HAMILTON
S/N – – – Dial – – Notes
C 1,801 – Blk 12 – Dial “BU. AERO U.S. NAVY., G.C.T., HAMILTON” Mvt “BU. AERO. U.S. NAVY”
C 3,767 – AN M – Mvt: “U S Army”
C 4,248 – Blk 12 – Dial, Mvt & Case “Bu. Aero. U.S. Navy”
C 7,724 – – – – “U.S. Army”
C 7,850 – AN M – Mil Issue, Gov’t Case
C 7,850 – AN M – Mvt: “U S Army”
C 8,211 – SS AN M – “U.S. Army” & “U.S. Govt”, Ordnance OE-1879 Case
C 8,359 – M – – – “U.S. Army” Ordnance OE-294
C 8,582 – SS AN M – Mvt: “U.S. Army”, Military Markings on Case
C 8,620 – SS M – Mvt: “U.S. Army”, Ordnance Markings on Case
C 8,772 – – – – -Mvt: “U S Army” Marked Case, But looks wrong
C 9,301 – SS AN M – Mvt: “U.S. Army”, Military Markings on Case
C 10,419 – SS AN M – Mvt: “U.S. Army”, Military Markings on Case
C 10,746 – DS 24 – Mvt: “U S Army” Military Case “OE 15977?
C 11,077 – SS AN – Mvt: “U.S. Army”
C 40,073 – – – – – Mvt: “U S Govt” Military Case
C 40,703 – SS M – Mvt: “U S Govt” Military Case
C 41,525 – – – – -#2 Case, #J304223, Mvt: “U S Govt”
C 41,652 – SS AN M – Case”U.S. Ordnance Dept Watch RR Grade”
C 41,728 – – – – Mvt: “U S Govt” Military Case
C 41,770 – SS M – Mvt: “U S Govt” Military Case
C 41,871 – SS M – Mvt: “U S Govt” Military Case
C 41,873 – M – – -Mvt “U.S. Gov’t”, Gold Train, Case U.S. Nomenclature
C 41,980 – AN – Mvt: “U S Govt” J Boss Case
C 42,218 – AN M – Mil Issue, Gov’t Case
C 42,278 – DS AN M – #11 Case # K187078 “U.S. Govt” RS Dial – Seller says its Original, but looks like Repro
C 42,368 – SS AN M – Hi-Stem Star Case, Mvt “U.S. Govt” Dial “Hamilton” in Block Lettering
C 42,700 – SS AN M – Mvt: “U S Govt” Keystone Case w/ Military Markings, Outside Case S/N 3477
C 43,548 – SS M – Mvt: “U S Govt” Military Case
C 44,433 – DS AN – #2 Case w/ Newly Engrav’d BoLF Logo, Mvt: “U S Govt” RS Dial
C 44,433 – – – – Mvt: “U S Govt”
C 45,203 – DS AN M – #11 Case, Mvt “U.S. Gov’t”
C 45,427 – SS M – Mvt: “U S Govt” Baton Hds
C 45,670 – SS M – Mvt: “U S Govt” Military Case
C 45,755 – M – – Mvt: “U S Govt” Military Case
C 46,158 – M – – Mvt: “U S Govt” Military Case
C 46,239 – SS AN – #2 Case, BM B&B #H834155, YGF Ctr #X0249, GCW, Mvt “U.S. Gov’t”
C 46,426 – M – – Mvt “U.S. Gov’t”
C 46,683 – – – – Mvt: “U S Govt”
C 47,248 – SS AN M – Mvt: “U.S. Govt.”, Military Markings & “Hamilton 992B” on Case
C 47,337 – SS AN 24 – Ham Military Case, Military Mod 992B
C 47,437 – SS AN M – Mvt: “U.S. Govt.”, Military Markings on Case
C 47,543 – SS AN M – Mvt: “U.S. Govt.”, “Metalyn” Dial
C 49,053 – SS AN M – Mvt: “U.S. Govt”, GCW, Ordinance markings on Case
C 49,190 – SS AN – Star Case # 3096033, Mvt: “U.S. Govt”
C 49,563 – – – – Mvt: “U S Govt”
C 49,717 – SS AN M – Military Case
C 50,170 – Orig M – Mvt: “U.S. Gov’t”Military Case
C 51,824 – SS AN M – Mvt: “U.S. Govt”, Star Case # 8818179
C 51,838 – M – – – – Mvt: “U.S. Govt”,Military Case
C 52,506 – Bold M – – Mvt: “U.S. Govt”, Military Case
C 52,752 – SS AN M – Mvt: “U.S. Govt.”, Military Markings on Case
C 53,123 – SS AN M – Mvt: “U.S. Govt.”, Military Markings on Case
C 53,128 – – – – Mvt: “U S Govt” RS Dial
C 74,391 – AN M – Ham Mil. Case, Mvt: “U.S. Govt” , Ham Military Case
C 76,233 – SS M – Mvt: “U S Govt” Military Case
C 80,586 – SS AN 24 – Mvt: “U.S. Govt”, Ham Mil Case, Black Rubber Carrying Case
C 80,729 – SS AN 24 – Mvt: “U.S. Gov’t” Keystone BM Case S/N 573,108
C 80,890 – Bold 24 – Mvt: “U.S. Gov’t”, Ham Mil Case w/ Nomenclature
C 81,221 – SS AN 24 – Mvt: “U.S. Govt.” Plain Case
C 81,507 – SS AN 24 – Mvt: “U.S. Govt.” Case “Ordinance Dept. U.S.A. No. OE-15670
C 81,929 – M – – Mvt: “U.S. Gov’t” Star Case
C 81,982 – SS AN M – Mvt: “U.S. Gov’t” Keystone BM Case S/N 1,384,162
C 82,080 – 24 – – Mvt: “U S Govt”
C 82,157 – SS AN – Mvt: “U.S. Govt.”
C 87,507 – SS AN 24 – Mvt “U.S. Govt”, Case “Ord. Dept, USA, No. OE 13204, S/N only on Pillar Plate
C 87,507 – – – – Mvt: “U S Govt”
C 87,800 – AN 24 – A6P, Mvt “U.S. Gov”, Case “Ord. Dept, USA, No. OE13873
C 88,405 – SS AN 24 – A6P, Mvt “U.S. Gov”, Case “Ordnance Department – No. OE-16208?
C 88,930 – SS AN 24 – U.S.A. Ordinance Dept. Markings
C 93,246 – AN 24 Mvt – “US Govt” Case not marked w/ Military Nomenclature, nor “Hamilton”
C 93,625 – 24 – – Mvt: “U S Govt” Military Case
C 98,793 – SS AN 24 – Mvt: “U.S.Govt.”, Case: Ordnance Dept.
C 99,145 – SS AN 24 – #A Case # K376732, GCW, Mvt “U.S. Gov’t” Red 13-24 Figures
C 99,616 – SS AN 24 – “U S Gov’t” on mvt, Ord markings on case back
C 101,420 – DS AN M – Mvt: “U.S. Govt.”, Star Case
C 102,027 – SS AN 24 – Mvt: “U.S. Govt.”, Ordnance Departmental, USA, No OE.14924
C 109,600 – 24 – – – Lst 2 S/N Dgts Ukn, Mil Markings
C 111,459 – SS AN 24 – Mvt “U.S. Govt”
C 111,544 – SS AN 24 – Mvt “U.S. Govt” Case “ORDINANCE DEPARTMENT, U.S.A. NO.OE-13625?
C 113,981 – SS AN 24 – “U S Govt” Mvt, “Ordnance Dept USA OE-18897?
C 114,069 – SS AN 24 – “U S Govt” Mvt, “Ordnance Dept, USA, OE-12444? On Case Back
C 114,112 – – – – #A Case, Mvt: “U S Govt”
Notes:
Dials
SS = Single Sunk
DS = Double Sunk
Blk 12 = Black dial, 12 hours per hour hand revolution
24 = Inner ring of 13-24 hour figures
M = Montgomery style marginal minute dial
AN = Arabic numbers
There are numerous “civilian” 992Bs whose serial numbers are in-between many of the movements listed above (which are not shown).
HAMILTON SERIAL NUMBERS & DATES
1893=1-2,000
1894=5,000
1895=10,000
1896=14.000
1897=20,000
1898=30,000
1899=40,000
1900=50,000
1901=190,000
1902=150,000
1903=260,000
1904=340,000
1905=425,000
1906= 590,000
1907=756,000
1908=921,000
1909=1, 087,000
1910=1,050,500
1911=1,290,500
1912=1,331,000
1913=1,370,000
1914=1,410,500
1915=1,450,500
1916=1,517,000
1917=1,580,000
1918=1,650,000
1919=1,700,000
1920=1,790,000
1921=1,860,000
1922=1,900,000
1923=1,950,000
1924=2,000,000
1925=2,100,000
1926=2,200,000
1927=2,250,000
1928=2,300,000
1929=2,350,000
1930=2,400,000
1931=2,450,000
1932=2,500,000
1933=2,600,000
1934=2,700,000
1935=2,800,000
1936=2,900,000
1937=3,000,000
1938=3,200,000
1939=3,400,000
1940=3,600,000
1941=3,800,000
1942=4,025,000
986 / 2100001-2191300= 1922-1926
401/ H50001-H57500= 1930-1933
979 / 2900001-2931900= 1934-1951
987/ 001-0486300= 1937-1948
987/ 001-0486300= 1937-1948
987E / 4025301-4523000= 1928-1937
987S / SS001-SS87400= 1940-1948
980 / G101-G669400= 1934-1951
980B / A001-A8900= 1937-1946
H980 / HW001-HW1075= 1942-1949
980I / W001-W1050= 1942-1948
982 / J1001-J670600= 1935-1951
982M / M001-M201900= 1941-1951
982M / M001-M201900= 1941-1951
748 / CY001-CY232000= 1948-1954
750 / 001A-914000A= 1949-1954
752 / 001E-48000E= 1951-1954
753 / 001F-103400F= 1951-1954
754 / 001H-43900H= 1952-1954
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IWC
Serial Number & Manufacture Dates
0 – 10’000 = 1880 – 1886
10,001 – 50,000 = 1886 – 1890
100,000 – 200,000 = 1890 – 1899
200,001 – 300,000 = 1899 – 1903
300,001 – 400,000 = 1903 – 1907
400,001 – 600,000 = 1907 – 1913
600,001 – 800,000 = 1913 – 1924
800,001 – 900,000 = 1924 – 1929
900,001 – 1,000,000 1929 – 1938
1,000,001 – 1,100,000 = 1938 – 1945
1,100,001 – 1,500,000 = 1945 – 1960
1,500,001 – 2,000,000 = 1960 – 1972
1,500,001 – 2,000,000 = 1960 – 1972
Movement Number & Dates
28,251 – 49,300 = 1887 – 1890
49,301 – 117,300 = 1890 – 1895
117,301 – 211,200 = 1895 – 1900
211,201 – 321,300 = 1900 – 1905
321,301 – 463,600 = 1905 – 1910
463,601 – 620,800 = 1910 – 1915
620,801 – 742,300 = 1915 – 1920
742,301 – 807,400 = 1920 – 1925
807,401 – 919,600 = 1925 – 1930
919,601 – 940,000 = 1930 – 1935
940,001 – 1,013.200 = 1935 – 1940
1,013.201 – 1,092,400 = 1940 – 1945
1,092,401 – 1,200,400 = 1945 – 1950
1,200,401 – 1,335,400 = 1950 – 1955
1,335,401 – 1,513,000 = 1955 – 1960
1,513,001 – 1,778,800 = 1960 – 1965
1,778,801 – 1,970,200 = 1965 – 1970
1,970,201 – 2,265,400 = 1970 – 1975
ELGIN
101= 1867
30,000= 1868
70,000= 1869
100,000= 1870
125,000= 1871
150,000= 1872
175,000= 1873
200,000= 1874
300,000= 1875
400,000= 1876
500,000= 1877
550,000= 1878
600,000= 1879
700,000= 1880
800,000= 1881
1,000,000= 1882
1,400,000= 1883
1,600,000= 1884
1,800,000= 1885
2,000,000= 1886
2,500,000= 1887
3,000,000= 1888
3,500,000= 1889
4,000,000= 1890
4,440,000= 1891
4,880,000= 1892
5,000,000= 1893
5,500,000= 1894
6,000,000= 1895
6,500,000= 1896
7,000,000= 1897
7,500,000= 1898
8,000,000= 1899
9,000,000= 1900
9,300,000= 1901
9,750,000= 1902
10,000,000= 1903
11,000,000= 1904
12,000,000= 1905
12,500,000= 1906
13,000,000= 1907
13,500,000= 1908
14,000,000= 1909
15,000,000= 1910
16,000,000= 1911
17,000,000= 1912
17,500,000= 1913
36,000,000= 1936
18,000,000=1914
18,500,000= 1915
19,000,000= 1916
20,000,000= 1917
21,000,000= 1918
22,000,000= 1919
23,000,000= 1920
24,000,000= 1921
25,000,000= 1922
26,000,000= 1923
27,000,000= 1924
28,000,000= 1925
29,000,000= 1926
30,000,000= 1927
32,000,000= 1928
33,000,000= 1929
33,300,000= 1930
33,500,000= 1931
33,700,000= 1932
34,000,000= 1933
35,000,000= 1934
35,500,000= 1935
36,000,000= 1936
37,000,000= 1937
37,500,000= 1938
38,000,000= 1939
39,000,000= 1940
40,000,000= 1941
41,000,000= 1942
42,000,000= 1943
42,500,000= 1944
43,000,000= 1945
44,000,000= 1946
45,000,000= 1947
46,000,000= 1948
47,000,000= 1949
48,000,000= 1950
49,000,000= 1951
50,000,000= 1951
51,000,000= 1951
52,000,000= 1952
53,500,000= 1953
54,000,000= 1954
54,500,000= 1955
55,000,000= 1956 1-800-438-6894
OMEGA
1895 = 1,000,000
1902 = 2,000,000
1908 = 3,000,000
1912 = 4,000,000
1916 = 5,000,000
1923 = 6,000,000
1929 = 7,000,000
1935 = 8,000,000
1939 = 9,000,000
1944 = 10,000,000
1947 = 11,000,000
1950 = 12,000,000
1952 = 13,500,000
1954 = 14,000,000
1956 = 15,000,000
1958 = 16,000,000
1960 = 17,000,000
1961 = 18,000,000
1962 = 19,000,000
1963 = 20,000,000
1964 = 21,000,000
1965 = 22,000,000
1966 = 23,000,000
1967 = 25,000,000
1968 = 26,000,000
1969 = 28,000,000
1970 = 29,000,000
1970 = 32,000,000
1971 = 33,000,000
1972 = 34,000,000
1973 = 36,000,000
1974 = 38,000,000
1975 = 39,000,000
1977 = 40,000,000
1978 = 41,000,000
1979 = 42,000,000
1980 = 44,000,000
1982 = 45,000,000
1984 = 46,000,000
1985 = 48,000,000
1986 = 49-50,000,000
1989 = 51,000,000
1991 = 53,000,000
1993 = 54,000,000
1995 = 55,000,000
1998 = 56,000,000
OMEGA®
Headquarters In Bienne
OMEGA Ltd. Rue St??mpfli 96 CH-2500 Bienne 4 Switzerland
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ILLINOIS
1872= 5000
1873= 20000
1874= 50000
1875= 75000
1876= 100001
1877= 145001
1878= 210001
1879= 250001
1880= 300001
1881= 350001
1882= 400001
1883= 450001
1884= 500001
1885= 550001
1886= 600001
1887= 700001
1888= 800001
1889= 900001
1890= 1,000,001
1891= 1,040,001
1892= 1,080,001
1893= 1,120,001
1894= 1,160,001
1895= 1,220,001
1896= 1,250,001
1897= 1,290,001
1898= 1,330,001
1899= 1,370,001
1900= 1,410,001
1901= 1,450,001
1906= 1,840,001
1907= 1,900,001
1908= 2,100,001
1909= 2,150,001
1910= 2,200,001
1911= 2,300,001
1912= 2,400,001
1913= 2,500,001
1914= 2,600,001
1915= 2,700,001
1916 =2,800,001
1917= 3,000,001
1918= 3,200,001
1919= 3,400,001
1920= 3,600,001
1921= 3,700,001
1922= 3,900,001
1923= 4,000,001
1924= 4,500,001
1925= 4,700,001
1926= 4,800,001
1927= 5,000,001
1928= 5,100,001
1929= 5,200,001
1931= 5,400,001
1938= 5,500,001
1948= 5,600,000
ROLEX
MODEL CODE:
HTML clipboardOyster Perpetual = 10, 140, 142) (Airking = 55 & 140) (Date = 15 & 150) (Datejust = 16 & 162) (Daytona Manual Wind = 62) (Daytona Cosmograph = 165) (Explorer II = 165) (Sea Dweller = 16 & 166) (Submariner = 16, 166 & 168) (Submariner – no date = 55 & 140) (GMT Master = 16, 65, 167) (GMT Master II = 167) (Oysterquartz Datejust = 170) (Oysterquartz Day-Date = 190) (Day-Date President = 65, 66, 18, 180, 182 & 183) (Yachtmaster = 166, 686 & 696) (Midsize Oyster Perp DJ = 68, 682) (Ladies Oyster Perpetual = 67, 671, 672) (Ladies Date = 65, 69, 691 & 692) (Ladies Datejust = 65, 69, 691 & 692)
NOTE: model numbers currently are either four or five digits. The first two or three describes the type of watch. If the watch has five digits, the second from the last describes the type of bezel and the last describes the metal that the watch is made from (There are some exceptions)
HTML clipboardBEZEL CODE:
(0 = Polished) (1 = Finely Engine Turned) (2 = Engine Turned) (3 Fluted 4 = Hand-crafted) (5 = Pyramid) (6 = Rotating Bezel)
METAL CODE:
HTML clipboard0 Stainless) (1 = Yellow Gold Filled) (2 = White Gold Filled) (3 = Stainless & Yellow Gold) (4 = Stainless with 18k White Gold) (5 = Gold Shell) ( 6 = Platinum) (7 = 14k Yellow Gold) ( 8 = 18k Yellow Gold) (9 = 18k White Gold)
ROLEX® PRODUCTION DATES
Starting in 1987, the serial numbers were prefixed with a letter
(eg. S612345 was produced in 1993).
R:1987
L:1988
E:1990
X:1991
N:1991 (Nov)
C:1992
S:1993
W:1994
T:1996
U:1997 (Aug)
A:1998 (Nov)
P:2000 (Jan)
K:2001 (Sep)
Y:2002 (Sep)
F:2003 (Sep)
The serial number of a Pre-1988 Rolex ®
is located between the lugs at the 6? position.
28,000 1926
30,430 1927
32,960 1928
35,390 1929
37,820 1930
40,250 1931
42,680 1932
45,000 1934
63,000 1935
81,000 1936
99,000 1937
117,000 1938
135,000 1939
164,600 1940
194,200 1941
223,800 1942
253,400 1943
283,000 1944
348,100 1945
413,200 1946
478,300 1947
543,400 1948
608,500 1949
673,600 1950
738,700 1951
803,800 1952
950,000 1953
999,000 1954 * Rolex started their
200,000 1955 serial numbers over
400,000 1956
600,000 1957
800,000 1958 1,100,000 1959
1,402,000 1960
1,480,000 1961
1,558,000 1962
1,636,000 1963
1,714,000 1964
1,792,000 1965
1,871,000 1966
2,163,900 1967
2,426,800 1968
2,689,700 1969
2,952,600 1970
3,215,500 1971
3,478,400 1972
3,741,300 1973
4,004,200 1974
4,267,100 1975
4,539,000 1976
5,006,000 1977
5,482,000 1978
5,958,000 1979
6,434,000 1980
6,910,000 1981
7,386,000 1982
7,862,000 1983
8,338,000 1984
8,814,000 1985
9,290,000 1986
9,999,999 1987 1/2
9,766,000 1987
1977 and before with Quick Set feature use the following table
to match your five digit numbers to the feature.
Last digit of Model Number Feature
0 Stainless Steel
1 Yellow Gold Filled
2 White Gold Filled
3 Stainless Steel with Yellow Gold
4 Stainless Steel with White Gold
5 Gold Shell
6 Platinum
7 14kt Yellow Gold
8 18kt Yellow Gold
9 14kt White Gold
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