Budget Watch Collecting/Timex date codes

Most (possibly all) mechanical Timex watches from 1963 until the end of mechanical production in 1993 have a reference number, usually at the bottom of the dial. The last two numbers correspond to the year the watch was produced. The two (occasionally 3) numbers before that are the movement number, the remaining numbers are the catalog number. For example, 2495210592 would indicate catalog number 24952, movement 105, year 1992. In some cases this number is hidden under the bezel and cannot be viewed without removing the movement from the case.

Some earlier Timex models have an ink-stamped date code on the inside caseback consisting of one letter and one number. The numeral denotes the year of manufacture as follows: 1959-8, 1960-7, 1961-6, 1962-5 1963-4 1964-3 1965-2 1966-1 1967-9.

Watches from 1985 and later generally have a 2 digit code on the caseback indicating year and month of manufacture:

Timex Date Codes 1985 and Later

Year: Jan- Feb- Mar- Apr- May- Jun- Jul- Aug- Sep- Oct- Nov- Dec-Year 
1985: 01 - 02 - 03 - 04 - 05 - 06 - 07 - 08 - 09 - 10 - 11 - 12 -1985 
1986: 13 - 14 - 15 - 16 - 17 - 18 - 19 - 20 - 21 - 22 - 23 - 24 -1986 
1987: 25 - 26 - 27 - 28 - 29 - 30 - 31 - 32 - 33 - 34 - 35 - 36 -1987 
1988: 37 - 38 - 39 - 40 - 41 - 42 - 43 - 44 - 45 - 46 - 47 - 48 -1988 
1989: 49 - 50 - 51 - 52 - 53 - 54 - 55 - 56 - 57 - 58 - 59 - 60 -1989 
1990: 61 - 62 - 63 - 64 - 65 - 66 - 67 - 68 - 69 - 70 - 71 - 72 -1990 
1991: 73 - 74 - 75 - 76 - 77 - 78 - 79 - 80 - 81 - 82 - 83 - 84 -1991 
1992: 85 - 86 - 87 - 88 - 89 - 90 - 91 - 92 - 93 - 94 - 95 - 96 -1992 
1993: A1 - A2 - A3 - A4 - A5 - A6 - A7 - A8 - A9 - A0 - AA - AB -1993 
1994: B1 - B2 - B3 - B4 - B5 - B6 - B7 - B8 - B9 - B0 - BB - BC -1994 
1995: C1 - C2 - C3 - C4 - C5 - C6 - C7 - C8 - C9 - C0 - CC - CD	-1995 
1996: D1 - D2 - D3 - D4 - D5 - D6 - D7 - D8 - D9 - D0 - DD - DE	-1996 
1997: E1 - E2 - E3 - E4 - E5 - E6 - E7 - E8 - E9 - E0 - EE - EF	-1997 
1998: F1 - F2 - F3 - F4 - F5 - F6 - F7 - F8 - F9 - F0 - FF - FG	-1998 
1999: G1 - G2 - G3 - G4 - G5 - G6 - G7 - G8 - G9 - G0 - GG - GH	-1999 
2000: H1 - H2 - H3 - H4 - H5 - H6 - H7 - H8 - H9 - H0 - HH - HJ	-2000 
2001: J1 - J2 - J3 - J4 - J5 - J6 - J7 - J8 - J9 - J0 - JJ - JK	-2001 
2002: K1 - K2 - K3 - K4 - K5 - K6 - K7 - K8 - K9 - K0 - KK - KL	-2002 
2003: L1 - L2 - L3 - L4 - L5 - L6 - L7 - L8 - L9 - L0 - LL - LM	-2003 
2004: M1 - M2 - M3 - M4 - M5 - M6 - M7 - M8 - M9 - M0 - MM - MN	-2004 
2005: N1 - N2 - N3 - N4 - N5 - N6 - N7 - N8 - N9 - N0 - NN - NP	-2005 
2006: P1 - P2 - P3 - P4 - P5 - P6 - P7 - P8 - P9 - P0 - PP - PR	-2006 
2007: R1 - R2 - R3 - R4 - R5 - R6 - R7 - R8 - R9 - R0 - RR - RS	-2007 
2008: S1 - S2 - S3 - S4 - S5 - S6 - S7 - S8 - S9 - S0 - SS - ST	-2008 
2009: T1 - T2 - T3 - T4 - T5 - T6 - T7 - T8 - T9 - T0 - TT - TU	-2009 
2010: U1 - U2 - U3 - U4 - U5 - U6 - U7 - U8 - U9 - U0 - UU - UV	-2010 
2011: V1 - V2 - V3 - V4 - V5 - V6 - V7 - V8 - V9 - V0 - VV - VW	-2011 
2012: W1 - W2 - W3 - W4 - W5 - W6 - W7 - W8 - W9 - W0 - WW - WY	-2012 
2013: Y1 - Y2 - Y3 - Y4 - Y5 - Y6 - Y7 - Y8 - Y9 - Y0 - YY - YA	-2013 
2014: 01 - 02 - 03 - 04 - 05 - 06 - 07 - 08 - 09 - 10 - 11 - 12	-2014 
2015: 13 - 14 - 15 - 16 - 17 - 18 - 19 - 20 - 21 - 22 - 23 - 24	-2015 
2016: 25 - 26 - 27 - 28 - 29 - 30 - 31 - 32 - 33 - 34 - 35 - 36	-2016 
2017: 37 - 38 - 39 - 40 - 41 - 42 - 43 - 44 - 45 - 46 - 47 - 48	-2017 
2018: 49 - 50 - 51 - 52 - 53 - 54 - 55 - 56 - 57 - 58 - 59 - 60	-2018 
2019: 61 - 62 - 63 - 64 - 65 - 66 - 67 - 68 - 69 - 70 - 71 - 72	-2019 
2020: 73 - 74 - 75 - 76 - 77 - 78 - 79 - 80 - 81 - 82 - 83 - 84	-2020 
2021: 85 - 86 - 87 - 88 - 89 - 90 - 91 - 92 - 93 - 94 - 95 - 96	-2021 
2022: A1 - A2 - A3 - A4 - A5 - A6 - A7 - A8 - A9 - A0 - AA - AB	-2022 
2023: B1 - B2 - B3 - B4 - B5 - B6 - B7 - B8 - B9 - B0 - BB - BC	-2023 
2024: C1 - C2 - C3 - C4 - C5 - C6 - C7 - C8 - C9 - C0 - CC - CD	-2024 

Below is a general breakdown of Men's model names per model number. Model number can be found below and to the left of six o'clock (in small print)

(1XXX = Mercury/Sprite) (2XXX = Marlin) (25XX = Sportster) (3XXX = Fun Timer) (4XXX = Viscount) (5XXX = Super Thin) (6XXX = 17 Jewel) (9XXX = Electric)