BernyAM1970M
Homage to the Seiko Prospex Turtle
about$300
Regular price at the brand's own website, checked 1 Nov 2026. Marketplace prices change often.
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The Berny AM1970M Cushion Compressor-style Diver is a homage to the Seiko Prospex Turtle, with a 44 mm case, 1 mm smaller. It uses an automatic movement and is water resistant to 200 m. Its Resemblance Score is 65 out of 100. It costs about $300 at the official store.
Side by side with the original
Compared with reference SRPE93. Values marked ≈ are estimates, such as a reviewer's measurement.
| Spec | AM1970M | Turtle (SRPE93) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Case diameter | 44 mm | 45 mm | −1 mm |
| Lug-to-lug | 49 mm | ≈ 47.9 mm | +1.1 mm |
| Thickness | 13 mm | 13.4 mm | −0.4 mm |
| Lug width | ≈ 20 mm | 22 mm | −2 mm |
| Water resistance | 200 m | 200 m | |
| Movement | Automatic | Automatic, 4R36 | |
| Power reserve | Not published | 41 h | |
| Crystal | Sapphire | Mineral | |
| Bezel | Internal rotating bezel under the crystal, set by the second crown | Unidirectional rotating, Black aluminium | |
| Case material | Stainless Steel | Stainless steel | |
| Lume | Super-luminous dial, hands and inner bezel | LumiBrite on hands and index(es) | |
| Bracelet | Fluoroelastomer strap, 20 mm | Silicone strap | |
| Weight | 114 g | 124 g |
- ≈ AM1970M, Lug width: median of 2 agreeing independent measurements (20 mm); the maker does not publish it.
- ≈ Turtle, Lug-to-lug: median of 2 agreeing independent measurements (47.7–48 mm); the maker does not publish it.
The original
Seiko
Turtle
Reference SRPE93, prospex automatic diver 200 m, black dial, silicone strap
- Case
- 45 mm
- Lug-to-lug
- ≈ 47.9 mm
- Thickness
- 13.4 mm
- Water resistance
- 200 m
- Movement
- Automatic, 4R36
- List price
- $525
Why it scores 65
Proportions and movement are computed from specs. Design details and functions are judged from the brand's official images. How we score
Proportions17.9 / 30
- Case diameter8 / 121 mm apart
- Lug-to-lug4.7 / 81.1 mm apart
- Thickness5.2 / 60.4 mm apart
- Lug width0 / 42 mm apart
Design signatures25 / 40
- Cushion-shaped case with short, rounded lugs10 / 10Cushion-shaped case with short, rounded lugs and crown guards, clearly the same case form.
- Sword hour hand with syringe tip, arrow minute hand, round counterweight on the seconds hand4 / 8Straight sword-style hands with lume and a red-tipped seconds hand; no syringe tip on the hour hand and no round counterweight.
- Applied round bubble markers with pointed wedges at 6 and 9 and a wider wedge with a sword motif at 124 / 8Applied square and bar lume markers with a double-bar marker at 12; not round bubbles with wedges at 6 and 9.
- Fluted screw-down crown at the 4:30 position3 / 6Two knurled screw-down crowns at about 2 and 4 under the case flank, not a single fluted crown at 4:30.
- Unidirectional bezel with a lumed dot in an inverted triangle at 122.5 / 5Orange triangle with a lume dot at 12, as on the original, but the bezel is an inner ring turned by the second crown and its direction is not stated.
- Day-date window at 3 o'clock with a small lume pip beside it1.5 / 3Date-only window at 3 o'clock with no day and no lume pip beside it.
Functions and materials12 / 20
- Complications4 / 8Date only; the original shows day and date.
- Bezel action2 / 4Brand gives no direction or click count for the inner bezel; the original's bezel is unidirectional and external.
- Case and bezel materials4 / 4Stainless steel case, as on the original.
- Crystal shape and date window2 / 4Sapphire crystal where the original's is mineral; no cyclops over the date, as on the original.
Movement type10 / 10
- Movement type10 / 10Same movement type.
What reviewers and owners say
Reviewers
From 3 reviews we read or watched.
Three hands-on reviews cover the strap version. Reviewers liked the long, soft fluoroelastomer strap and the comfort of the cushion case, and two praised the lume, with three colours on the dial and bezel. One liked that the inner bezel locks in place once its crown is screwed down, and another wore it in cold, snowy conditions with no fogging. Criticisms were few: basic packaging, and one reviewer noted the case is long on paper at 49 mm lug to lug though it wears smaller. Two reviewers call the movement a Seiko NH35 while the brand lists a Miyota 8215, so no calibre is stated here. One reviewer compared the look to a Seiko Turtle.
Good
- Cushion case with crown guards that wears smaller than its numbers (one reviewer)
- Internal rotating bezel set by the second crown, locks in place when screwed down (one reviewer)
- Sapphire crystal and 200 m water resistance
- Bright multi-colour lume (two reviewers)
- Soft, long fluoroelastomer strap (three reviewers)
- Quick-release spring bars supplied (one reviewer)
Less good
- Long: 49 mm lug to lug on paper
- Brand lists a Miyota 8215 while two reviewers say NH35
- Basic packaging (one reviewer)
- Strap width is the only lug size the brand gives (20 mm strap)
Versions and colours
- Marrs green dial, black fluororubber strapIts own colourway, not on the originalabout $300
- Yellow dial, black fluororubber strapIts own colourway, not on the originalabout $300
- Black dial, black fluororubber strapIts own colourway, not on the originalabout $300
- Klein blue dialIts own colourway, not on the originalabout $300
- Dark green dialIts own colourway, not on the originalabout $300
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Sources
Checked 1 Nov 2026. Every figure on this page comes from one of these pages.