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ID Genève Circular S Sun Dial 41mm
Ref. 2020.116G
ID Genève built the Circular S around a single conviction: that the materials a watch is made from matter as much as how it keeps time. The case is stainless steel produced through a solar-melting process that reduces its carbon footprint to a fraction of conventionally smelted industry-standard steel — not a marginal improvement but a transformation in how the raw material is made. The strap is bio-sourced vegetal textile, entirely free of animal products, and the deployant clasp means it fastens with the kind of security usually associated with metal bracelets. The yellow sun-brushed dial is the one indulgence in an otherwise restrained proposition: it catches directional light in a way a flat-painted surface would not, shifting between gold and amber depending on the angle, and it gives the watch a character that sits at an odd, interesting distance from its environmental credentials. At 41mm on a fabric strap, it wears lighter than its dimensions suggest.
- Reference
- 2020.116G
- Brand
- ID Genève
- Case size
- 41mm
- Case material
- Stainless steel
- Case shape
- Round
- Dial
- Yellow
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Movement
- Automatic
- Functions
- Date
- Water resistance
- 50m
- Bracelet / strap
- Fabric strap
- Strap colour
- Black
- Clasp
- Deployant clasp
- Lume
- Super-LumiNova
- Retailer
- Mappin & Webb
Additional specifications
- Power reserve
- 38 hours
- 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).
Temporarily out of stock
Mappin & Webb is not currently taking orders for this reference. Last listed as available on 27 September 2026. Stock is checked nightly and this page updates when it returns.
What the specifications mean
A mechanical watch for everyday wear.
Strengths
- Sapphire crystal, which resists scratching
- Luminous hands and markers for low light
Worth knowing
- 50m suits rain and handwashing, not swimming
- 38-hour reserve means winding it after a day off
ID Genève Circular S Sun Dial alternatives
Watches from other brands at a similar price, style and size, so you can see what else your budget can buy.
| Specification | 2020.116G | 128677 | 34237AA58.BVA108 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | £4,650 | £4,500 | £4,500 |
| Case size | 41mm | 42mm | 42mm |
| Water resistance | 50m | 50m | 50m |
| Movement | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic |
| Strap | Fabric strap | Stainless steel bracelet | Leather strap |
| Power reserve | 38 hours | 50 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.
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