Now, as mentioned earlier, some vintage Tag Heuer watches did not have serial numbers, but the number is, generally speaking, very low. In some cases, the serial number bay has been buffed or polished away, and you should always avoid buying a watch that has had the serial number intentionally removed as it may be signs that it has been stolen. A pictoral review of the Heuer Bundeswehr chronograph and it's many dial variations ©2003 W. Manning Updates: Dec 2005, May 2006, Jun 2006, Aug 2006, Oct 2008, Feb 2009, Apr 2012. The serial number of your watch is engraved on the case at the 6 o'clock end between the lugs. You will need to remove the bracelet/strap to see it. The model reference is engraved in the same place at the 12 o'clock end. As of August 2010, serial numbers for new Rolex watches are randomized, making it impossible to use the numbers for dating. Top Notch1969 Heuer Bundeswehr Flyback Chronograph w. The desirable 3H dial. Heuer Reference Number 1550 SG. Valjoux 230 Flyback movement. Early serial number 5353.Charming yellowish/beige luminous material on dials hour markers and hands - nicely matching concerning the tone of color.
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Instructions for using our serial number look-up tables
This page contains INSTRUCTIONS for using the serial number look-up tables that are found on many of our watch company history pages. The example below uses information from the American Waltham Watch Company, but that is just an example. You should consult the serial number table for the specific brand of watch movement you are trying to date by selecting a company from the menu on the left.
Not all vintage watches can be dated using the serial number. Some American watch brands did not use a consistent series of serial numbers, but most of the big manufacturers did. Most vintage Swiss pocket watches did NOT have serial numbers and can't be dated by this method.
Can't find YOUR exact serial number in our lookup tables?
Many watch companies made hundreds of thousands of watches, and some companies made millions of watches! It would be impractical to list the individual serial numbers of EVERY watch made... that would make some really long pages! Our serial number tables list RANGES of serial numbers. So to determine when your watch was manufactured, you will need to find where your serial number fits within the range of numbers.
Serial number look-up example:
Let's say you have a Waltham watch with serial number 21,607,210 as shown in the photo below. Note that we're using the serial number from the watch movement, not from the watch case. Looking at the table of Waltham serial numbers (see example below), you can see that number 20,900,000 was made in 1917 and 21,800,000 was made in 1918 (marked in red in the table below). Since your serial number falls between those two numbers, you know that your watch was made in 1917 or 1918.
Not sure which serial number to use?
You must use the serial number from the MOVEMENT of the watch... the working part with the wheels and gears... not the serial number from the watch case. Cases and watches were often made by different companies and each usually has its own serial number. You usually have to take the back off the watch case to see the movement serial number which may appear anywhere on the watch movement.
Use the movement serial number. Do NOT use the case serial number!
This is an example only. Your movement serial number may not be in exactly the same location as the one in the photo, but you are looking for the serial number that is on the watch mechanism itself... not the serial number on the external case.
| Year | S/N |
|---|---|
| 1852 | 50 |
| 1853 | 400 |
| 1854 | 1000 |
| 1855 | 2500 |
| 1856 | 4000 |
| 1857 | 6000 |
| 1858 | 10,000 |
| 1859 | 15,000 |
| 1860 | 20,000 |
| 1861 | 30,000 |
| 1862 | 45,000 |
| 1863 | 65,000 |
| 1864 | 110,000 |
| 1865 | 180,000 |
| 1866 | 260,000 |
| 1867 | 330,000 |
| 1868 | 410,000 |
| 1869 | 460,000 |
| 1870 | 500,000 |
| 1871 | 540,000 |
| 1872 | 590,000 |
| 1873 | 680,000 |
| 1874 | 730,000 |
| 1875 | 810,000 |
| 1876 | 910,000 |
| 1877 | 1,000,000 |
| 1878 | 1,150,000 |
| 1879 | 1,350,000 |
| 1880 | 1,500,000 |
| 1881 | 1,670,000 |
| 1882 | 1,835,000 |
| 1883 | 2,000,000 |
| 1884 | 2,350,000 |
| 1885 | 2,650,000 |
| 1886 | 3,000,000 |
| 1887 | 3,400,000 |
| Year | S/N |
|---|---|
| 1888 | 3,800,000 |
| 1889 | 4,200,000 |
| 1890 | 4,700,000 |
| 1891 | 5,200,000 |
| 1892 | 5,800,000 |
| 1893 | 6,300,000 |
| 1894 | 6,700,000 |
| 1895 | 7,100,000 |
| 1896 | 7,450,000 |
| 1897 | 8,100,000 |
| 1898 | 8,400,000 |
| 1899 | 9,000,000 |
| 1900 | 9,500,000 |
| 1901 | 10,200,000 |
| 1902 | 11,100,000 |
| 1903 | 12,100,000 |
| 1904 | 13,500,000 |
| 1905 | 14,300,000 |
| 1906 | 14,700,000 |
| 1907 | 15,500,000 |
| 1908 | 16,400,000 |
| 1909 | 17,600,000 |
| 1910 | 17,900,000 |
| 1911 | 18,100,000 |
| 1912 | 18,200,000 |
| 1913 | 18,900,000 |
| 1914 | 19,500,000 |
| 1915 | 20,000,000 |
| 1916 | 20,500,000 |
| 1917 | 20,900,000 |
| 1918 | 21,800,000 |
| 1919 | 22,500,000 |
| 1920 | 23,400,000 |
| 1921 | 23,900,000 |
| 1922 | 24,100,000 |
| 1923 | 24,300,000 |
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| Year | S/N |
|---|---|
| 1924 | 24,550,000 |
| 1925 | 24,800,000 |
| 1926 | 25,200,000 |
| 1927 | 26,100,000 |
| 1928 | 26,400,000 |
| 1929 | 26,900,000 |
| 1930 | 27,100,000 |
| 1931 | 27,300,000 |
| 1932 | 27,550,000 |
| 1933 | 27,750,000 |
| 1934 | 28,100,000 |
| 1935 | 28,600,000 |
| 1936 | 29,100,000 |
| 1937 | 29,400,000 |
| 1938 | 29,750,000 |
| 1939 | 30,050,000 |
| 1940 | 30,250,000 |
| 1941 | 30,750,000 |
| 1942 | 31,050,000 |
| 1943 | 31,400,000 |
| 1944 | 31,700,000 |
| 1945 | 32,100,000 |
| 1946 | 32,350,000 |
| 1947 | 32,750,000 |
| 1948 | 33,100,000 |
| 1949 | 33,500,000 |
| 1950 | 33,560,000 |
| 1951 | 33,600,000 |
| 1952 | 33,700,000 |
| 1953 | 33,800,000 |
| 1954 | 34,100,000 |
| 1955 | 34,450,000 |
| 1956 | 34,700,000 |
| 1957 | 35,000,000 |
| - | - |
| - | - |
This is an example using the Waltham serial number table. Be sure to use the table that is specific
to YOUR brand of watch when looking up your serial number.
Be sure to use the serial number on the watch movement (the mechanism).
Do not use the serial number from the watch case.
Locating your Rolex serial number
The serial number of your watch is engraved on the case at the 6 o'clock end between the lugs. You will need to remove the bracelet/strap to see it. The model reference is engraved in the same place at the 12 o'clock end. As of August 2010, serial numbers for new Rolex watches are randomized, making it impossible to use the numbers for dating purposes.
1925 - 1930
28 - 29xxx = 1926
30 - 32xxx = 1927
33 - 34xxx = 1928
35 - 37xxx = 1929
38 - 39xxx = 1930
1931 - 1940
42 - 44xxx = 1932
45 - 48xxx = 1933
49 - 62xxx = 1934
63 - 80xxx = 1935
81 - 98xxx = 1936
99 - 116xxx = 1937
117 - 134xxx = 1938
135 - 163xxx = 1939
164 - 193xxx = 1940
1941 - 1950
223 - 252xxx = 1942
253 - 282xxx = 1943
283 - 347xxx = 1944
348 - 412xxx = 1945
413 - 489xxx = 1946
490 - 549xxx = 1947
550 - 607xxx = 1948
608 - 672xxx = 1949
673 - 736xxx = 1950
1951 - 1960
804 - 868xxx = 1952
869 - 933xxx = 1953
934 - 1104xxx = 1954
1105 - 1080xxx = 1955
1090 - 1160xxx = 1956
1170 - 1230xxx = 1957
1240 - 1310xxx = 1958
1320 - 1390xxx = 1959
1400 - 1480xxx = 1960
1961 - 1970
1558 - 1662xxx = 1962
1663 - 1709xxx = 1963
1710 - 1791xxx = 1964
1792 - 1869xxx = 1965
1870 - 2159xxx = 1966
2160 - 2419xxx = 1967
2420 - 2679xxx = 1968
2680 - 2949xxx = 1969
2950 - 3209xxx = 1970
1971 - 1980
3470 - 3739xxx = 1972
3740 - 3999xxx = 1973
4000 - 4179xxx = 1974
4280 - 4529xxx = 1975
4530 - 4999xxx = 1976
5000 - 5399xxx = 1977
5400 - 5899xxx = 1978
5900 - 6399xxx = 1979
6400 - 6899xxx = 1980
1981 - 1990
7300 - 7799xxx = 1982
7800 - 8299xxx = 1983
8300 - 8599xxx = 1984
8600 - 9289xxx = 1985
9290 - 9759xxx = 1986
9760 - 9999xxx = 1987
Rxxxxxx = 1988
Lxxxxxx = 1989
Exxxxxx = 1990
1991 - 2000
Nxxxxxx = 1991
Cxxxxxx = 1992
Sxxxxxx = 1993
Wxxxxxx = 1995
Txxxxxx = 1996
Uxxxxxx = 1997
Axxxxxx = 1998
Pxxxxxx = 2000
2001 - 2010
Yxxxxxx = 2002
Fxxxxxx = 2004
Dxxxxxx = 2005
Zxxxxxx = 2006
Mxxxxxx = 2008
Vxxxxxx = 2009
Locating your Omega serial number
Recent Omega watches usually carry their serial number somewhere on the back but they will be in extremely small laser-etched digits requiring a magnifier to read. Older Omega watches may only have the serial number on the inside of the watch, requiring a jeweler to open it for you.
1891 - 1900
1901 - 1910
25 - 29xxxxx = 1905
30 - 39xxxxx = 1908
1911 - 1920
1921 - 1930
70 - 74xxxxx = 1925
75 - 84xxxxx = 1930
1931 - 1940
1941 - 1950
10xxxxxx = 1944
11xxxxxx = 1947
12xxxxxx = 1950
1951 - 1960
14xxxxxx = 1954
15xxxxxx = 1956
16xxxxxx = 1958
17xxxxxx = 1960
1951 - 1960
14xxxxxx = 1954
15xxxxxx = 1956
16xxxxxx = 1958
17xxxxxx = 1960
1961 - 1970
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19xxxxxx = 1962
20xxxxxx = 1963
21xxxxxx = 1964
22xxxxxx = 1965
23 - 24xxxxxx = 1966
22xxxxxx = 1967
26 - 27xxxxxx = 1968
28 - 29xxxxxx = 1969
30 - 32xxxxxx = 1970
1971 - 1980
34 - 35xxxxxx = 1972
36 - 37xxxxxx = 1973
38xxxxxx = 1974
39xxxxxx = 1975
40xxxxxx = 1976
41xxxxxx = 1977
42 - 43xxxxxx = 1978
44xxxxxx = 1979
1981 - 1990
48xxxxxx = 1984
49xxxxxx = 1985
50xxxxxx = 1986
51 - 52xxxxxx = 1989
1991 - 2000
54xxxxxx = 1993
55xxxxxx = 1995
560 - 597xxxxx = 1998
598 - 609xxxxx = 1999
61 - 64xxxxxx = 2000
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2001 - 2010
655 - 679xxxxx = 2002
68 - 69xxxxxx = 2003
70 - 71xxxxxx = 2004
72 - 77xxxxxx = 2005
78 - 80xxxxxx = 2006
81 - 83xxxxxx = 2007
84xxxxxx = 2008
Locating your Panerai serial number
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The serial number of your watch is engraved on the back of the case.
1991 - 2000
2001 - 2010
E = 2002
F = 2003
G = 2004
H = 2005
I = 2006
J = 2007
K = 2008
L = 2009
M = 2010