Berny
Founded no public date · China
Berny is above all a quartz house: of its 127 watches in this catalogue, 53 are steel quartz and 31 are titanium. It also makes divers and automatics, but its hallmark is the sweeping quartz seconds hand, which glides instead of stepping and makes a battery watch feel mechanical.
History
The house has no public founding documentation. Its catalogue defines it, and it is worth telling with numbers rather than adjectives: of the 127 pieces here, 53 are steel quartz, 31 have titanium cases, 23 are divers with screw-down crowns and 20 are mechanical automatics. Titanium is its most-quoted feature but not its majority, and what does run through almost the whole catalogue is the sweeping quartz movement: a Japanese calibre whose seconds hand advances continuously rather than in jumps.
Iconic models
Titanium series
A titanium case, light and nickel-free. A quarter of the catalogue.
Sweeping-seconds quartz
The seconds hand glides instead of stepping; uncommon outside expensive houses.
Diver with screw-down crown
Its sports line, smaller than the name suggests.
Worth knowing
The seconds hand that sweeps instead of stepping is what most people associate with a mechanical watch. Berny gets it with quartz, which is more accurate and needs no winding.
Berny at Reserva de Marcha
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Gold Watches for Women, Dainty Hexagon Ladies Quartz Wrist Watches