ABOUT US – THE WATCH BRAND CIRCULA
The history of Circula begins in 1955 with Heinz Huber in Pforzheim, the watchmaking heart of the Black Forest. For more than 60 years, it has been our goal to produce high-quality, but still affordable mechanical tool watches. Refreshingly unique design, excellent materials and precise watchmaking are particularly important to us. In addition, we offer excellent service and the opportunity to participate in the creation of our watches.
We offer tried and tested, purpose-built precision instruments to demanding watch fans who are looking for something special. Our watches are ready for use in the depths of the ocean to the heights of the mountains.
Beginning and foundation of Circula
The watch tradition of the Huber family dates to 1926 and started with the foundation of the watch and jewelry wholesaler Huber & Co in Pforzheim.
In the general mood of optimism of the 1950s, Heinz Huber also decided that he wanted to try something new. He no longer wanted to only trade watches and jewelry, but also to design and manufacture watches of his own. He then realized this plan in 1955 and founded the watch brand Circula, which he named after the circulation of the wheels in mechanical movements.
In the past: Mostly known in southern Germany
Since it was founded in the 1950s, the mechanical Circula watches, as part of the Huber & Co wholesale range, have been sold through specialist watch shops, primarily in southern Germany. From this time, you can still regularly find amazing vintage Circula watches on the known platforms.
2018: Realignment of Circula with focus on direct sales
Circula experienced a renaissance through the founder’s grandson, Cornelius Huber. His parents gave him the first Circula watch from 1955 for his wedding, equipped with a hand-wound movement from PUW Pforzheim. Always enthusiastic about watches, he decided that day to take on responsibility for Circula and to advance the brand as an independent company. In line with technological developments, he focused on direct sales via an own online shop. This development enables Circula to offer high-quality watches at affordable prices and to be in direct contact with interested parties and buyers. The direct contact also makes it possible to involve the global watch community in the development of new models. An approach that Circula has successfully implemented in several projects since 2020, to the delight of all those involved.
Advancement of Circula
While Swiss quartz movements from Ronda were still used in the debut collection, all following models and collections have automatic or hand-wound mechanical calibers again. Original in-house movements from Pforzheimer Uhren-Rohwerke GmbH (P.U.W.), made in the 1970s, were even used in the watches of the strictly limited and quickly sold out Heritage collection released in 2019.
This claim to regularly offer something special continues e.g. also in the SuperSport diving watch, released in 2021. It combines a unique construction including a real super-compressor function in the case back with an independent design and was developed together with watch fans from all over the world.
Klaus-Dieter Huber, son of the founder Heinz Huber, supports his son Cornelius with everything that has to do with the family business Circula. Thanks to the vision and passion of Cornelius Huber, the Circula brand has been carefully modernized and offers discerning watch fans high-quality tool watches with an unique design. Several timepieces are inspired by successful models from the brand’s past, like the diving watch AquaSport, which was also developed together with the watch community and is now available in the 2nd generation.
All Circula watches are Made in Germany, as they are developed, designed and produced in Pforzheim using traditional craftsmanship.
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