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ID Genève Circular 1 Black Dial 41mm
Ref. 2020.002S
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Stepping up in ID Genève's range
ID Genève was founded on a straightforward premise: that a Swiss watch could be built without the environmental compromises the industry has long treated as routine. The Circular 1 makes that argument in material terms — the steel in the case is fully recycled, sourced from Jura, the movement is a refurbished ETA 2824 given a second working life rather than melted down, and the strap is woven from vegetal textile rather than cut from hide. Even the packaging is home-compostable mycelium. Nothing about the construction is incidental. At 41mm with a case just under 10mm deep, it sits without bulk, and the black dial rewards the light it gets — the sunbeam brushing shifts between near-flat and quietly alive depending on the angle, while the applied steel indices catch separately. The fabric strap keeps the whole thing relaxed on the wrist, which suits a watch that is making a point about materials without trying to shout about it.
- Reference
- 2020.002S
- Brand
- ID Genève
- Case size
- 41mm
- Case thickness
- 9.65mm
- Case material
- Stainless steel
- Case shape
- Round
- Dial
- Black
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Movement
- Automatic
- Calibre
- ETA 2824
- Functions
- Date
- Water resistance
- 50m
- Bracelet / strap
- Fabric strap
- Strap colour
- Black
- Clasp
- Buckle
- Lume
- Super-LumiNova
- Retailer
- Mappin & Webb
Additional specifications
- Warranty
- 2 years
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 3 collections
This watch appears in Back in Stock (3,460), Stainless Steel Watches (2,531) and Automatic Watches (1,573).
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What the specifications mean
A mechanical watch for everyday wear.
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
ID Genève Circular 1 Black Dial alternatives
Watches from other brands at a similar price, style and size, so you can see what else your budget can buy.
| Specification | 2020.002S | 180 | L28161932 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | £3,700 | £3,820 | £3,800 |
| Case size | 41mm | 40.5mm | 41mm |
| Water resistance | 50m | 50m | 30m |
| Movement | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic |
| Strap | Fabric strap | Leather strap | Leather strap |
| Power reserve | — | 42 hours | 66 hours |
| This watch | 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 comparedCheapest place to buy
Both Mappin & Webb and Goldsmiths list it at £3,700, so choose on delivery and warranty rather than price.
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