We at Hansen Jewelry, Inc. an Ebay Titanium Powerseller has several questions from many customers as to what year our Rolex watches are and or other Ebay Sellers Rolex watches.  We have a sheet that we designed to help our staff when on the phone to determine the year of any Rolex made. We believe this will help you with one of many questions most prefer not to disclose. Ebay has a selection for model year, but the selections are limited to a range of years. I hope this will help you with your question to "What Year Is This Rolex"

Rolex Serial Numbers By Model Year

1925-25000         1948-543400       1971-3215500         1991 3/4-N000001

1926-28000         1949-608500       1972-3478400         1992 1/4-C000001

1927-30430         1950-673600       1973-3741300         1993 3/4-S000001

1928-32960         1951-738700       1974-4004200         1994-S000001-UP

1929-35390         1952-803800       1975-4267100         1995-W00001

1930-37820         1953-950000       1976-4539000         1995 1/2-T000001

1931-40250         1954-999999       1977-5006000         1996-T000001

1932-42680         1955-200000       1978-5482000         1997 1/2-U000001

1933-43000         1956-400000       1979-5958000         1998-U000001

1934-45000         1957-600000       1980-6434000         1999-A000001

1935-63000         1958-800000       1981-6910000         2000-P000001

1936-81000         1959-1100000     1982-7386000         2001-P000000-UP

1937-99000         1960-1402000     1983-7862000         2001 1/2-K000001-UP

1938-117000       1961-1480000     1984-8338000         2002-K000001

1939-135000       1962-1558000     1985-8814000         2003-Y000001

1940-164600       1963-1636000     1986-9290000         2004-Y000001-UP

1941-194200       1964-1714000     1987-9766000         2005-F000001

1942-223800       1965-1792000     1987 1/2-9999999   2006-D000001

1943-253400       1966-1871000     1987 3/4-R0000002 2007-Z000001

1944-283000       1967-2163900     1988-R000001-UP   2008-M000001

1945-348100       1968-2426800     1989-L00001

1946-413200       1969-2689700     1990 1/2-E000001

1947-478300       1970-2952600     1991 3/4-X000001