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Rolex Oyster Case Production Dates By Serial Number

28,000 1926 2,163,900 1967
30,430 1927 2,426,800 1968
32,960 1928 2,689,700 1969
35,390 1929 2,952,600 1970
37,820 1930 3,215,000 1971
40,250 1931 3,478,400 1972
42,680 1932 3,741,300 1973
45,000 1934 4,004,200 1974
63,000 1935 4,267,100 1975
81,000 1936 4,539,000 1976
99,000 1937 5,006,000 1977
117,000 1938 5,482,000 1978
135,000 1939 5,958,000 1979
164,600 1940 6,434,000 1980
194,200 1941 6,910,000 1981
223,800 1942 7,386,000 1982
253,400 1943 7,862,000 1983
283,000 1944 8,338,000 1984
348,000 1945 8,814,000 1985
413,200 1946 9,290,000 1986
478,300 1947 9,766,000 1987
543,400 1948 R000,000 1987 1/2
608,500 1949 L000,001 1989
673,600 1950 E000,001 1990 1/2
738,700 1951 X000,001 1991 3/4
803,800 1952 N000,001 1991 3/4
950,000 1953 C000,001 1992 1/4
999,999 1954 S000,001 1993 3/4
200,000 1955 W000,001 1995
400,000 1956 T000,001 1995 1/2
600,000 1957 U000,001 1997 1/2
800,000 1958 A000,001 1999
1,100,000 1959 P000,001 2000 1/2
1,402,000 1960 K000,001 2001 1/2
1,480,000 1961 Y000,001 2002 3/4
1,558,000 1962 F000,001 2003 3/4
1,636,000 1963 D000,001 2005 3/4
1,714,000 1964 Z000,001 2006 1/2
1,792,000 1965 M000,001 2007 1/2
1,871,000 1966 V000,001 2008 3/4

Matthew's Watch Report

Summer Watch Report 2011

Summer is officially over and on to the fall watch season which features many watch shows and major auctions that will start in late September. Typically the watch market slows down in the summer but this summer the steam kept rolling…Read more

Geneva Spring Auction Season May 2011

Rolex Geneva I just returned home from Geneva where I attended the three major watch auctions of Antiquorum, Sotheby's, and Christie's. The results were excellent with combined totals of three auctions at about $44 million dollars…Read more

Market Show Report First Quarter 2011

The first quarter of 2011 has been very impressive for the watch business. I have attended four IWJG watch shows, two WWT watch shows, and two major watch auctions. Auction houses have been selling over 95% of their merchandise above estimate values and most dealers have been very happy with strong sales at the shows…Read more

Matt's Watch Review For 2010

Modern and vintage watches performed very well in 2010. There has been a shortage in product and an increase in demand which has caused a little bit of frenzy lately. On the modern side, all the high end luxury brands have performed well including Patek Philippe, Rolex, Vacheron Constantin, Cartier, IWC, Audemars Piguet, Jaeger-LeCoultre and A. Lange & Söhne…Read more

Watch Auction Genèva May 2010

This past weekend four watch auctions took place in Genèva, at Patrizzi and Co., Antiquorum, Sotheby's, and Christies. The results were very strong with sales totaling over 40 million Swiss Francs (CHF) for all four sales…Read more

New York IWJG Watch Show Report, April 26, 2010

This was a very active show with a lot of energy and with many Asian and European dealers in attendance. Buying and selling was very brisk and some very collectible watches surfaced including a Rolex James Bond Ref: 6200, Patek Philippe 2499, and a unique Vacheron Constantin World Time Clock…Read more


Watch Auctions

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Matthew's Top Picks

Matthew Bain closely inspects a rare vintage watchMatthew Bain is a world reknown watch collector, dealer and authority on fine vintage and modern watches. Here are his top picks which he believes are cool, unique, and have potential to increase in value.

When I hear the term Dato-Compax my first thoughts are a Rolex 1950's reference 6036 triple date calendar chronograph watch. This is the nickname of one of the most sought-after complicated Rolex watches. The Rolex Dato-Compax is quite rare and to find a nice example in today's market it would cost north of $100,000…Read more


The vintage Longines chronographs from the 1930s to the 1960s are highly sought-after and have exceptional quality. Unlike most watch manufactures from the time period, Longines made their own in-house movement instead of contracting an outside company…Read more


When I started collecting vintage watches back in the late 1980s there were a lot less brands to collect especially with modern watches. On the vintage side it was Patek Philippe, Vacheron Constantin, Audemars Piguet, Cartier, and Rolex…Read more


This is an incredible and extremely rare find. This is the actual Rolex Chronograph that was worn by George Lazenby as James Bond in the 1969 film On Her Majestys Secret Service. It is the classic Rolex chronograph ref #6238 or known as the Rolex pre-Daytona…Read more


Rolex Bakelite bezel GMTThe bakelite bezel Rolex GMT is a true collector's item, and to find the 1955 version is an impossible feat, especially one with all the proper original features…Read more