The item for sale is a brand new, aftermarket replacement, men's, heavy duty, stainless steel, Jubilee watch band. It will fit Rolex 62510H watches and will fit your Datejust Stainless Steel with 20mm lugs. It comes with 2 free spring bars. The links are hollow 'D' styles. This is a high quality watch band made of top quality 316L stainless steel. Nov 17, 2008 How To Find When Your Rolex Was Made Rolex Serial Numbers MikeTalksAbout. Unsubscribe from MikeTalksAbout? Cancel Unsubscribe. Subscribe Subscribed Unsubscribe 1.22K. How To Find Your Rolex Serial Number & The Year. The information on most older Rolex Watches is engraved between the lugs on the watch body. That is, the bracelet/wrist strap needs to be removed in order to see it. The serial number is at the 6 o’clock position and the reference number/model number is at 12 o’clock.
One way to find out the approximate age of your Rolex watch is via the serial number. It’s also a great way to determine an estimated value of your pre-owned watch.
The series or serial letter of a Rolex model can correspond to a certain year or period in which your watch was manufactured. Almost every watch site feels the need to post a Rolex serial number list. We’re not sure why, but we’re certain that most of the sites copy and paste the information they find online. We put together this guide to give a better understanding Rolex serial numbers, accompanied by a quick access chart to figuring out the year of your watch. If there’s anything we missed, please add it to the comments below.In this Rolex serial number guide, we will talk about:.
How to find the serial number. Crowd-sourced data. When was my watch sold?. Are random/scattered serial numbers bad?. Serial number chartHow to Find the Serial Number?Older Rolex watches have the serial number engraved between the 6:00 lugs. In the past, you would have to remove the bracelet to get the serial number from the watch. On some watches, the endlinks can put scratch marks into the case, cutting into the engraving.
The model number can be found between the 12:00 lugs. Modern day Rolexes do not require the bracelet to be removed. You can find the serial number at the 6:00 position along the inner bezel under the crystal.
This style is often referred to as the “inner engraving” or “rehaut engraving”. Watches with this serial number location have the Rolex Rolex Rolex engravings as well.Rolex may have made this change to make it more difficult for gray market sellers to hide the serial numbers of the watches they’re selling. If the execs at Rolex can see the serial number, they are able to track it back to the original AD and it can help them catch dealers that are selling Rolex watches to other sellers at less than their minimum advertised price. Are Random/Scattered Serial numbers Bad?Starting about mid-way through 2010, Rolex started to “scramble” the serial numbers. These are also known as “random serials” or “scattered serials” and are not as bad as they sound. It just means it’s a watch from after 2010 that Rolex began implementing this new serial number system with.
Although Rolex claims they made this change to reduce the ability to create counterfeits, many collectors suspect that Rolex did this as a way to maintain balance of the market value and give less power to secondhand Rolex dealers to create value scales based on age of the watch. Also, it helps dealers to be able to hold inventory longer without savvy customers using the aforementioned new-watch-buying tips. Crowd-Sourced DataIt’s important and interesting to note that any of the serial number information you may stumble upon online is not official data provided by Rolex.
All of the serial number information the watch community has is crowd-sourced by enthusiasts and dealers. Also, keep in mind that not every model follows the same serial number cutoff, or model changes. It really comes down to what Rolex decides to do with the model and when they cutoff the production.Tools on said it best:You can’t take any serial number list as absolutely factual Rolex simply does not provide that information and all lists are compiled by word of mouth.and they are all actually based on when a particular serial number was sold. Consider it an estimate of the date manufactured, until you find evidence otherwise. When Was My Watch Sold?Using the Rolex serial number chart is not necessarily a good way to figure out when the Rolex watch was originally sold by the AD. For that specific information, you will need the original signed/dated or sales receipt. Although Rolex and dealers do not want watches to sit in the display case for long, it’s not unusual, especially for less popular or solid gold models, to sit in a jewelry store case for years after the manufacture date.
Rolex Age By Serial Number
You should also know that just because a case has a serial number dated from 2008, doesn’t mean the watch was fully assembled in 2008. As far as we know, Rolex will continue to use each case series until they are used up. If you are about to purchase a Rolex watch at an authorized dealer, it’s a good idea to check the chart below to get an idea of how long the watch might have been in the dealer’s inventory. This could potentially be used as a negotiation point for getting a lower price on the watch. The dealer will desperately want to move older pieces from their case. Serial Number ChartNow that you learned how to find your Rolex serial number, use can use the chart below to approximate the age of your watch.
This Rolex serial number database is made available for information purposes only. It may not provide 100% accurate info for dating your Rolex Watch. Use this serial number list for estimations only. Please report known errors in the comments below.
DATE/YEARSERIAL NUMBER/SERIES2010 1/2 – PresentScrambled/Scattered/Random12/2008 – 2010 (2008 3/4)V 000,0011/2008 – 11/2008 (2007 1/2)M 000,0017/2006 – 12/2007 (2006 1/2)Z 000,0011/2005 – 7/2006 (2005 1/2)D 000,0011/2004 (2003 3/4)F 000,0019/2002 (2002 3/4)Y 000,0018/2001 (2001 1/2)K 000,0014/2000 (2000 1/2)P 0-1999A 0-1998U 0-1998T 0-1998W 0 3/4S 0 1/4C 0 3/4N 0 1/2X 0 1/4E 9 1/2E 0L 9L 0R 9 1/2R 0 1/29,99,79,38,88,37,87,36,96,45,95,45,04,54,24,03,73,43,22,92,62,42,11,81,71,71,61,51,41,41,31,21,11,01,09887665443222111125,000The watches featured above: and a. Model number 118238 with a Swiss made automatic movement. Rolex caliber 3155 wrapped in a solid 18k gold case. Measuring 36mm in diameter (38mm including crown) with a thickness of 12mm. White dial with Roman markers featuring a day indicator at 12:00 and date at 3:00, hence the name Day-Date. The bezel is fluted 18k gold.
The band is a heavy 18K solid gold President bracelet with solid links and heavy updated clasp (ref: 15/301). The lug width is 20mm and it would look great on an aftermarket strap. The scratch-resistant sapphire crystal has a cyclops lens over the Read more ». Model number 118238 with a Swiss made automatic movement.
Rolex caliber 3155 wrapped in a solid 18k gold case. Measuring 36mm in diameter (38mm including crown) with a thickness of 12mm. White dial with Roman markers featuring a day indicator at 12:00 and date at 3:00, hence the name Day-Date. The bezel is fluted 18k gold. The band is a heavy 18K solid gold President bracelet with solid links and heavy updated clasp (ref: 15/301). The lug width is 20mm and it would look great on an aftermarket strap. The scratch-resistant sapphire crystal has a cyclops lens over the Read more ».