#Swarovski serial number search serial numbers#

a sequential number (5 digits, as of August 1991).ДЇor the user, the big advantage is the ability to readily date a unit - the date is an integral part of the number. a product line or model identification (the letter) There needed to be a way to readily distinguish by serial number alone, both between the Metric and Imperial lines and between the models in each line (the same type of problem - distinguishing between the various Traditional models by serial number alone - was the impetus for the introduction of 6 digit numbering in the 1950вЂ™s - see the table вЂTrad Leatherette NumberingвЂ™ in my previous post.ДЄlpha-Numeric numbering contains three components (see the first two tables): The main reason for the adoption of Alpha-Numeric numbering was most probably the 1985 introduction of the Imperial line of telescopic sights (i.e those with a 1вЂќ diameter body, primarily intended for the North American market). Swarovski had previously used 6 digit numerical numbering (where the first digit identifies the model and the remaining digits provide a sequential number) on itвЂ™s two lines with a large number of models - Traditional binoculars (with 7 different model/numbers sequences) and Metric pattern telescopic sights (also with 7 models/sequences). So to give a fuller context IвЂ™ve attached a number of tables (the information in the first two tables was previously posted as the first table here: ).ДЄlpha-Numeric numbering was first used on a limited basis in 1985, and in 1991 it was universally adopted (see the first table).

#Swarovski serial number search serial numbers#

serial numbers with a combination of letters and digits). I recently posted some information about SwarovskiвЂ™s use of Alpha-Numeric numbering (i.e.