Rolex Serial number & date query??

[Georgia]

Hi guys! I just purchased a Rolex and the Serial number (which I checked after taking off the bracelet) matches the certificate, awesome... BUT when looking it up the serial number puts it in a made in 1991 category, whereas the date signed on the original certificate is 1992... is this a sign of something dodgy?? Or do these things overlap?

Please help!!

[padi56]

Originally Posted by Georgia

Hi guys! I just purchased a Rolex and the Serial number (which I checked after taking off the bracelet) matches the certificate, awesome... BUT when looking it up the serial number puts it in a made in 1991 category, whereas the date signed on the original certificate is 1992... is this a sign of something dodgy?? Or do these things overlap?

Please help!!

Many serials overlap a year or so, slower sellers more,below is a chart but remember serials are a appox date a when the case or clasp was stamped and not when it was made or sold.

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)
D 2005 (Apr)
Z 2006 (May)
M 2007 (Aug)
V 2008 (Aug)
G 2010 (July) last of the single letter 6 number serials,from latter part 2010 some randoms started to appear these have now 8 digits mixture letters and numbers.
G2010/ 2011 On
Plus Randoms till present time

[trfChris]

As Padi said if it's a slow seller it may have been made in 1991 but then been at the AD for a few months then sold in 1992.

[jamesthejeweller]

Watches are not sold the second they leave the factory...well maybe not so much these days, but in the 90s ADs would sit on inventory for quite a long time, its not unusual to see serial codes dates 3 to 5 years before warranty card dates.



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[Georgia]

Thanks for the reply! Yess this reference is what I was going by, do you think its legit even though the serial number starts with an X (should be a 1991 make) but the written date on there certificate says 1992? :)

[Georgia]

Ohhhh I see... thank you much everybody! This puts my mind at ease a lot! Thank you so much!!! :)

[padi56]

Originally Posted by Georgia

Ohhhh I see... thank you much everybody! This puts my mind at ease a lot! Thank you so much!!! :)

What watch is it and it would be almost impossible to sell all X serials in the same year 1991/2