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Originally Posted by daOnlyBG
I just realized Bob's Watches isn't necessarily the only serial number reference out there; that is to say, other websites (i.e., this one) yield different results.
I have an older Datejust listed for sale elsewhere, and after looking up its 5.8million serial number on Bob's Watches, someone asked if I was sure it's from 1979 and not 1980 (prob for birth year reasons). Naturally I searched for different sources and realized the discrepancies.
May I ask where the knowledgeable folk on this fine forum go to find reliable serial number years?
Thanks in advance! |
I go by this one. It's as accurate as any out there, but like all of the lists, it's a guide, not gospel.
https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=54362
For a 5.8 million case, I'd say closer to 1978. Keep in mind that a birth-year watch quest often needs to have some flexibility of a year or two. What is it being based on ... the year the case was made and/or engraved, year the watch was assembled, year the watch left the factory, year the watch was sold? So many variables.