Audemars Piguet Serial Numbers

Guide to Audemars Piguet Serial Numbers & Reference Numbers

Like many products, watches are furnished with serial numbers and reference numbers. Serial numbers are unique to each watch and can sometimes be used to date the production period. On the other hand, reference numbers (also known as model numbers) denote the specific model, and in some cases, they can also reveal other details such as material, size, color, bracelet type, and so on.

When shopping for high-end watches, it’s important to have a basic understanding of serial numbers and reference numbers. This is especially vital when purchasing pre-owned luxury watches to ensure that what you’re buying is indeed correct. Every brand has a unique system, so here’s a comprehensive guide to understanding Audemars Piguet serial numbers and reference numbers.

Series Lettering Year of Production

YEAR OF PRODUCTION	SERIES
2016 to…	J Series
2013 to 2015	I Series
2011 to 2012	H Series
2008 to 2010	G Series
2001 to 2007	F Series
1994 to 2000	E Series
1987 to 1994	D Series
1980 to 1986	C Series
1976 to 1979	B Series
1972 to 1975	A Series

Series Lettering Year of Production

YEAR OF PRODUCTION	SERIES
1949	55551 – 56704
1948	53518 – 55550
1947	51614 – 53517
1946	49596 – 51613
1945	47950 – 49595
1944	47542 – 47949
1943	46552 – 47541
1942	45656 – 46551
1941	44936 – 45655
1940	44648 – 44935
1939	43951 – 44647
1938	43786 – 43950
1937	42875 – 43785
1936	42777 – 42874
1935	42660 – 42776
1934	42627 – 42659
1933	42588 – 42626
1932	42586 – 42587
1931	42532 – 42585
1930	41578 – 42531
1929	39845 – 41577
1928	38577 – 39844
1927	36850 – 38576
1926	34506 – 36849
1925	32714 – 34505
1924	30674 – 32713
1923	29705 – 30673
1922	28821 – 29704
1921	27585 – 28820
1920	24805 – 27584
1919	22926 – 24804
1918	20916 – 22925
1917	19525 – 20915
1916	17726 – 19524
1915	16931 – 17725
1914	16676 – 16930
1913	15590 – 16675
1912	14736 – 15589
1911	13763 – 14735
1910	12852 – 13762
1909	12631 – 12851
1908	11826 – 12630
1907	11576 – 11825
1906	10220 – 11575
1905	9512 – 10219
1904	8718 – 9511
1903	7893 – 8717
1902	6934 – 7892
1901	6725 – 6933
1900	6295 – 6724
1899	6105 – 6294
1898	5991 – 6104
1897	5774 – 5990
1896	5621 – 5773
1895	5437 – 5620
1894	5197 – 5436
1893	4506 – 5196
1892	4341 – 4505

YEAR OF PRODUCTION	SERIES
1975	2001: 151301 – 153300 2002: 153301 – 153500 2510: 153567 – 153578, 153601 – 153750 2120: 156701 – 157800 2121: 158101 – 159300, 159601 – 160100 2003: 161001 – 163300 2050: 164901 – 165100 2052: 165101 – 165800 2001: 166601 – 167600 2003: 170801 – 170900 2430: 126801 – 126900 5017: 175401 – 175416, 175481 – 175500
1974	2001: 143301 – 144100 2050: 144301 – 145300 2121: 145501 – 147900 2120: 148001 – 149400 2001: 149401 – 151300 2510: 153501 – 153565, 153581 – 153600 5017: 154001 – 154100 2003: 154201 – 156200 2120: 156201 – 156700 2121: 158001 – 158100, 159301 – 159600 2003: 160301 – 161000 5017: 164401 – 164500 2050: 164501 – 164900
1973	2050: 131601 – 132500 2003: 135101 – 137200 2001: 137201 – 138100 2120: 138101 – 138600 2121: 138601 – 139100 2001: 139401 – 141100 2121: 141101 – 142700 2002: 142701 – 142800 2001: 142801 – 143300 2002: 144101 – 144200 2050: 144201 – 144300 2121: 145301 – 145500 2120: 147901 – 148000 2003: 154101 – 154200 2121: 128401 – 128900 17″‘ JSMCCRVQ: 120818
1972	8/9 JN: 110171 – 110172 2003: 129906 – 130900 2001: 131401 – 131500 2050: 131501 – 131600 2001: 132501 – 133100 2120: 1331012 – 133600 2002: 134201 – 134400 5017: 134401 – 134500 2003: 134501 – 134600 2001: 134601 – 135600 2120: 135601 – 136100 2001: 139101 – 139400 2050: 124081 – 124280 2120: 126101 – 126300 2121: 127201 – 128400 2003: 129300 – 130900 17″‘ JSMCCRVQ: 120816 – 120817 17″‘ JSMV: 120824 – 120825
1971	2001: 131101 – 131400, 124481 – 124580, 124681 – 125080 2003: 118701 – 120000, 128901 – 129300 2002: 120401 – 120500 2121: 121781 – 122880, 126901 – 127000, 127101 – 127200 2120: 123081 – 123280, 125301 – 125600, 125701 – 126100 2050: 123381 – 123780, 123881 – 124080 17″‘ 5017: 125181 – 125212 2430: 126301 – 126600, 126601 – 126800 JSMCCRVQ: 120879 – 120880
1970	2001: 130901 – 131100, 111801 – 112000, 120502 – 120800, 124581 – 124680 2120: 112501 – 113000, 115701 – 117200, 122881 – 123080, 125601 – 125700 2003: 114001 – 114900, 118201 – 118700, 120001 – 120200, 120826 – 120875 2050: 116001 – 116300, 117201 – 118200, 123281 – 123380, 123781 – 123880 2430: 112401 – 116500 2002: 120201 – 120400 2121: 120801 – 120812, 120881 – 121780, 127001 – 127100 13″‘ 77: 120821 – 120825 8/9 JN: 125081 – 125180 JSMCCRVQ: 120876 – 120878
1969	2002: 85501 – 85700 2001: 104041 – 104140, 111501 – 111800 2003: 107071 – 107170, 110501 – 111500, 113001 – 114000 2050: 109071 – 109670, 115301 – 116000 2120: 109871 – 110170, 112001 – 112500, 116501 – 116700 2005: 110301 – 110400, 116301 – 116400
1968	2002: 85401 – 85500 2001: 103741 – 104040 2050: 104741 – 105140, 108671 – 109070 2003: 105571 – 107070 2423: 107171 – 107270 2120: 107371 – 108670, 109671 – 109870 2005: 110201 – 110300
1967	2072: 96201 – 96400 2005: 99421 – 99620 2001: 99921 – 100120, 103641 – 103740 2050: 100521 – 100620, 104141 – 104740 2003: 101321 – 102620, 105171 – 105570 17″‘: 102621 – 102600 2120: 102641 – 103540, 107271 – 107370 17″‘: 105141 – 105170
1966	2002: 85301 – 85400 2001: 95401 – 95600, 99621 – 99920 2005: 96601 – 96700, 99221 – 99420 2003: 97511 – 98710, 100621 – 101320 2050: 98911 – 99210, 100121 – 100520 JSMCCRVQ: 99212 17″‘ IW: 102621 – 102640
1965	2071: 86001 – 86100 2003: 91701 – 91800, 96711 – 97510, 92701 – 93500 2001: 94401 – 94500 2005: 94701 – 94800 2001: 95101 – 95400 2050: 95701 – 96100, 98711 – 98910 2005: 96401 – 96600 2072: 96101 – 96200 JSMCCRVQ: 99211
1964	2072: 86501 – 86600 2050: 89101 – 89400 2003: 89901 – 90200, 91101 – 91400, 91501 – 91700, 91801 – 92700 2001: 93601 – 93700, 94101 – 94400 2005: 94501 – 94700 2050: 95601 – 95700 18/12 LEP: 73084
1963	2001: 83301 – 83400, 93701 – 94100, 93501 – 93600 2005: 85001 – 85100 2071: 85901 – 86000 2072: 86311 – 86500 2003: 88501 – 88900, 90201 – 91100, 89401 – 89900 2050 LeC: 89001 – 89100 JVEB: 73081 – 73083
1962	2003 LeC: 82301 – 82400, 83801 – 84800, 86901 – 88500 2001 LeC: 82701 – 83300 2005 LeC: 84801 – 85000 2002 LeC: 85201 – 85300 2050 LeC: 86601 – 86900 2426 LeC: 91401 – 91500 88901 – 89000
1961	2002 LeC: 69761 – 69860 2070 LeC: 74771 – 74810 2071 LeC: 75471 – 75670 2001 LeC: 77271 – 77670 2005 LeC: 78771 – 78970 2003 LeC: 79671 – 79970, 81401 – 82300, 80171 – 81170 2001 LeC: 82401 – 82700 2426 LeC: 85101 – 85200 81301 – 81400 2072 LeC: 85701 – 85800 2071 LeC: 85801 – 85900 2050 LeC: 81101 – 81300
1960	2002 LeC: 69561 – 69760 2001 LeC: 72771 – 72870 2071 LeC: 75271 – 75470 2003 LeC: 76371 – 76670, 76671 – 78670, 78971 – 79670 2001 LeC: 76671 – 77270 2005 LeC: 78671 – 78770 2426 LeC: 79971 – 80070
1959	JVEB LeC: 66237 – 66240 2005 LeC: 68551 – 68650 2001 LeC: 72371 – 72770 2003 LeC: 73771 – 74670, 75671 – 76370 2070 LeC: 74671 – 74770 2071 LeC: 75171 – 75270 VZSSC: 80071 – 80170
1958	2498 LeC: 62356 – 62405, 62416 – 62455 TOURBILLON: 64803 13-JMV: 64804 6/7 LeC: 64801 – 64802 2005 LeC: 68351 – 68550 2499 LeC: 68751 – 68850 2002 LeC: 69461 – 69560 2003 LeC: 70261 – 71970, 73671 – 73770 2001 LeC: 71971 – 72370 7″ 2420 C: 72871 – 72970 VZSSE: 73571 – 73670
1957	2002 LeC: 59900 – 59999, 69361 – 69460 2499 LeC: 61796 – 61895 2498 LeC: 62256 – 62355 2001 LeC: 65321 – 65410, 71871 – 71970, 65411 – 65810 2005 LeC: 65935 – 66134 2003 LeC: 67351 – 68350, 69861 – 70260 2499: 68651 – 68750 VZSS: 72971 – 73010, 73017 – 73020 VZSSQP: 73011 – 73016
1956	2002 LeC: 53800 – 59899 2499 LeC: 61696 – 61795 2498 LeC: 62156 – 62255 2003: 64401 – 64800, 66241 – 67240 2001: 64911 – 65010, 65111 – 65320 2005: 65835 – 65934 ISMCCR VQ: 66235 – 66236 16″ JVB: 67241 – 67246, 67347 – 67350 VZSS: 67247 – 67346 7 R LeC: 69151 – 69250 VZSSC: 69251 – 69350 JVEB LeC: 69351 – 69360
1955	2001 LeC: 59200 – 59499, 64811 – 64910, 65011 – 65110 2002 LeC: 59700 – 59799 2003 LeC: 60650 – 60999, 63801 – 64400 2499 LeC: 61596 – 61695 2498 LeC: 62056 – 62155 JVEB: 65811 – 65822 VZSS: 66138 – 66184 JVB: 65823 – 65834 VZSSQP: 66135 – 66137 VZSSC: 66185 – 66234 JVEB: 64805 – 64810
1954	2001 LeC: 58700 – 59199 2003 LeC: 60150 – 60649 2005 LeC: 63113 – 63212 9 ML: 63489 – 63548 VZSSC: 63553 – 63652 6/7 LEP: 63747 – 63800 9″ L 406: 63703 – 63712
1953	2001 LeC: 58000 – 58699 2002 LeC: 59500 – 59699 2003 LeC: 60000 – 61149 2499 LeC: 61396 – 61595 9″ ML: 61896 – 61955, 62456 – 62485, 62616 – 62645, 62747 – 62776, 62842 – 62931, 63083 – 63112, 63213 – 63242, 63247 – 63276 17″ JVEB: 63243 – 63246 2498 LeC: 61956 – 62055 13″ VZSS: 62486 – 62615, 63277 – 63376 VZSSC: 62932 – 63081 62647 – 62746 10″ TS: 62777 – 62841 18″ LEP: 63549 – 63552 7″ JNN: 62646 8/9 JN: 63082
1952	13″ VZSS VALJOUX: 57457 – 57534 VZSSC: 57535 – 57556 VALJOUX: 61000 – 61099 9/10″ RS: 57557 – 57616, 57641 – 57700, 57754 – 57813, 57874 – 57909, 61155 – 61187 9″ ML: 57617 – 57640, 57701 – 57722, 57724 – 57753, 57814 – 57873, 57916 – 57963, 57982 – 57999, 61101 – 61154, 61188 – 61247 8″ MN 15/12 LeC: 57723 17 JVEB LeC: 57910 – 57915, 61249 – 61254 GHSMD LeC: 61248 61256 – 61263 6/7: 57964 – 57981 7JNN LeC: 61100 7, 5/12 Ch. P.: 61255 10 TS LEP: 61264 – 61343 6/7: 61344 – 61395
1951	9″ ML: 57015 – 57050, 57093 – 57188, 57289 – 57408 9/10″ RS: 57051 – 57092 VZ SSE VALJOUX: 57189 – 57288 6/7″ R L.E.P.
1950	56705 – 56716, 56758 – 56811, 56842 – 56877, 56889 – 56906, 56925 – 57014 9/10 RS L.E.P.: 56717 – 56734, 56747 – 56756, 568121 – 56841, 56883 – 56888 9/10″ RSQ L.E.P.: 56735 – 56746 7″ RBG: 56757 56878 – 56882, 56907 – 56924

Audemars Piguet Reference Numbers

The complete reference number of an AP watch not only tells you the specific model (for example a Royal Oak or a Millenary) but also includes material, collection, and dial codes.

An Audemars Piguet reference number is typically structured like this: #####XX.XX.####XX.## where # represents a number and X represents a letter. For example, 15400ST.OO.1220ST.02.

The first numbers are the model number followed by letters that denote the case material. The most common letters you’ll find in Audemars Piguet reference numbers are as follows:

The next pair of letters in the AP reference number is the bezel code. The most common bezel codes in Audemars Piguet reference numbers are as follows:

OO – Smooth Bezel
ZZ – Diamond-Set Bezel
YG/YY – Colored Gemstone-Set Bezel
GG – Frosted (Hammered) Gold Bezel

BA – Yellow Gold
BC – White Gold
CB – White Ceramic
CE – Black Ceramic
IO – Titanium and Ceramic
OR – Rose Gold
PT – Platinum
RO – Rose Gold and Ceramic
SA – Steel and Yellow Gold
SO – Steel and Ceramic
SR – Steel and Rose Gold
ST – Stainless Steel
TI – Titanium

The following set of numbers and letters is the bracelet and/or strap code. Again, the letters denote the material of the bracelet, which in many instances matches the case material letters. However, there are a few additional non-metal bracelet material abbreviations to know:

CA – Rubber Strap
CR – Leather Strap
KB – Rubber-Coated Strap
VE – Calfskin Strap

The Audemars Piguet reference number is different for each model, and the last two numbers of the reference number are for the “Dial Code”

AP reference numbers are typically composed of 17 digits, but they are usually referred to by the first set of numbers instead of the entire reference number. Unlike Rolex, Audemars watches do not have the reference number on the case, it is only on the original paperwork.

So usually a watch like this one “Ref. 26420SO.OO.A002CA.01” is simply referred to as a “Ref. 26420SO”