Omega Serial Numbers by Year...

Written by Chuck Maddox on 24 February 2001, Last Revised: 10 February, 2004, 01:09 GMT Certain Rights Reserved...
One of the questions that frequently gets asked is what the approximate date of manufacturer of an Omega Chronograph is based on it's serial number. There have been a number of charts similar to this on published in various publications in one form or another through the years. This chart is in no way a substitute for contacting Omega Vintage Information with the Serial Number of an Omega movement and requesting information as it is a very inexact guide (perhaps as close as +/- 1-2 years). However it is potentially useful for narrowing down the vintage of Omega Watches. For those who are looking to date a Speedmaster, Please link here to a more up-to-date and more specific table for dating Speedmaster Serial Numbers compiled by Roman Hartmann and also hosted by myself again this table is also approximate and barring a more accurate table published by Omega is the best we have.
Date	Serial		Date	Serial		Date	Serial		Date	Serial		Date	Serial
1895	1,000,000		1944	10,000,000		1963	20,000,000		1971	33,000,000		1982	45,000,000
1902	2,000,000		1947	11,000,000		1964	21,000,000		1972	34,000,000		1984	46,000,000
1908	3,000,000		1950	12,000,000		1965	22,000,000		1973	36,000,000		1985	48,000,000
1912	4,000,000		1952	13,500,000		1966	23,000,000		1974	38,000,000		1986	49-50,000,000
1916	5,000,000		1954	14,000,000		1967	25,000,000		1975	39,000,000		1989	51,000,000
1923	6,000,000		1956	15,000,000		1968	26,000,000		1977	40,000,000		52m not used...
1929	7,000,000		1958	16,000,000		1969	28,000,000		1978	41,000,000		1991	53,000,000
1935	8,000,000		1960	17,000,000		1970	29,000,000		1979	42,000,000		1993	54,000,000
1939	9,000,000		1961	18,000,000		1970	32,000,000		1980	44,000,000		1995	55,000,000
			1962	19,000,000								1998	56,000,000
Note: The above list may prove potentially useful for determining the approximate age (perhaps as close as +/- 1-2 years) of an Omega watch via cross-referencing it's serial number with the date in the table above. Remember that watches were not necessarily sold in order or sold close to the date of manufacturer.   Omega started utilizing ETA Calibers by 1980, those serial numbers may or may not be accurate within this table...
Acknowledgement... I would like to thank Frank N. for his input and additions to this list. Much of the information after 1970 are from sources he has developed. As such the list would be much shorter without his efforts...
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Permission is granted for Damon, Derek, Eric, Gerard, Jean-Michel, Ross, RJ, and Steve to include passages within the FAQ's they are writing as long as credit (and a link to this article) is given in such a way that the reader can know this document is the source (and most frequently updated) version and proper acknowlegement included. Permission for personal, educational or non-commercial use is granted. The author retains all other rights not specifically mentioned here... For all other use or questions please contact Chuck Maddox.           Disclaimer:   This chart is in no way a substitute for contacting Omega Vintage Information with the Serial Number of an Omega movement and requesting information as it is a very inexact guide. However it is useful for narrowing down the vintage of Omega Watches (perhaps as close as +/- 1-2 years). The above list may prove potentially useful for determining the approximate age of an Omega watch via cross-referencing it's serial number with the date in the table above. Remember that watches were not necessarily sold in order or sold close to the date of manufacturer.   Omega started utilizing ETA Calibers by 1980 those serial numbers may or may not be accurate within this table... Also, I've stated the accuracy range of this table (perhaps as close as +/- 1-2 years) three times above and now four times in this document. Any queries as to the accuracy of this table will be bounced back to the emailer and they should practice their reading/comprehension skills!