As far as we know, Rolex will continue to use each case series until they are used up. 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. 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. For that specific information, you will need the original signed/dated warranty card or sales receipt. 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. consider it an estimate of the date manufactured, until you find evidence otherwise. 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…. It really comes down to what Rolex decides to do with the model and when they cutoff the production. Also, keep in mind that not every model follows the same serial number cutoff, or model changes.
All of the serial number information the watch community has is crowd-sourced by enthusiasts and dealers. It’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. Also, it helps dealers to be able to hold inventory longer without savvy customers using the aforementioned new-watch-buying tips. 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.
It just means it’s a watch from after 2010 that Rolex began implementing this new serial number system with. These are also known as “random serials” or “scattered serials” and are not as bad as they sound. Starting about mid-way through 2010, Rolex started to “scramble” the serial numbers. 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.
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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. Watches with this serial number location have the Rolex Rolex Rolex engravings as well. This style is often referred to as the “inner engraving” or “rehaut engraving”. You can find the serial number at the 6:00 position along the inner bezel under the crystal. Modern day Rolexes do not require the bracelet to be removed. The model number can be found between the 12:00 lugs. On some watches, the endlinks can put scratch marks into the case, cutting into the engraving. In the past, you would have to remove the bracelet to get the serial number from the watch. Older Rolex watches have the serial number engraved between the 6:00 lugs.
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