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Rotary GB05421/01 Heritage Two Tone Bracelet Watch - W13157
Ref. GB05421/01
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The Heritage line is Rotary's long-running attempt to hold a particular middle ground: the proportions and decorations of a dress watch, at a price that does not require a dress watch occasion to justify wearing it. This piece carries that intent through in the details — a guilloche white dial with applied Roman numerals and radial finishing is not the work of a plain-vanilla fashion quartz. At 37mm it sits where a dress watch should, close to the wrist and unobtrusive beneath a cuff, and the two-tone finishing on both case and bracelet gives the dial's white ground something to work against. The seven-link tapered bracelet is the right proportional call for a watch at this size, narrowing toward the case rather than meeting it bluntly.
- Reference
- GB05421/01
- Brand
- Rotary
- Collection
- Heritage
- Case size
- 37mm
- Case material
- Two-tone
- Case shape
- Round
- Dial
- White
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Movement
- Quartz
- Functions
- Day-date
- Water resistance
- 50m
- Bracelet / strap
- Stainless steel bracelet
- Strap colour
- Two-tone
- Clasp
- Deployant clasp
- 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 the Rotary Heritage range (47), Back in Stock (3,460) and Two-Tone Watches (362).
Temporarily out of stock
F.Hinds is not currently taking orders for this reference. Last listed as available on 27 September 2026. Stock is checked nightly and this page updates when it returns.
What the specifications mean
Strengths
- 37mm suits most wrists
- Sapphire crystal, which resists scratching
Worth knowing
- 50m suits rain and handwashing, not swimming
Rotary GB05421/01 Heritage Two Tone alternatives
Watches from other brands at a similar price, style and size, so you can see what else your budget can buy.
| Specification | GB05421/01 | MK7230 | 1782802 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | £179 | £189 | £179 |
| Case size | 37mm | 37mm | 36mm |
| Water resistance | 50m | 50m | 50m |
| Movement | Quartz | Quartz | Quartz |
| Strap | Stainless steel bracelet | Stainless steel bracelet | Stainless steel bracelet |
| This watch | Closely matched | Closely matched |
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