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...

 

 

Statement of rights retained & permissions granted...

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!