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ID Genève Circular 1 Minerals Light Textured Dial 41mm
Ref. 2020.001M
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Stepping up in ID Genève's range
The Circular 1 was built around a single, deliberate constraint: nothing new, nothing wasted. The case is drawn from recycled steel sourced in the Jura, the movement is a refurbished ETA 2824 rather than a freshly machined one, and the strap is woven from vegetal textile rather than cut from leather. The packaging is made from mycelium and goes into a compost bin. These are not gestures — they are the founding logic of the brand, and every material choice in the watch traces back to it. On the wrist the dial earns attention in a way the word "grey" does not quite prepare you for. The laser-engraved texture catches light obliquely and shifts in a way a printed surface cannot, and the applied indexes sit cleanly above it. At 9.65mm the case is neither slim nor thick for its 41mm width — it sits honestly on the wrist, with no pretension to a dress profile it was never designed to carry. The fabric strap wears softer than it looks and will settle quickly.
- Reference
- 2020.001M
- Brand
- ID Genève
- Case size
- 41mm
- Case thickness
- 9.65mm
- Case material
- Stainless steel
- Case shape
- Round
- Dial
- Grey
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Movement
- Automatic
- Calibre
- ETA 2824
- Functions
- Date
- Water resistance
- 50m
- Bracelet / strap
- Leather strap
- Strap colour
- Grey
- Clasp
- Buckle
- Lume
- Super-LumiNova
- Retailer
- Mappin & Webb
Additional specifications
- Power reserve
- 38 hours
Learn more about ID Genève
ID Genève was founded in Geneva to answer a question the industry mostly avoids: what a luxury watch would look like if its environmental impact were the design brief rather than an afterthought.
The Circular 1 case is made from steel grade 4441 — surgical-grade stainless — reclaimed as offcuts and swarf from around forty watchmaking companies in and around the Jura. The waste of an industry, returned to it. The 4441 mark on the caseback certifies the recycled Swiss origin.
The Circular S went further and remelted that steel in a solar furnace, concentrating sunlight rather than burning fuel, which the company puts at a carbon impact some 165 times lower than conventionally produced steel. The case decoration — fluting, brushed bezel finishes — is built around the sun that did the melting.
Dials are laser-engraved rather than chemically treated, taking their pattern from metallography: the microstructures that appear in steel under a microscope.
Production is small and largely limited-edition, and the brand describes itself as impact-native rather than sustainable, on the grounds that the second word has been used too loosely to mean much.
- 2016
- Founded in Geneva around circular-economy principles.
- 2021
- Circular 1 launches in reclaimed grade 4441 steel.
- 2022
- The Minerals dial introduces laser engraving.
- 2023
- Circular S remelts recycled steel in a solar furnace.
- 2024
- Distribution begins through Watches of Switzerland.
Also in 5 collections
This watch appears in Back in Stock (3,460), Stainless Steel Watches (2,531), Automatic Watches (1,573), Leather Strap Watches (854) and Grey Dial Watches (193).
What the specifications mean
A slim watch on leather, made for wearing with a shirt.
Strengths
- Sapphire crystal, which resists scratching
- Luminous hands and markers for low light
- Sits in the lower half of ID Genève's range as we list it
Worth knowing
- 50m suits rain and handwashing, not swimming
- 38-hour reserve means winding it after a day off
ID Genève Circular 1 Minerals Light alternatives
Watches from other brands at a similar price, style and size, so you can see what else your budget can buy.
| Specification | 2020.001M | 182 | FC-718NWM4H6 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | £3,990 | £3,900 | £3,995 |
| Case size | 41mm | 40.5mm | 42mm |
| Water resistance | 50m | 50m | 50m |
| Movement | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic |
| Strap | Leather strap | Leather strap | Leather strap |
| Power reserve | 38 hours | 42 hours | 38 hours |
| 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?
No. It is automatic — the motion of your wrist winds it, and there is no cell to replace.
Quartz, automatic and solar comparedHow long does it run for when it's not worn?
About 38 hours fully wound — so it will usually stop if you leave it off overnight.
Cheapest place to buy
Mappin & Webb is the only UK retailer we track stocking this reference, so there is nothing to compare it against today.
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