How to find the year of manufacture of your Omega watch

Published - by Mathieu Celi — Updated on -

When buying a watch, especially a antique watch, vintage, the question is often asked about the year of manufacture. Many factories use the serial numbers to ensure the authenticity and the follow-up of their watches, allowing also to deduce the year of production. This is indicative information, as some productions may have lasted several months, or even more than a year.

Omega is one of the few companies to have kept track of its heritage since its birth.

Why do you want to know the year of production of your Omega watch?

Knowing the year of production of your Omega watch can be useful in several contexts:

  • you wish to acquire a watch of your birth year

  • you want to confirm that the components coincide with the year of your watch (e.g. whether the hands are the right ones, the dial etc.), as components are only produced from a certain time onwards

  • you are curious

Where can I find the serial number of my Omega watch?

All Omega watches are equipped with a 7 to 8 digit serial numbers depending on the year of production, which can be found engraved :

  • At the lanyard visible with a magnifying glass (for recent models)

  • At the inside the box on the movement or the case back (for vintage models)

The model number can also be found on the bottom of the box inside.

Identify the year of production

You will find below 2 tables: a table to distinguish the year of production of Omega watches before 2008, and a second for the Omega Speedmaster until the 90s.

Table of serial numbers by year (excluding Omega Speedmaster)

AnnéeNuméros de série
18841,000,000 – 1,999,999
19022,000,000 – 2,999,999
19063,000,000 – 3,999,999
19104,000,000 – 4,999,999
19155,000,000 – 5,999,999
19206,000,000 – 6,999,999
19237,000,000 – 7,999,999
19348,000,000 – 8,999,999
19399,000,000 – 9,999,999
194410,000,000 — 10,999,999
194711,000,000 – 11,999,999
195012,000,000 – 12,999,999
195213,000,000 – 13,999,999
195414,000,000 – 14,999,999
195615,000,000 – 15,999,999
195816,000,000 – 16,999,999
195917,000,000 – 17,999,999
196118,000,000 – 18,999,999
196219,000,000 – 19,999,999
196320,000,000 – 20,999,999
196421,000,000 – 21,999,999
196522,000,000 – 22,999,999
196623,000,000 – 23,999,999
196624,000,000 – 24,999,999
196725,000,000 – 25,999,999
196826,000,000 – 26,999,999
196827,000,000 – 27,999,999
196928,000,000 – 28,999,999
196929,000,000 – 29,999,999
196930,000,000 – 30,999,999
196931,000,000 – 31,999,999
197032,000,000 – 32,999,999
197133,000,000 – 33,999,999
197234,000,000 – 34,999,999
197235,000,000 – 35,999,999
197336,000,000 – 36,999,999
197337,000,000 – 37,999,999
197438,000,000 – 38,999,999
197539,000,000 – 39,999,999
197740,000,000 – 40,999,999
197841,000,000 – 41,999,999
197942,000,000 – 42,999,999
197943,000,000 – 43,999,999
198044,000,000 – 44,999,999
198245,000,000 – 45,999,999
198446,000,000 – 46,999,999
198447,000,000 – 47,999,999
198548,000,000 – 48,999,999
198649,000,000 – 49,999,999
198650,000,000 – 50,999,999
198951,000,000 – 51,999,999
199153,000,000 – 53,999,999
199354,000,000 – 54,999,999
199555,000,000 – 55,999,999
199856,000,000 – 56,999,999
199857,000,000 – 57,999,999
199858,000,000 – 58,999,999
199859,000,000 – 59,999,999
199960,000,000 – 60,999,999
200061,000,000 – 61,999,999
200062,000,000 – 62,999,999
200063,000,000 – 63,999,999
200064,000,000 – 64,999,999
200165,000,000 – 65,999,999
200266,000,000 – 66,999,999
200267,000,000 – 67,999,999
200368,000,000 – 68,999,999
200369,000,000 – 69,999,999
200470,000,000 – 70,999,999
200471,000,000 – 71,999,999
200572,000,000 – 72,999,999
200573,000,000 – 73,999,999
200574,000,000 – 74,999,999
200575,000,000 – 75,999,999
200576,000,000 – 76,999,999
200577,000,000 – 77,999,999
200678,000,000 – 78,999,999
200679,000,000 – 79,999,999
200680,000,000 – 80,999,999
200781,000,000 – 81,999,999
200782,000,000 – 82,999,999
200783,000,000 – 83,999,999
200884,000,000+

Table of serial numbers by years (Omega Speedmaster)

AnnéeNuméros de série
195714,000,000 – 14,999,999
195815,000,000 – 15,999,999
195816,000,000 – 16,999,999
196017,000,000 – 17,999,999
196118,000,000 – 18,999,999
196219,000,000 – 19,999,999
196320,000,000 – 20,999,999
196321,000,000 – 21,999,999
196422,000,000 – 22,999,999
196623,000,000 – 23,999,999
196724,000,000 – 24,999,999
196725,000,000 – 25,999,999
196826,000,000 – 26,999,999
196927,000,000 – 27,999,999
197028,000,000 – 28,999,999
197029,000,000 – 29,999,999
197030,000,000 – 30,999,999
197231,000,000 – 31,999,999
197332,000,000 – 32,999,999
197533,000,000 – 33,999,999
197634,000,000 – 34,999,999
197735,000,000 – 35,999,999
197736,000,000 – 36,999,999
197837,000,000 – 37,999,999
197938,000,000 – 38,999,999
197939,000,000 – 39,999,999
198040,000,000 – 40,999,999
198041,000,000 – 41,999,999
198142,000,000 – 42,999,999
198243,000,000 – 43,999,999
198344,000,000 – 44,999,999
198445,000,000 – 45,999,999
198546,000,000 – 46,999,999
198647,000,000 – 47,999,999
199048,000,000 – 48,999,999

Request an Omega archive extract

For watches after 2008, it is preferable to contact the manufacture directly, or ask for an archive extract.

An archive extract contains detailed information from the factory's internal documentation indicating the conditions under which the watch left the factory in Biel, as well as its exact date of manufacture. The archive extract is not a certificate of authenticity and does not guarantee the authenticity of a watch or its components.

  • Recipe : CHF 120.00 (rate at the beginning of 2023)

  • Deadline : 15 working days

You can request an archive extract directly from the Omega website:

WebsiteDemander un extrait d'archive Omega en ligneIci, vous pouvez demander l'extrait d'archive de votre montre Omega

Request an Omega Certificate of Authenticity

With privileged access to production records and maintenance histories, you can learn more about your vintage Omega watch. If the expertise is conclusive, Omega will be able to send you back a certificate of authenticity of your watch, with detailed information on the latter (movement, year, components...).

You can request a certificate of authenticity for watches older than 30 years.

  • Recipe : CHF 800.00 (rate at the beginning of 2023)

  • Deadline : 2 months minimum

You can drop off your watch at any Omega boutique and send it in for appraisal:

WebsiteDemander un certificat d'authenticité OmegaListe des boutiques et revendeurs Omega
Q&A
Question

Why know the year of production of your watch?

Answer

It can be important to know the year of production of your watch to help determine its authenticity and/or value. Some watches produced during specific periods may also require special replacement parts (such as radium/tritium indexes that were replaced by luminova in the 1990s).


Question

When was Omega founded?

Answer

Louis Brandt et Frère was founded in 1848 in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland by Louis Brandt. It was not until 1903 that Louis Brandt et Frère was renamed Omega in reference to the world's first successful wristwatch movement, the Omega caliber (released in 1894). Today, Omega is one of the best-known and most respected companies in the watchmaking world.


Question

Are Omega watches reliable?

Answer

Yes, Omega watches are considered very reliable in the watch industry. Omega is a Swiss watch company known for its precision, quality manufacturing and long watchmaking tradition. It is also known for its technological innovations such as its Co-Axial movement, introduced in 1999 and considered an important development in the watch industry.


Question

Is it worth investing in an Omega?

Answer

Omega is a prestigious and quality brand with a long history in the watch industry. Omega watches tend to hold their value and may even increase in value over time, especially vintage or rare models.

About the author

Mathieu Celi

Passionate about timepieces, and everything that revolves around them for many years, my ambition is to share my watchmaking adventure, and help you to enlighten yourself on this world that seems so inaccessible, and yet, is not. Every watchmaking story is initiated by encounters, and continues with an endless curiosity, a real addiction to the very embodiment of time.

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