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Rolex Bracelet clasp codes list indicating production dates

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Below is a list of rolex clasp codes to help put a date on your rolex watch bracelet whether it's a jubilee, oyster or president one they all use the same system , some gold bracelets didn't have the date code like the steel or steel and gold ones before 1976 the clasp code simply had the last 2 digits of the year e.g if it was 1965 it just had "65" then it had which quarter of the year it was made in , in roman numerals normally but sometimes arabic numerals so if the bracelet was made in september of 1965 it would have the "65" and also "III" (3 in roman numerals )indicating it was made in the third quarter in 1965, some had normal numbers for the quarters I'm not sure which ones or which years but its either in roman numerals or normal numbers the quarters that is.

 

The below image shows a rolex clasp from a rolex bracelet made after 1976 , the date code on this particular clasp is "X5" which the number 5 after the X is the month it was produced which is the 5th month , so in this case the X signifies 1999 as production date using the table below and was made in the 5th month of the year so the X5 code on this clasp signifies a production date of May 1999. sometimes you'll see an "S" before this number which signifies it's a service item ( so either the clasp or the bracelet has been changed when the watch has been serviced at Rolex ). the bracelets aren't neccesarily the same date as the watch and sometimes can be a year or two apart even if its been on since it was new.
 picture of rolex clasp showing clasp code to help date when the bracelet was made

 

Rolex Clasp Codes

Clasp Code

Year

A or VA

1976

B or VB

1977

C or VC

1978

D or VD

1979

E or VE

1980

F or VF

1981

G

1982

H

1983

I

1984

J

1985

 K 

1986

 L 

1987

  M 

1988

 N

1989

  O

1990

  P

1991

  Q

1992

   R 

1993

  S

1994

  T or W

1995

  V

1996

  Z

1997

  U

 1998

 X

1999

AB

2000

DE

2001

DT

2002

AD

2003

CL

2004

MA

2005

OP

2006

EO

2007

PJ

2008

LT

2009

RS 

2010

RANDOM

2011 onwards

after 2011 Rolex changed the system  and it wasn't sequential like before so after that only Rolex could tell you the date

These serial numbers only refer to the Rolex Oyster Case models.
Please remember that this is just an approximate guide and can not be used as a 100% accurate outlook as per how old your watch might be.
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