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How to find the year of manufacture of your Omega watch

Published - by Mathieu Celi

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.

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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)

Année	Numéros de série
1884	1,000,000 – 1,999,999
1902	2,000,000 – 2,999,999
1906	3,000,000 – 3,999,999
1910	4,000,000 – 4,999,999
1915	5,000,000 – 5,999,999
1920	6,000,000 – 6,999,999
1923	7,000,000 – 7,999,999
1934	8,000,000 – 8,999,999
1939	9,000,000 – 9,999,999
1944	10,000,000 — 10,999,999
1947	11,000,000 – 11,999,999
1950	12,000,000 – 12,999,999
1952	13,000,000 – 13,999,999
1954	14,000,000 – 14,999,999
1956	15,000,000 – 15,999,999
1958	16,000,000 – 16,999,999
1959	17,000,000 – 17,999,999
1961	18,000,000 – 18,999,999
1962	19,000,000 – 19,999,999
1963	20,000,000 – 20,999,999
1964	21,000,000 – 21,999,999
1965	22,000,000 – 22,999,999
1966	23,000,000 – 23,999,999
1966	24,000,000 – 24,999,999
1967	25,000,000 – 25,999,999
1968	26,000,000 – 26,999,999
1968	27,000,000 – 27,999,999
1969	28,000,000 – 28,999,999
1969	29,000,000 – 29,999,999
1969	30,000,000 – 30,999,999
1969	31,000,000 – 31,999,999
1970	32,000,000 – 32,999,999
1971	33,000,000 – 33,999,999
1972	34,000,000 – 34,999,999
1972	35,000,000 – 35,999,999
1973	36,000,000 – 36,999,999
1973	37,000,000 – 37,999,999
1974	38,000,000 – 38,999,999
1975	39,000,000 – 39,999,999
1977	40,000,000 – 40,999,999
1978	41,000,000 – 41,999,999
1979	42,000,000 – 42,999,999
1979	43,000,000 – 43,999,999
1980	44,000,000 – 44,999,999
1982	45,000,000 – 45,999,999
1984	46,000,000 – 46,999,999
1984	47,000,000 – 47,999,999
1985	48,000,000 – 48,999,999
1986	49,000,000 – 49,999,999
1986	50,000,000 – 50,999,999
1989	51,000,000 – 51,999,999
1991	53,000,000 – 53,999,999
1993	54,000,000 – 54,999,999
1995	55,000,000 – 55,999,999
1998	56,000,000 – 56,999,999
1998	57,000,000 – 57,999,999
1998	58,000,000 – 58,999,999
1998	59,000,000 – 59,999,999
1999	60,000,000 – 60,999,999
2000	61,000,000 – 61,999,999
2000	62,000,000 – 62,999,999
2000	63,000,000 – 63,999,999
2000	64,000,000 – 64,999,999
2001	65,000,000 – 65,999,999
2002	66,000,000 – 66,999,999
2002	67,000,000 – 67,999,999
2003	68,000,000 – 68,999,999
2003	69,000,000 – 69,999,999
2004	70,000,000 – 70,999,999
2004	71,000,000 – 71,999,999
2005	72,000,000 – 72,999,999
2005	73,000,000 – 73,999,999
2005	74,000,000 – 74,999,999
2005	75,000,000 – 75,999,999
2005	76,000,000 – 76,999,999
2005	77,000,000 – 77,999,999
2006	78,000,000 – 78,999,999
2006	79,000,000 – 79,999,999
2006	80,000,000 – 80,999,999
2007	81,000,000 – 81,999,999
2007	82,000,000 – 82,999,999
2007	83,000,000 – 83,999,999
2008	84,000,000+

Table of serial numbers by years (Omega Speedmaster)

Année	Numéros de série
1957	14,000,000 – 14,999,999
1958	15,000,000 – 15,999,999
1958	16,000,000 – 16,999,999
1960	17,000,000 – 17,999,999
1961	18,000,000 – 18,999,999
1962	19,000,000 – 19,999,999
1963	20,000,000 – 20,999,999
1963	21,000,000 – 21,999,999
1964	22,000,000 – 22,999,999
1966	23,000,000 – 23,999,999
1967	24,000,000 – 24,999,999
1967	25,000,000 – 25,999,999
1968	26,000,000 – 26,999,999
1969	27,000,000 – 27,999,999
1970	28,000,000 – 28,999,999
1970	29,000,000 – 29,999,999
1970	30,000,000 – 30,999,999
1972	31,000,000 – 31,999,999
1973	32,000,000 – 32,999,999
1975	33,000,000 – 33,999,999
1976	34,000,000 – 34,999,999
1977	35,000,000 – 35,999,999
1977	36,000,000 – 36,999,999
1978	37,000,000 – 37,999,999
1979	38,000,000 – 38,999,999
1979	39,000,000 – 39,999,999
1980	40,000,000 – 40,999,999
1980	41,000,000 – 41,999,999
1981	42,000,000 – 42,999,999
1982	43,000,000 – 43,999,999
1983	44,000,000 – 44,999,999
1984	45,000,000 – 45,999,999
1985	46,000,000 – 46,999,999
1986	47,000,000 – 47,999,999
1990	48,000,000 – 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).

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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.

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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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