![]() Rolex Reference Numbers Indicate Case Materials and Bezel Style Six-Digit Reference: Modern Rolex watch produced anywhere from 2000 to presentĪ Rolex reference number engraved between the lugs right above the 12 o’clock location on the side of the case.Five-Digit Reference numbers: Discontinued Rolex watch produced anywhere from the late-1970s until 1999.Four-Digit Reference numbers: Vintage Rolex watch produced prior to the late-1970s.Generally speaking, although there are some exceptions, the length of the Rolex reference number indicates the following: ![]() Therefore, a Rolex reference number can also tell you the approximate era a watch was made in. Around the 2000s, Rolex transitioned to six-digit reference numbers, often just adding a “1” to the beginning of the five-digit reference numbers. In the late-1970s, Rolex began switching to five-digit reference numbers and by the end of the 1980s, all reference numbers were that long. Early in Rolex’s history, reference numbers were four digits long. Depending on the era, Rolex reference numbers can be four to six digits long.
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