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Rotary Heritage 38mm Mens Watch White
Ref. RGS10014/06
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The Heritage name points toward Rotary's long history of dress watches built for the British market, and this piece makes that lineage legible in its details: Roman numerals, Breguet hands, a Clous de Paris guilloché dial, wire-style lugs and an ornate crown that together read as a coherent period reference rather than a scattershot of vintage cues. At 7.6mm it sits genuinely flat under a shirt cuff, which at 38mm feels proportionally right — a larger case at this thickness would look stretched, but here the geometry holds. The sub-seconds at six o'clock breaks the dial in the way older dress watches did, giving the horology somewhere to land without crowding the Roman chapter ring. In angled light the guilloché ground shifts beneath the indices, adding depth that a plain white dial would not have.
- Reference
- RGS10014/06
- Brand
- Rotary
- Collection
- Heritage
- Case size
- 38mm
- Case material
- Gold PVD
- Case shape
- Round
- Dial
- White
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Movement
- Quartz
- Functions
- Small seconds
- Water resistance
- 50m
- Bracelet / strap
- Leather strap
- Strap colour
- Brown
- Clasp
- Buckle
- Retailer
- Goldsmiths
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 5 collections
This watch appears in the Rotary Heritage range (45), Back in Stock (1,908), Leather Strap Watches (840), Gold Watches (500) and Dress Watches (448).
Manufacturer’s guarantee
What the specifications mean
Strengths
- 38mm suits most wrists
- Sapphire crystal, which resists scratching
- Sits in the lower half of Rotary's range as we list it
Worth knowing
- 50m suits rain and handwashing, not swimming
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| Specification | RGS10014/06 | MK6694 | 1782756 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | £149 | £149 | £149 |
| Case size | 38mm | 38mm | 38mm |
| Water resistance | 50m | 50m | 50m |
| Movement | Quartz | Quartz | Quartz |
| Strap | Leather strap | Stainless steel bracelet | Stainless steel bracelet |
| 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.
Will the glass scratch?
Unlikely. Sapphire is second only to diamond in hardness and shrugs off everyday marking.
Does it need a battery?
Yes. It is quartz, so expect a battery change every two to three years at a jeweller.
Is it a men's or women's watch?
Listed as men's, though at 38mm it sits in the range that suits anyone.
Cheapest place to buy
Goldsmiths is the only UK retailer we track stocking this reference new, at £149. There is nothing to compare it against today.
Who are Goldsmiths?
Goldsmiths has been selling watches in Britain since 1778 and is part of the Watches of Switzerland Group, which is listed on the London Stock Exchange. They are an authorised dealer, so a watch comes with the manufacturer’s own warranty.
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