/2006
				2007 – 2009	M
				2009 –	V from 09/2009

From model year 2010, the serial number begins with a “G”.

For the new serial numbers, from around 2011, the production date can only be indicated by Rolex. The serial numbers consist of 8 letters and numbers.

The serial numbers of a replacement housing start with 4.4 million and 4.7 million.