The document provides information on automatic movements used in Rolex watches from the early 1900s to present day. It lists over 100 calibers (movements) with details like beats per hour, year of production, reference numbers of watches they were used in, and any date/day/chronograph functions. The later calibers from the late 1980s onward were used across modern collections like the Submariner, Datejust and Yacht-Master watches.
4. 3085 28800 1985 Date, 24h 16550, 16760 Explorer II, GMT II X
3130 28800 2001 14000M, 14010M, 14060M, 14203M, Air-King,
14208M, 114270 Submariner, X
Explorer
3131 28800 2007 Antimagnetic 116400 Milgauss X
3132 28800 2010 214270 Explorer
15200, 15210, 15223, 15238, 16200,
16220, 16203, 16233, 16234, 16238,
16248, 16250, 16263, 16364, 16600,
OP Date, Datejust,
16610, 16610 LV, 16613, 16618, 16622,
Submariner, Sea-
16623, 16628, 116138, 116139, 116185,
3135 28800 1988 Date Dweller, Yacht- X
116188, 116189, 116199, 116200, 116201,
Master, Sea-
116203, 116208, 116231, 116233, 116234,
Dweller Deepsea
116238, 116243, 116244, 116261, 116263,
116264, 116610, 116613, 116618, 116619,
116660
18206, 18208, 18238, 18239, 18248,
18249, 18296, 18308, 18338, 18346,
18348, 18349, 18946, 18948, 18956,
3155 28800 1988 Date, Day 18958, 118205, 118206, 118208, 118209, Day-Date X
118235, 118238, 118239, 118296, 118338,
118339, 118346, 118348, 118366, 118398,
118399
3156 28800 2008 Date, Day 218206, 218235, 218238, 218239, Day-Date II
2182348, 218398, 218399
3175 28800 1988 Date, 24h 16700 GMT X
Explorer II, GMT-
3185 28800 1988 Date, 24h 16570, 16710, 16713, 16718 X
Master II
16570, 16710, 116710, 116713, 116718, Explorer II, GMT-
3186 28800 2005 Date. 24h X
116759 Master II
3187 28800 2011 Date, 24h 216570 Explorer II
16518, 16519, 16520, 16523, 16528,
4030 28800 1989 Chrono Daytona X
16568, 16589
116505, 116509, 116515, 116518, 116519,
4130 28800 2000 Chrono 116520, 116523, 116528, 116589, 116599, Daytona X
116598, 116599
4160 28000 2007 Chrono 116681, 116688, 116689 Yacht-Master II X
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5. Production Dates
Anhand der hier gezeigten Tabelle kann man in etwa das Produktionsjahr einer Rolex Uhr feststellen.
Vorausgesetzt man kennt die Seriennummer, welche sich auf dem Garantiezertifikat befindet und bei älteren
Uhren zwischen den Hörnern bei 6 Uhr bzw. bei neueren Uhren dort in der Rehaut eingraviert ist Diese
Tabelle entstand aus dem "Project" des Vintage Rolex Forum und mit Hilfe der Mitglieder von www.r-l-x.de
With the help of this chart you can approximately identify the year of production of a Rolex watch. The serial
number can be found on the warranty certificate, it is also located between the lugs at 6 o´clock on older
watches or engraved in the rehaut on the newer watches. The chart was finalized by the "Project" of the
Vintage Rolex Forum and the members of the German Rolex Forum.
Year From To
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1927 20190 21691
1928 23969 24747
1929 28290
1930 29312
1931
1932 29312
1933 29933
1934 30823
1935 34336 35365
1936 36856 37569
1937 40920
1938 43793
1939 71224
1940 99775
1941 106047
1942 143509 202026
1943 230878
1944 269561
1945 302459
1946 367946 387216
1947 529163
1948 628840
1949
1950
1951 709249 710776
1952 726639 840396
1953 793930 973830
1954 976195 43325*
1955 30634 1297XX
1956 139400 217821
1957 216821 358XXX
1958 353343 426510
1959 399XXX 502683
1960 511687 642993
1961 6469XX 702XXX
1962 763663 894XXX
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6. 1963 95XXXX 1021800
1964 997436 1195238
1965 1193XXX 1259699
1966 1289727 1557XXX
1967 1554XXX 186XXXX
1968 1720977 2477152
1969 2060XXX 22927XX
1970 2492822 2959XXX
1971 2728XXX 3037XXX
1972 305XXXX 3478400
1973 3523678 3741300
1974 3761535 4194183
1975 3886050 4267100
1976 4155863 4538000
1977 5008000 5367817
1978 5238376 5737030
1979 5952834 6122790
1980 6434000
1981 6594XXX 6910000
1982 7129351 7437845
1983 7862000 8085072
1984 8338000
1985 8624000 8734XXX
1986 9290000 9764478
1987 9863279
* Wie man sieht begann Rolex 1954 bei Null als sie 1 Million erreicht hatten.
* As you can see Rolex restarted counting in 1954 when they reached 1 Million.
Tauschgehäuse hatten bisher die Nummer 4,4 Mio. Nun aber, da diese
Nummer wohl aufgebraucht sind, starten sie mit 4,7 Mio.
Up to now the exchange cases started with 4,4 Mil. But since all those numbers
are used up they start now with a 4,7 Mil.
1987 startete Rolex dann damit vor die 6-stellige Seriennummer noch ein Buchstabe zu setzten.
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7. In 1987 Rolex started to put a letter in front of the 6-digit serial number:
Letter Started in...
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R 1987
L 1988
E 1990
X 1991
N 1991 (NOV)
C 1992
S 1993
W 1995
T 1996
U 1997 (AUG)
A 1998 (NOV)
P 2000 (JAN)
K 2001 (SEP)
Y 2002 (SEP)
F 2003 (SEP)
D 2005 (APR)
Z 2006 (MAY)
M 2007 (AUG)
V 2008 (AUG)
G 2010 (JUN)
Anfang 2010 änderte Rolex das System der Gehäusenummerierung. Die Seriennummer ist nun 8-stellig und
nicht wie bisher 7-stellig. Sie besteht aus einer zufallsgenerierten Kombination aus Zahlen und Buchstaben.
Dies hat zur Folge, dass von nun an nur noch Rolex das Produktionsjahr der Uhren kennt.
At the beginning of 2010 Rolex changed the system to individualize their watches. By now the Serial Number
will be composed of a random generated 8-digit mix of letters and numbers which means that from now on
only Rolex can tell you when the watch was produced.
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8. Clasp Codes
Wie man auf dem Bild sieht befindet, sich in der Armbandschließe ein Code aus Buchstaben und Nummern.
Matthias, ein geschätztes Mitglied aus dem Rolex Forum hatte die Idee einer Entschlüsselung.
As you can see on the photo the newer clasps have a number and letter code on it. Matthias, a valued
member of the German Rolex Forum, (www.r-l-x.de) had a decryption idea.
Die Nummern hinter den Buchstaben scheinen auf den Monat zu deuten. CL2 würde also Februar 2004
bedeuten. Ein zusätzlich vorangestelltes "S" lässt auf eine durch Rolex getauschte Serviceschließe deuten
The number behind the letter(s) seems to be the month when the clasp was produced. So CL2 would be
February 2004. If there is an "S" in front of the code then your clasp was changed during a service.
Hier ein erster Versuch aus der Forumsgemeinschaft (ohne Garantie):
So here is a first try (no guarantee):
A 1976
B, F, D 1981
G 1982
H 1983
N 1984
J 1985
K 1986
L 1987
M 1988
O 1990
P 1991
1992
R 1993
S 1994
T 1995
V 1996
Z 1997
U 1998
X 1999
AB 2000
DE 2001
DT 2002
AD 2003
CL 2004
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9. MA 2005
OP 2006
EO 2007
PJ 2008
LT 2009
RS 2010
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10. Country Codes
Seit Mitte der 80er Jahre befindet sich auf dem Garantiezertifikat unter anderem ein 3-stelliger Zahlencode,
welcher zeigt in welches Land die Uhr von Rolex ausgeliefert wurde. Lediglich auf den Zertifikaten der in den
USA verkauften Uhren fehlt dieser Code. Hier nun eine Auflistung der mir bisher bekannten Codes.
Since the mid 80s there is among others a 3-digit code on the certificate. This code shows in which Country
the watch was initialy sold in. Exception: USA watches.
Below you can find a list of codes and Countries which I found so far:
010 - Switzerland 317 - Bulgaria
012 - Switzerland 318 - Slovakia
013 - Switzerland 320 - Czech Republic
014 - Switzerland 321 - Czech Republic
015 - Switzerland 322 - Hungary
017 - Switzerland 323 - Slovenia
021 - Switzerland 325 - Serbia Montenegro
022 - Switzerland 330 - Russia
023 - Switzerland 381 - Turkey
024 - Switzerland 400 - Hong Kong
025 - Switzerland 402 - Guam
026 - Switzerland 408 - Seoul
028 - Switzerland 410 - Japan
032 - Switzerland 413 - Korea
033 - Switzerland 430 - Singapore/Brunai/Indonesia
036 - Liechtenstein 431 - Malaysia/Thailand
037 - Switzerland 440 - Taiwan
039 - Switzerland 500 - India
044 - Switzerland 501 - India
045 - Switzerland 507 - India
061 - Switzerland 505 - Pakistan
062 - Switzerland 513 - Kathmandu
100 - Germany 514 - Bangladesh
110 - France 526 - Bahrain
112 - France 527 - Middle East
113 - France 529 - Saudi Arabia
119 - France (COMEX) 531 - Saudi Arabia
120 - Austria 532 - Saudi Arabia
121 - Austria 533 - Kuwait
122 - Austria 535 - Katar
123 - Austria 536 - Abu Dhabi
124 - Austria 537 - Dubai
125 - Austria 538 - Oman
126 - Austria 539 - Oman
127 - Austria 542 - Iran
128 - Austria 548 - Israel
130 - Belgium/Luxemburg 551 - Yemen
133 - Netherlands 573 - India
134 - Netherlands 605 - Tunisia
135 - Netherlands 612 - Egypt
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11. 136 - Netherlands 634 - Congo
137 - Netherlands 668 - Kenya
138 - Netherlands 680 - South Afrika
150 - Spain 700 - Canada
160 - Great Britain 710 - USA
170 - Italy 720 - Mexico
181 - Italy 722 - Mexico
200 - Greece 733 - Honduras
204 - Italy 737 - Costa Rica
201 - Malta 741 - Bahamas
202 - Turkey 742 - Bermuda
205 - Cyprus 752 - Jamaica
207 - Corfu 756 - Dominican Republic
208 - Greece 757 - Caribbean Islands
210 - Portugal 758 - Virgin Islands
212 - Portugal 759 - Turks Islands
213 - Portugal 760 - Barbados
215 - Portugal 761 - Netherlands Antilles/Aruba
216 - Portugal 762 - Aruba
217 - Portugal 764 - Guadeloupe
218 - Portugal 765 - Antigua
226 - Denmark 766 - Saint Martin
228 - Denmark 767 - Cayman Islands
231 - Denmark 768 - Panama
233 - Denmark 770 - Venezuela
235 - Denmark 780 - Brazil
237 - Iceland 781 - Chile
241 - Norway 786 - Bolivia
242 - Norway 790 - Argentina
246 - Sweden 810 - Australia/New Zealand
265 - Sweden 818 - Philippines
267 - Sweden 828 - Taiwan
268 - Sweden 838 - China
270 - Sweden 842 - New Zealand
271 - Sweden 871 - Hawaii
273 - Sweden 872 - Alaska
283 - Finnland 874 - Hong Kong
284 - Norway 873 - Guam
286 - Finnland 888 - Hong Kong
291 - Finnland 900 - Japan
298 - Finnland 902 - AAFES, Germany
311 - Poland 906 - Natex Retail, German NATO Airbase
312 - Poland 907 - Rheindalen, German NATO Headquarter
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15. 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 Hand
1953 Submariner 100m / 330ft
1953 Turn-O-Graph
1953 Explorer
1954 GMT-Master
1954 Submariner 200m / 660ft
1954 Cyclop On Crystal
1954 Ladys Oyster Perpetual
1956 Day-Date
1956 President Bracelet
1959 Submariner gets Crown Guards and 40mm Case
1960 Deep Sea Special (Diving Record 10.916 m)
1961 Oyster Cosmograph
1962 Cosmograph Daytona
1967 Sea-Dweller
1969 Submariner Date
1969 Submariner Date 18 k YG
1971 Explorer II
1972 Hacking Movement
1974 Sapphire Crystal
1976 Oysterquartz
1977 Quick Set Date Feature
1978 Sea-Dweller 4000
1979 Submariner 300m / 1000ft with Sapphire Crystal
1983 GMT-Master II
1983 Submariner Rolesor
1988 Cosmograph Daytona (Zenith Movement)
1992 Yachtmaster
1994 Yachtmaster Lady & Medium
2000 Cosmograph Daytona With Inhouse Movement
2001 Laser Etched Hologram In Crystal
2003 "Green" Submariner Date
2004 Serial Number On The Inner Bezel
2004 New TOG
2004 New Datejust Case
2005 New GMT-Master YG (Cal. 3186)
2006 New GMT-Master Rolesor (Cal. 3186)
2007 New GMT-Master SS and WG (Cal. 3186)
2007 Caliber 3131
2007 Caliber 4160
2007 Yacht-Master II (YG & WG)
2007 New Milgauss in SS
2007 New Air-King in SS
2007 Submariner with COSC
2008 Sea-Dweller Deepsea
2008 Day-Date II
2008 Oyster Perpetual 36mm
2008 RG Daytona
2008 Caliber 3156
2008 Submariner Date New Case YG
2009 Datejust II Rolesor & SS
2009 Submariner Date New Case Rolesor
2010 Explorer 39mm
2010 Submariner Date New Case SS
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16. 2011 Explorer II 42mm
2011 Yacht-Master II Rolesor
2011 RG Black Bezel Datona
2011 Caliber 3187
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