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1. #Vintage seiko watch serial numbers serial numbers#
2. #Vintage seiko watch serial numbers serial number#

Update: Some very recent model Seiko 5s have the serial number printed not on the glass but along the caseback rim. The Seiko 5 in this picture is from February 2004. You’ll have to tilt the caseback towards the light to read the numbers properly or better still, use a magnifying glass. The numbers are faintly stamped from the inside of the glass. The 6-digit serial number is always located at the opposite end of the "SEIKO" text. Higher end Seikos with display backs, like the 6R15 caliber Premier or 7L22 Sportura for example, have the serial number engraved not on the glass but on of caseback’s rim.Here are three examples of Seiko casebacks depicting their serial numbers.īasic Seiko 5 models made from the year 2002 onwards have clear glass display backs as you can see above. Those that come with glass display backs like modern Seiko 5′s have the numbers printed horizontally on the glass display back but the numbers are usually faint and difficult to read. Seikos with solid casebacks (plastic, stainless steel or titanium) will have the 6-digit serial number etched in a straight line. To locate the serial number, you’ll need to flip over your watch and examine its caseback. To simplify things, I will use the 6-digit serial number convention. You may not know the exact month the watch was made but suffice to say, the production year couldn’t be any later or earlier than 2000. In this case you’ll need to know the intimate history of the model – for example, the SBDX005 Historical Collection 600m diver was released in 2000 with 1,000 pieces made. Limited edition Seikos are usually made within a very short time frame – perhaps not more than a few months in the year it was introduced.

123/300 (denoting the 123rd piece out of a total of 300 pieces) usually don’t have serial numbers. Limited edition models with unique sequenced numbering, e.g.

#Vintage seiko watch serial numbers serial numbers#

Seiko watches made prior to the late 1960s, most probably 1967 have 7-digit serial numbers instead. There are however exceptions to this rule. Every Seiko watch manufactured is given a 6-digit serial number.