BernyAM181M
Homage to the Christopher Ward C65 Super Compressor Elite
about$300
Regular price at the brand's own website, checked 1 Nov 2026. Marketplace prices change often.
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The Berny AM181M Compressor-style Diver V4 is a homage to the Christopher Ward C65 Super Compressor Elite, with a 42 mm case, 1 mm larger. It uses an automatic movement and is water resistant to 200 m. Its Resemblance Score is 72 out of 100. It costs about $300 at the official store.
Side by side with the original
Compared with reference C65 Super Compressor Elite. Values marked ≈ are estimates, such as a reviewer's measurement.
| Spec | AM181M | Super Compressor (C65 Super Compressor Elite) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Case diameter | 42 mm | 41 mm | +1 mm |
| Lug-to-lug | 49 mm | ≈ 47.1 mm | +1.9 mm |
| Thickness | 14 mm | 13.75 mm | +0.25 mm |
| Lug width | Not published | ≈ 22 mm | Can't compare |
| Water resistance | 200 m | 150 m | |
| Movement | Automatic, Miyota 8215 | Automatic, SW300-1 | |
| Power reserve | Not published | 56 h | |
| Crystal | Sapphire | Sapphire | |
| Bezel | Bidirectional rotating inner timing bezel, set by a screw-down crown | Internal rotating timing bezel, unidirectional, 120 clicks, set by the crown at 2 o'clock | |
| Case material | Stainless Steel | Stainless steel | |
| Lume | Super-luminous hands and markers | Super-LumiNova | |
| Bracelet | Fluoroelastomer strap, 20 mm | Not published | |
| Weight | 104 g | Not published |
- ≈ Super Compressor, Lug-to-lug: median of 2 agreeing independent measurements (47.12 mm); the maker does not publish it.
- ≈ Super Compressor, Lug width: median of 2 agreeing independent measurements (22 mm); the maker does not publish it.
The original
Christopher Ward
Super Compressor
Reference C65 Super Compressor Elite, c65 super compressor elite, 41 mm, two crowns and internal bezel
- Case
- 41 mm
- Lug-to-lug
- ≈ 47.1 mm
- Thickness
- 13.75 mm
- Water resistance
- 150 m
- Movement
- Automatic, SW300-1
- List price
- Not published
Why it scores 72
Proportions and movement are computed from specs. Design details and functions are judged from the brand's official images. How we score
Proportions18.2 / 30
- Case diameter8 / 121 mm apart
- Lug-to-lug2.3 / 81.9 mm apart
- Thickness5.5 / 60.3 mm apart
- Lug width0 / 4Not published, left out
Design signatures30 / 40
- Two crowns on the right side of the case, one for the internal bezel12 / 12Two crowns on the right of the case at 2 and 4 o'clock.
- Rotating timing bezel set inside the case under the crystal11 / 11The brand text says the dual screw-down crowns operate an inner timing bezel and that the bezel is bidirectional; the images show a lume triangle and a coloured minute section on a ring inside a fixed outer ring.
- Slim polished rim around the crystal with the dial filling the face2.5 / 5Rim around the crystal is a broad, mostly brushed step, not a slim polished rim, though the dial and minute track fill the face.
- Sword-style hands and applied hour markers with lume3 / 6Arrow-shaped hands and large applied bar markers with lume, plus large Arabic 12 and 6.
- Crown for the inner bezel with a hatch pattern1.5 / 3Coarse knurling on both crowns, not a fine hatch.
- Dateless dial0 / 3Date window at about 4 o'clock.
Functions and materials14 / 20
- Complications4 / 8Adds a date window; the original is dateless.
- Bezel action2 / 4The brand says bidirectional; the original's inner bezel is unidirectional with 120 clicks.
- Case and bezel materials4 / 4Stainless steel case, as on the original.
- Crystal shape and date window4 / 4Sapphire crystal, no cyclops over the date window in the official images, as on the original.
Movement type10 / 10
- Movement type10 / 10Same movement type.
What reviewers and owners say
We haven't read enough independent reviews of this model to summarise them yet.
Good
- Two screw-down crowns and a rotating bezel with a lume triangle
- Sapphire crystal and exhibition back (brand)
- 200 m water resistance
- Slim polished rim around a full-face dial
- Fluoroelastomer strap, 20 mm
Less good
- Thick at 14.0 mm listed
- Brand does not give the bezel a click count
- No independent review of this model was found
Versions and colours
- Marrs green dial, green strapIts own colourway, not on the originalabout $300
- Marrs green dial, black strapIts own colourway, not on the originalabout $300
- Orange dial, black strapIts own colourway, not on the originalabout $300
- Black dial, black strapIts own colourway, not on the originalabout $300
- White dial, black strapIts own colourway, not on the originalabout $300
- Blue dial, black strapIts own colourway, not on the originalabout $300
Compare
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Sources
Checked 1 Nov 2026. Every figure on this page comes from one of these pages.