BernyAM339M
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 AM339M Compressor-style Diver 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 73 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 | AM339M | 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 | 13 mm | 13.75 mm | −0.75 mm |
| Lug width | ≈ 22 mm | ≈ 22 mm | same |
| Water resistance | 200 m | 150 m | |
| Movement | Automatic, Miyota 8215 | Automatic, SW300-1 | |
| Power reserve | 41 h | 56 h | |
| Crystal | Sapphire | Sapphire | |
| Bezel | Bidirectional rotating inner bezel, set by the crown at 2 o'clock | 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, markers and inner bezel (BGW9 per the brand), orange and blue glow | Super-LumiNova | |
| Bracelet | Silicone strap, 22 mm | Not published | |
| Weight | 113 g | Not published |
- ≈ AM339M, Lug width: median of 3 agreeing independent measurements (22 mm); the maker does not publish it.
- ≈ 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 73
Proportions and movement are computed from specs. Design details and functions are judged from the brand's official images. How we score
Proportions18.8 / 30
- Case diameter8 / 121 mm apart
- Lug-to-lug2.3 / 81.9 mm apart
- Thickness4.5 / 60.8 mm apart
- Lug width4 / 4Same size
Design signatures30 / 40
- Two crowns on the right side of the case, one for the internal bezel12 / 12Two screw-down crowns on the right of the case, at 2 and 4 o'clock, both with orange accents.
- Rotating timing bezel set inside the case under the crystal11 / 11The brand says the bezel sits beneath the crystal and turns with the crown at 2; the official images show a minute ring with an orange 15-minute section inside a fixed outer ring.
- Slim polished rim around the crystal with the dial filling the face2.5 / 5Slim polished rim around the crystal, but a wide fixed black outer ring with numerals sits inside it, so the dial does not fill the whole face as it does on the original.
- Sword-style hands and applied hour markers with lume3 / 6Sword-style hour hand with lume and applied lume markers (bars and dots); shapes differ from the original's.
- Crown for the inner bezel with a hatch pattern1.5 / 3The inner-bezel crown is coarsely knurled with an orange ring, not a fine hatch pattern.
- Dateless dial0 / 3Date window at 3 o'clock in the official images.
Functions and materials14 / 20
- Complications4 / 8Adds a date window; the original is dateless.
- Bezel action2 / 4Bidirectional inner bezel with friction action per the brand; 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
Reviewers
From 4 reviews we read or watched, 2 of them with a watch supplied by the brand.
Four hands-on reviews cover the strap version. Reviewers liked the inner bezel: the crown at 2 turns it, and screwing the crown back in does not move it (three reviewers). They praised the lume, which glows in several colours, the sapphire front and back for the price, and the fitted silicone strap. One found the 8215 about 4.5 seconds a day fast on a timegrapher. Complaints were about looks and build: a thick, tall mid-case, vertical brushing on the sides that one reviewer found uneven, odd fonts on the bezel and dial numerals (two reviewers), the Berny name on the dial (two reviewers), and one reviewer noted a lack of anti-reflective coating while another reported a clear AR coating. Measured size was about 41.5 mm across, 49 mm lug to lug and 13.3 to 13.5 mm thick.
Good
- Inner bezel that stays put when the crown is screwed in (three reviewers)
- Sapphire crystal and sapphire exhibition back
- 200 m with two screw-down crowns
- Multi-colour lume that reviewers found bright and long-lasting
- Miyota 8215 automatic with hand winding
- Silicone strap made for the case, with fitted ends
Less good
- Thick and tall for a 42 mm diver: 13.3 to 13.5 mm measured, 13.0 mm listed
- Dial and bezel use mismatched fonts (two reviewers)
- Side brushing looked uneven to one reviewer
- AR coating reported as missing by one reviewer and present by another
- Berny name on the dial (two reviewers)
Versions and colours
- Green dial, green silicone strapIts own colourway, not on the originalabout $300
- Black dial, black silicone strapIts own colourway, not on the originalabout $300
- Blue dial, blue silicone strapIts 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.