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Rotary GB05323/03 Windsor Gold Plated Bracelet Watch - W13249
Ref. GB05323/03
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Stepping up in Rotary's range
The Windsor sits within Rotary's dress range, a line that has long favoured restrained proportion and surface detail over complication. At 37mm and just 7.7mm deep, the case is genuinely slim — it disappears under a shirt cuff rather than sitting on top of it, which is the whole point of a watch at this end of the dress spectrum. The champagne guilloche dial rewards time spent looking at it. Applied stick indices and sword hands read cleanly in flat light; angled light picks out the engine-turned texture beneath and gives the surface a quiet depth that a printed dial cannot match. The small seconds at six o'clock is the only complication, placed where it earns its keep without crowding the dial. Brushed and polished finishing on both case and bracelet keeps the gold tone from reading as flat, the contrast between surfaces doing the work that heavier decoration would otherwise demand.
- Reference
- GB05323/03
- Brand
- Rotary
- Case size
- 37mm
- Case material
- Gold PVD
- Case shape
- Round
- Dial
- Champagne
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Movement
- Quartz
- Functions
- Small seconds
- Water resistance
- 50m
- Bracelet / strap
- Stainless steel bracelet
- Strap colour
- Gold
- Retailer
- F.Hinds
Learn more about Rotary
Moise Dreyfuss started Rotary in La Chaux-de-Fonds in 1895. Within a generation his sons Georges and Sylvain had opened a London office and begun exporting to Britain, which turned out to be the decision that defined the company: Britain became, and remains, Rotary's most important market.
The winged wheel logo arrived in 1925 and has barely changed since. It became familiar enough in British high streets that the brand is widely taken for British, despite the Swiss origin.
Rotary supplied watches to the British Army, and the wartime and post-war association gave it a foothold in a market where an affordable, dependable Swiss watch was exactly what most buyers wanted.
The family held the company for over a century, making it for a long time the oldest family-owned Swiss watchmaker still trading. Ownership passed to Hong Kong's Citychamp in 2014, and in February 2025 to the UK's Peers Hardy Group.
The modern range sits at the accessible end — quartz and automatic dress watches, divers and chronographs, with the Henley, Windsor and Legacy lines carrying the collection.
- 1895
- Founded in La Chaux-de-Fonds by Moise Dreyfuss.
- 1920s
- Georges and Sylvain Dreyfuss begin exporting to Britain.
- 1925
- The winged wheel logo is introduced.
- 2014
- Acquired by Citychamp after more than a century in family hands.
- 2025
- Bought by the UK's Peers Hardy Group.
Also in 3 collections
This watch appears in Back in Stock (4,797), Gold Watches (689) and Champagne & Cream Dial Watches (182).
Manufacturer’s guarantee
What the specifications mean
Strengths
- 37mm suits most wrists
- Sapphire crystal, which resists scratching
Worth knowing
- 50m suits rain and handwashing, not swimming
Rotary GB05323/03 Windsor Gold Plated alternatives
Watches from other brands at a similar price, style and size, so you can see what else your budget can buy.
| Specification | GB05323/03 | MK6356 | TW2W44700 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | £169 | £169 | £170 |
| Case size | 37mm | 37mm | 37.5mm |
| Water resistance | 50m | 50m | 50m |
| Movement | Quartz | Quartz | Quartz |
| Strap | Stainless steel bracelet | Stainless steel bracelet | Leather strap |
| This watch | Closely matched | Closely matched |
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Frequently asked questions, and things you should know about this watch
Can I swim with it?
Showering yes, swimming no. 50m covers splashes and brief immersion, but a swimming stroke generates well above the pressure that figure describes.
Water resistance explainedWill the glass scratch?
Unlikely. Sapphire is second only to diamond in hardness and shrugs off everyday marking.
Sapphire, mineral and acrylic comparedDoes it need a battery?
Yes. It is quartz, so expect a battery change every two to three years at a jeweller.
Quartz, automatic and solar comparedCheapest place to buy
F.Hinds is the only UK retailer we track stocking this reference, so there is nothing to compare it against today.
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