Where is the serial number on a modern Rolex?

Engraved on the rehaut at the six o’clock position, visible without opening the case. Older references carried it between the lugs instead.

Can a rehaut engraving be faked?

It is machined into the case and cannot be altered without replacing the case itself. That is why it is treated as one of the more reliable identifying features on a modern reference.

Does the serial tell you the production year?

On older watches serial ranges can be mapped to years. Modern Rolex uses random serials, which no longer encode a date — the guarantee card is what establishes the year.

What is the rehaut on a Rolex?

The rehaut i the inner ring between the dial and the cry tal. On modern Rolex reference it carrie a repeating ROLEX ROLEX ROLEX engraving and the erial number at ix o’clock. Becau e it i machined into the ca e, it i difficult to alter and therefore u eful for verification.

A small ring with a large job

The rehaut, ometime called the inner bezel, i the flange that frame the dial and meet the cry tal. On current reference it i engraved with the Rolex name repeated around the circumference and…

Why it is photographed before payment

A erial number on a guarantee card prove what the card ay . A erial number on the rehaut prove what the watch ay . Matching the two, in the ame photograph, with the card be ide the watch, i …

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