Seiko Watches
- How to date your watch by the
serial number
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[American
Waltham
| Audemars
Piguet
| Blancpain
| Breitling
| Bulova
| Cartier
| Corum
| Ellesse
|Fortis] [Girard Perregaux
| Gucci | IWC
| Jaeger le Coultre | Longines] [Movado
| Oris | Omega
| Patek
Phillipe
| Rolex |
Seiko | Tag
Heuer]
Seikos
have the date of manufacture written into the serial
number which is engraved on the back of the
watch also the movement-model numbers are also engraved
onto the case back. The first number represents
the year and the second number (or letter) represents
the month (1-9 for Jan.-Sept. and O,N and D for
October, November and December).For example if the
serial number was 864825 and you knew
the watch was made sometime in the 1970's it would
indicate it to be made in June 1978. You have to
know the age of the watch to the nearest decade
so sometimes it can be a little bit difficult. Usually
the case style or the introduction dates of the
movement can help to narrow this down though.
General
rule for manufacture month/year is to look at 1st
digit of serial # to say what year within decade.
Then look at 2nd digit/letter to tell month. For
month, 1-9 are Jan thru Sep, with 'O' for Oct, 'N'
for Nov, and 'D' for Dec.
For
decade itself, you have to know the actual production
dates of the movement itself. If you don't you could
e mail Seiko customer service in (Japan)
,quoting model and serial numbers and they should
be able to help,here is their e mail address below
yserv@seiko-watch.co.jp
This is also worth a try THE SEIKO WATCH PRODUCTION
DATE CALCULATOR if you are not sure what decade your
Seiko was made in , it works for some but not others
but a nifty little application
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. Should you require
a more conclusive valuation
of
your time piece then please
do not hesitate to email
us.
To
determine the approximate age of your
watch, open the case and find the serial
number, usually found engraved on the
movement or the case back itself, then match it up with the list
on this page. Cross reference the
Movement number with the case number
to find the time scale of when your
watch was produced.
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[American
Waltham
| Audemars
Piguet
| Blancpain
| Breitling
| Bulova
| Cartier
| Corum
| Ellesse
|Fortis] [Girard Perregaux
| Gucci | IWC
| Jaeger le Coultre | Longines] [Movado
| Oris | Omega
| Patek
Phillipe
| Rolex |
Seiko | Tag
Heuer]
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