| Component | Format | Example (Batch ) | Meaning | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Year | Two digits | 16 | 2016 | | Month | Letter (A=L, B=M, C=N, etc., skipping I) | C | March (C = 3rd letter of cycle) | | Line/Run | Two digits | 01 | Production line or sub-batch |
Post-2016, Creed abandoned strict chronological lettering. 17W01 (2017) exists, breaking the A-M pattern. Hypothesis: They switched to a rolling internal factory code. creed aventus batch code list