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Old 1 February 2012, 03:15 AM   #1
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Serial Number Vs. Value

While looking for information on my Rolex, I noticed someone trying to sell one. They specifically called out that it has an "S" serial number. Is value affected by the serial number? If so how? Thanks
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Old 1 February 2012, 03:17 AM   #2
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The letter prefix to the serial number gives an approximate date for when the watch case was made (but that could be a long time before the date the watch was actually sold). The prefixes are not in any order. Here's a link to a site that gives details
http://minus4plus6.com/numbers.htm
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Old 1 February 2012, 03:39 AM   #3
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Welcome to the Forum, your question is not easily answered, serial numbers give an approximation of when the watch was made...basically a year range and of course a newer watch is usually more money then and older watch but not always the case. As many vintage watches are now worth a lot of money like the Red subs. The more you come around and learn the more pricing will make sense.....
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Old 19 February 2012, 10:17 PM   #5
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welcome to the forum, your question is not easily answered, serial numbers give an approximation of when the watch was made...basically a year range and of course a newer watch is usually more money then and older watch but not always the case. As many vintage watches are now worth a lot of money like the red subs. The more you come around and learn the more pricing will make sense.....
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