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Hamilton Watch Serial Number List


serial number year serial number year serial number year
1 - 2,000 1893 790,000 1910 2,200,000 1927
5,000 1894 860,000 1911 2,250,000 1928
11,500 1895 940,000 1912 2,300,000 1929
16,000 1896 1,000,000 1913 2,350,000 1930
27,000 1897 1,100,000 1914 2,400,000 1931
50,000 1898 1,200,000 1915 2,440,000 1932
74,000 1899 1,300,000 1916 2,480,000 1933
104,000 1900 1,400,000 1917 2,520,000 1934
143,000 1901 1,500,000 1918 2,560,000 1935
196,000 1902 1,600,000 1919 2,600,000 1936
260,000 1903 1,700,000 1920 2,900,000 1937
340,000 1904 1,800,000 1921 3,200,000 1938
435,000 1905 1,900,000 1922 3,400,000 1939
500,000 1906 2,000,000 1923 4,=00,000 1940
580,000 1907 2,050,000 1924 4,250,000 1941
680,000 1908 2,100,000 1925 4,500,000 1942
750,000 1909 2,150,000 1926    

Grade 992B with letter "C" preceding the serial number.

serial number year serial number year serial number year
C001 1940 C170,000 1946 C420,000 1954
C40,000 1941 C215,000 1947 C455,000 1956
C60,000 1942 C255,000 1948 C500,000 1959
C90,000 1943 C350,000 1950 C520,000 1964
C120,000 1944 C390,000 1951 C529,000 1969

Grade 950B with"2B" preceding the serial number.

serial number year serial number year serial number year
2B001 1941 2B400 1942 2B800 1943

Grade 950B with the letter "S" preceding the serial number.

serial number year serial number year serial number year
S001 1941 S4,500 1947 S25,000 1955
S1,500 1944 S6,500 1948 S28,000 1962
S2,800 1945 S7,500 1949 S30,000 1965
S4,000 1946 S10,000 1951     

Grade 4992B with"4C" preceding the serial number.

serial number year serial number year serial number year
4C0001 1941 4C90,000 1944 4C135,000 1960
4C40,000 1942 4C120,000 1950 4C145,000 1968

These are approximate production dates. Oftentimes, a block of serial numbers would be assigned and the movement plates blanked out; then the plates would be stored in the warehouse and finished as demand required. So, it is possible that a watch could have been completed some years after the serial number date.