Question:

What do the Rolex model numbers stand for?

Rolex Reference Numbers

The reference or model number of a Rolex is located between the lugs at the 12' position. It is also listed on the certificates Rolex issues.

Air-King
4365, 4925, 5500, 5501, 5506, 5520, 6500, 6552, 7784,
14000, 14000M, 14010, 14010M

Air-King-Date
5700, 5701

Datejust
1600, 1601, 1603, 1607, 1625, 1630, 6305, 6518, 6604,
6605, 6827, 16013, 16014, 16018, 16030, 16078, 16200,
16203, 16220, 16233, 16234, 16238, 16248, 16250, 16263,
16364, 116138, 116139, 116203, 116208, 116233, 116238

Datejust Mid-Size
6824, 6827, 68240, 68243, 68248, 68273, 68274, 68278,
77080, 77014, 77438,77518, 78240, 78243, 78246, 78248,
78266, 78273, 78274, 78278, 78279, 78286, 78288, 81158,
81208, 81209, 81308, 81338, 81339, 178158, 178159, 178238,
178239, 178245, 178246, 178248, 178269, 178275, 178278,
178279, 178286, 178288

Day Date (aka President)
1803, 1804, 1807, 6511, 6611, 18026, 18038, 18039, 18078,
18238, 18239, 18248, 18346, 18946, 18948, 18956, 18958,
118205, 118206, 118208, 118209, 118235, 118238, 118239,
118296, 118338, 118339, 118346, 118348, 118366, 118398,
118399

Daytona
6239, 6240, 6241, 6239, 62,40, 6241, 6262, 6263, 6264, 6265,
6240, 6241, 16518, 16519, 16520, 16523, 16528, 116509,
116518, 116519, 116520, 116523, 116528, 116589, 116598,
116599

Explorer
1016, 1038, 5500, 5501, 5504, 6098, 6150, 6298, 6305,
6350, 6610, 14270, 114270

Explorer II
1655, 16550, 16570

GMT-Master
1675, 6542, 16700, 16713, 16750, 16753, 16758

GMT-Master II
16710, 16713, 16718, 16760

Oyster Perpetual (Time-Only)
1002, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1010, 1014, 1018,
1023, 1024,1025, 1030, 1038, 1500, 1501, 1565, 5500,
6085, 6103, 6177, 6202, 6284, 6518, 6532, 6546, 6548,
6549, 6551, 6552, 6556, 6564, 6565, 6567, 6569, 6580,
6582, 6584, 6590, 6605, 6623, 6634, 14203, 14203M,
14208, 14208M, 14238

Oyster Perpetual Date
1500, 1501, 1503, 1505, 1550, 1560, 1603, 1625, 5075,
6075, 6335, 6518, 6534, 6605, 6627, 15000, 15010, 15037,
15038, 15053, 15200, 15203, 15210, 15223, 15238, 15505

Oyster Perpetual Lady
6718, 6719, 6723, 6724, 76180, 67193, 67194, 67197,
67198, 67230, 67243, 76030, 76080, 76094, 76183, 76188,
76193, 76198, 76243, 77518

Oyster Perpetual Lady Date
6516, 6517, 6519, 6916, 6917, 6919, 69160, 69163, 69173,
69190, 69240, 79160, 79190, 79240

Oyster Perpetual Lady Datejust
6916, 6917, 6927, 69136, 69163, 69173, 69174, 69178,
69179, 69278, 79068, 79078, 79079, 79088, 79089, 79126,
79136, 79138, 79158, 79159, 79163, 79166, 79168, 79173,
79174, 79178, 79179, 79238, 79288, 80318, 80319, 80298,
80299, 80309, 80318, 80319, 80328, 80329, 80359, 179136,
179138, 179158, 179159, 179165, 179166, 179168, 179173,
179175, 179178, 179179, 179239, 179298, 179368, 179459

Oysterquarz Datejust
17000, 17013, 17014

Oysterquarz Day-Date
19018, 19019

Sea-Dweller
1665, 16600, 16660

Submariner
5508, 5512, 5513, 5514, 5517, 6200, 6204, 6205, 6536,
6538, 6538A, 14060, 14060M

Submariner Date

1680, 16800, 16610, 16610LV, 16613, 16618, 16803, 16808

Turn-O-Graph (aka Thunderbird)
1625, 16253, 16268, 16263, 16264, 116261, 116263, 116264

Yacht-Master
16622, 16628, 68623, 68628, 168622, 168623, 168628,
169623, 169628