Do the watch series letters tell you when a watch was made?

[sgwatch]

I recently purchased a watch from an AD. It was an R series xxx/500. Does that mean it was actually made in 2015, or that the date of manufacture started in 2015? I think this watch was introduced late that year. Is there a way I can tell the manufacture year? It's a PAM620. Thank you!

[Cru Jones]

The “R” should tell you the year of manufacture.

[onnomon]

A=1998
B=1999
C=2000
...
R=2015

I know you can look this up on the interweb:
https://millenarywatches.com/panerai-serial-numbers/

I've always liked this one, for the older models:
https://www.paneraisource.com/milles...ordering=refno


Shall we guess what happens after Z (2023)?

[shredace]

Originally Posted by onnomon

A=1998
B=1999
C=2000
...
R=2015

I know you can look this up on the interweb:
https://millenarywatches.com/panerai-serial-numbers/

I've always liked this one, for the older models:
https://www.paneraisource.com/milles...ordering=refno


Shall we guess what happens after Z (2023)?

Resurrecting this thread. Happy New Year!

My guess is AA beginning in 2024.