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Rotary Heritage Astoria 23mm Ladies Watch Mother Of Pearl
Ref. RLB10023/07
Sits in Rotary’s upper tier here — more premium than three quarters of the Rotary watches we list, which start at £76.
Price range £76 to £259 across 115 Rotary watches in stock.The Astoria draws directly from Art Deco geometry: an oval case, curved lugs, and the kind of streamlined silhouette that defined dress watches of the 1930s. At 23mm with a 30mm lug-to-lug span, it sits close to the wrist and reads as jewellery as much as a watch, which is precisely the register it is designed to occupy. The mother-of-pearl dial shifts with the light in a way a painted surface cannot, and the combination of blued hands and Roman numerals keeps the reading clean against it. The cabochon crown and polished multi-link bracelet carry the same unhurried attention to surface that the case shape sets up.
- Reference
- RLB10023/07
- Brand
- Rotary
- Collection
- Heritage
- Case size
- 23mm
- Case material
- Stainless steel
- Case shape
- Oval
- Dial
- Mother-of-pearl
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Movement
- Quartz
- Water resistance
- 50m
- Bracelet / strap
- Stainless steel bracelet
- Strap colour
- Silver
- 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.
Manufacturer’s guarantee
Best of 2 retailers
What the specifications mean
Strengths
- 23mm wears small and slips under any cuff
- Sapphire crystal, which resists scratching
- One of Rotary's more premium watches
Worth knowing
- 50m suits rain and handwashing, not swimming
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| Specification |  RLB10023/07 | ES5452 | GW1019L2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | £169 | £169 | £165 |
| Case size | 23mm | 23mm | 23mm |
| 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 |
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.
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 women's.
Cheapest place to buy
Goldsmiths at £169, against £179 at F.Hinds. Two UK retailers stock this reference new.
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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