Can you tell which country/area a rolex was purchased from the serial?

[pumped]

I was under the impression that besides the first letter G, V, Z etc. Designates year and the rest is random, and do realize rolex now has random serials.

But are there any parts of the serial stating what region it came from, (north America, Asia, etc...) besides the actual warranty card stating which country it came from.

Thx

[moviefreak]

There is a country code... For international warranty papers...

[Fearsome Puppy]

If I remember correctly Rolexes for sale in Hong Kong had the number 8 either associated with the serial no. or customer ref number...

[sleddog]

Originally Posted by pumped

I was under the impression that besides the first letter G, V, Z etc. Designates year and the rest is random, and do realize rolex now has random serials.

But are there any parts of the serial stating what region it came from, (north America, Asia, etc...) besides the actual warranty card stating which country it came from.

Thx

To answer your question, no, the serial number is just a unique number to identify the said watch. Nothing more.

Before the now random sequence, the first letter use to give a rough guide to an approximate manufacture date, but the numbers really have no significance other than to identify one watch from another.

[pumped]

Originally Posted by sleddog

To answer your question, no, the serial number is just a unique number to identify the said watch. Nothing more.

Before the now random sequence, the first letter use to give a rough guide to an approximate manufacture date, but the numbers really have no significance other than to identify one watch from another.

So if given "only" the serial number of the watch, there's no way to cross reference back to the country code on the warranty card

[sleddog]

Originally Posted by pumped

So if given "only" the serial number of the watch, there's no way to cross reference back to the country code on the warranty card

A Rolex service center or Rolex themselves could by refering to their own data base, but I'm not following your reasoning..
Are you trying to trace a watch to a country because you have no papers or warranty card?.

[padi56]

Originally Posted by pumped

So if given "only" the serial number of the watch, there's no way to cross reference back to the country code on the warranty card

All Rolex watches are made in one place Switzerland then shipped to the varius countries world wide.Now Rolex USA is a totally seperate company to Rolex SA. So watches imported from Rolex SA into the USA for sale in the USA, dont have any country code.And all any of these Internet codes could ever tell you was a aproximation when a case or clasp was stamped. And not a exact 100% date when a completed watch was made and shipped to AD for sale.

Below is most other country codes but not all are listed.
010 - Switzerland
012 - Switzerland
013 - Switzerland
014 - Switzerland
015 - Switzerland
021 - Switzerland
022 - Switzerland
023 - Switzerland
025 - Switzerland
026 - Switzerland
033 - Switzerland
045 - Switzerland
100 - Germany
110 - France
113 - France
110 - France
112 - France
113 - France
119 - France (COMEX)
120 - Austria
121 - Austria
123 - Austria
126 - Austria
128 - Austria
130 - Belgium/Luxemburg
133 - Netherlands
134 - Netherlands
135 - Netherlands
136 - Netherlands
137 - Netherlands
138 - Netherlands
150 - Spain
160 - U.K
170 - Italy
200 - Greece
201 - Malta
202 - Turkey
208 - Greece
213 - Portugal
217 - Portugal
226 - Denmark
228 - Denmark
233 - Denmark
237 - Iceland
265 - Sweden
267 - Sweden
270 - Sweden
271 - Sweden
283 - Finland
311 - Poland
312 - Poland
321 - Czech Republic
400 - Hong Kong
413 - Korea
430 - Singapore/Brunai
431 - Malaysia
440 - Taiwan
500 - India
505 - Pakistan
527 - Middle East
532 - Saudi Arabia
533 - Kuwait
536 - Abu Dhabi
537 - Dubai
538 - Oman
542 - Iran
548 - Israel
612 - Egypt
680 - South Africa
700 - Canada
710 - USA
720 - Mexico
741 - Bahamas
742 - Bermuda
752 - Jamaica
758 - Virgin Islands
761 - Netherlands Antilles
762 - Aruba
765 - Antigua
766 - Saint Martin
767 - Grand Cayman
768 - Panama
770 - Venezuela
780 - Brazil
781 - Chile
790 - Argentina
810 - Australia
818 - Philippines
828 - China
838 - China
842 - New Zealand
871 - Hawaii
872 - Alaska
873 - Guam
888 - Hong Kong
900 - Japan
906 - Natex Retail, German NATO Airbase

[Darlinboy]

for country codes try here: http://www.oysterworld.de/country-codes.html

[boysie]

Hi

When i purchased my watch.
i checked with rolex the Authenticity and if stolen.
The Rolex fraud dept told me where the watch was originaly purchased.
In my case tokyo.

So maybe you should contact rolex.

Ray

[sherwin]

Only rolex can provide you with that kind of information. As for obtaining country of origin just from the serial number, i dont believe its possible. You will need the paperwork to show the country of origin or rather, the country originally exported to.

[Gaijin]

Great info Padi!