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ID Genève Circular S Silver Dial Fluted Sides 41mm
Ref. 2020.121G
Sits in ID Genève’s upper tier here — more premium than three quarters of the ID Genève watches we list, which start at £3,700.
Price range £3,700 to £4,990 across 12 ID Genève watches in stock.ID Genève built its name around the question of what a Swiss automatic could be made from, and the Circular S is that question answered in steel. The case material is not conventional stainless: it is 4441-grade steel recycled and forged using solar energy, carrying a carbon footprint of 0.041 kg CO2 equivalent against the 6.8 kg that the same alloy produces through standard production — a reduction of 165 times. The vegetal textile strap continues the same logic without making a performance of it. At 41mm the watch sits in genuinely unisex territory, and the silver dial with baton markers keeps the reading clean and uncluttered — the kind of face that asks nothing of you in low light or full sun. The fluted sides give the case enough visual interest that it does not read as austere, while the overall restraint means it moves between settings without drawing attention to itself.
- Reference
- 2020.121G
- Brand
- ID Genève
- Case size
- 41mm
- Case material
- Stainless steel
- Case shape
- Round
- Dial
- Silver
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Movement
- Automatic
- Functions
- Date
- Water resistance
- 50m
- Bracelet / strap
- Fabric strap
- Strap colour
- Brown
- Lume
- Super-LumiNova
- Retailer
- Mappin & Webb
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 4 collections
This watch appears in Back in Stock (3,460), Stainless Steel Watches (2,531), Automatic Watches (1,573) and Silver Dial Watches (577).
Best of 2 retailers
What the specifications mean
A mechanical watch for everyday wear.
Strengths
- Sapphire crystal, which resists scratching
- Luminous hands and markers for low light
- One of ID Genève's more premium watches
Worth knowing
- 50m suits rain and handwashing, not swimming
ID Genève Circular S Silver Dial alternatives
Watches from other brands at a similar price, style and size, so you can see what else your budget can buy.
| Specification | 2020.121G | 85237AA90.BGA087 | R32157152 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | £4,990 | £4,950 | £5,150 |
| Case size | 41mm | 42mm | 42mm |
| Water resistance | 50m | 50m | 50m |
| Movement | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic |
| Strap | Fabric strap | Leather strap | Ceramic bracelet |
| Power reserve | — | 38 hours | 80 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 comparedCheapest place to buy
Both Mappin & Webb and Goldsmiths list it at £4,990, so choose on delivery and warranty rather than price.
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