How to Read Timex Code Numbers and Tell when Your Vintage Timex Watch was Made and the Movement Type
One question I get asked often is, when was my Timex Watch made and what is the movement type? This post will tell you how to read the code on watches produced after 1963 when they started printing a small code on the dial of the watch. Timex did not use serial numbers. If you look at the actual movement, there is most of the time a number and that indicates the movement type. Other than that, you only need to look at the code on the dial to know. The last digits of the code are the year of manufacture. The next two are the movement type. The remaining numbers are the catalog number. Below are some scans from a Timex Service Manual. If you have any questions, please let me know if I can help you identify your watch.
Locating your Rolex serial number. The serial number of your watch is engraved on the case at the 6 o'clock end between the lugs. You will need to remove the bracelet/strap to see it. The model reference is engraved in the same place at the 12 o'clock end. As of August 2010, serial numbers for new Rolex watches are randomized. Feb 5, 2019 - A few tools are needed before you can identify your Tissot watch. The Tissot logo is. Tissot dealers can match your serial number to its date.
Timex Watches Produced Between 1971 and 1973
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Serial, case and movement numbers, if available, can assist in dating your timepiece and the authentication process when purchasing. Selected number charts and serial number projects (where a site tries to aggregate serial numbers from visitors who submit watch information) are shown below. Please let us know if there are others we should include or there are resources with more accurate information.
Breitling Current Breitling reference model Numbers explained [The Unofficial Breitling Source] Breitling Serial Numbers from 1944 [Brittons Watches]
Benrus Have not been able to locate information. Please contact me if you know of one.
Bulova Determining the Date of a Bulova Watch [watchophilia]
Girard-Perregaux Have not been able to locate information. Please contact me if you know of a third-party source of production information.
Hamilton Hamilton Pocket Watch serial number table [Pocket Watch Site]
IWC (International Watch Company) Casing and movement numbers [Brittons Watches] IWC Watch Serial Numbers [Elite Timepieces] There are also IWC web apps that can help date a particular watch, see IWC Workbook Search and Date Your IWC
Jaeger-LeCoultre No public production date table known. Worth a try is sending a request (with the engraved number at the back of the timepiece, a picture of the front and back as well as the reference of the movement) to [email protected] (For Europe) and [email protected] (For the US).
You can receive production information by obtaining an extract.
Longines Longines Serial Numbers, 1870-1968 [WatchesToBuy]
Mido Have not been able to locate information. Mido Watches will reply (usually) to requests for information, though it is rather hit-or-miss in terms of detail provided. Please contact me if you know of a third-party source of production information.
Omega Omega Speedmaster Evolution (Case, Calibre, and Serial Numbers) [Chronomaddox] Omega Serial Numbers by Year [Chronomaddox]
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe [Brittons Watches]
Rolex Rolex production dates [Oysterworld via Vintage Rolex Forum] Rolex Case Numbers and Case Number Project (button at top, via Vintage Rolex Forum). Case numbers by production date are shown at the bottom of the ‘Rolex Serial Number Project’ button. [Vintage Rolex Forum] Rolex serial numbers with production dates [QualityTyme]
And some bonus reading on bracelets: The Fascinating (And Totally Geeky) Story Of The Rolex Oyster Bracelet [Hodinkee] Rolex C&I Bracelets, USA Made Oyster and Jubilee Bracelets [Rolex Vintage Forum]
Tissot Tissot Serial Numbers
Tudor Tudor Serial Number Project (button at top, via Vintage Rolex Forum). This only includes the project information, held in Google docs format. [Vintage Rolex Forum] Tudor serial numbers with production dates [QualityTyme]
Universal Geneve Universal Geneve Serial Numbers [Wrist Chronology] Universal Genève Information [Dre on omegaforums]
Vacheron Constantin Vacheron Serial Numbers [WatchesToBuy]
Zenith No public production date table known. Please let us know if there is one we should include. You can receive production information by obtaining an extract.