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Rotary RGS10082/03 1895 Automatic Brown Leather Strap Watch - W13330
Ref. RGS10082/03
Sits in Rotary’s upper tier here — more premium than three quarters of the Rotary watches we list, which start at £97.
Price range £97 to £329 across 160 Rotary watches in stock.The 1895 range takes its name from the year Rotary was founded, and this reissue pulls directly from that archive — the crosshair dial layout and bubble-profile mineral glass are period details rather than decorative gestures, chosen because the originals used them. At 40mm with a 49.5mm lug-to-lug, it sits with the slightly elongated, traditional footprint of watches from that era, and the champagne dial reads warmly against the gold-tone case in a way that flat white would not. The exhibition caseback makes the Miyota 8215 visible — a movement Rotary has chosen for its reliability in daily wear rather than for exhibition, which is an honest pairing with what this watch is trying to be.
- Reference
- RGS10082/03
- Brand
- Rotary
- Case size
- 49.5mm
- Case material
- Gold PVD
- Case shape
- Round
- Dial
- Champagne
- Crystal
- Mineral
- Movement
- Automatic
- Calibre
- Miyota 8215
- Water resistance
- 50m
- Bracelet / strap
- Leather strap
- Strap colour
- Brown
- Retailer
- F.Hinds
Additional specifications
- Warranty
- 2 years
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 6 collections
This watch appears in Back in Stock (4,847), Automatic Watches (1,736), Leather Strap Watches (1,049), Watches 44mm and Over (849), Gold Watches (688) and Automatic Watches Under £500 (352).
Manufacturer’s guarantee
What the specifications mean
A mechanical watch for everyday wear.
Strengths
- One of Rotary's more premium watches
Worth knowing
- 50m suits rain and handwashing, not swimming
- 49.5mm is a large watch with real presence
Rotary RGS10082/03 1895 alternatives
Watches from other brands at a similar price, style and size, so you can see what else your budget can buy.
| Specification | RGS10082/03 | ME3082 | I15202 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | £199 | £159 | £277 |
| Case size | 49.5mm | 50mm | 48mm |
| Water resistance | 50m | 50m | 50m |
| Movement | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic |
| Strap | Leather strap | Leather strap | Rubber strap |
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Your new watch
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?
It can, over time. Mineral glass handles daily wear but will pick up fine scratches that sapphire would not.
Sapphire, mineral and acrylic comparedDoes it need a battery?
No. It is automatic — the motion of your wrist winds it, and there is no cell to replace.
Quartz, automatic and solar comparedIs it a men's or women's watch?
Listed as men's.
Cheapest 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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