Bernhardt · Microbrand · United States

Bernhardt Cipher Diver

Pre-order · 2026 · Diver

Bernhardt Cipher Diver BG, blue bezel and green dial with yellow seconds hand, on steel bracelet
Photo: Bernhardt
  • Bernhardt Cipher Diver Blue, blue bezel and dial, on steel bracelet
  • Bernhardt Cipher Diver Black, black bezel and dial with red seconds hand, on steel bracelet
  • Bernhardt Cipher Diver Green, black bezel and green dial, on steel bracelet
  • Bernhardt Cipher Diver Purple, black bezel and dial with purple minute track, on steel bracelet
From $795
  • Miyota 9039
  • 41 mm × 11 mm
  • Sapphire crystal
  • 300 m water resistance

Movement

Type
Automatic
Tier
Mid
Complications
Time only
Frequency
28,800 bph
Power reserve
42 h
Hacking
Yes
Accuracy (factory)
-10 / +30 s/day
Brand regulation
-5 / +5 s/day

Case

Diameter
41 mm
Lug to lug
48 mm
Thickness
11 mm
Lug width
20 mm
Material
Steel
Hardening
—
Water resistance
300 m
Crown
Screw-down
Case back
—
Bezel
Bidirectional, 120 clicks, 60-minute dive, with a UV-reactive cipher alphabet under the insert, sapphire insert
Finishing
Brushed case with polished sides

Crystal & dial

Crystal
Sapphire
Shape
—
Anti-reflective
—
Lume
Super-LumiNova BGW9

Bracelet & clasp

Style
—
Links per row
—
Solid end links
—
Solid links
—
Link attachment
—
Taper
—
Quick release
—
Half links
—
Clasp
—
Micro-adjust
On-the-fly
Diver extension
—

Weight

Head only
—
On bracelet
—
On strap
—

Prices

VariantConfigurationTypePriceUSDAs ofSource
AllbraceletMsrp795 USD$7952026-10-24link

Variants

NameDialBezel
BGgreenblue
Blueblueblue
Blackblackblack
Greengreenblack
Purpleblack with purple minute trackblack

About this entry

68% of key specs known. Missing: weight, hardening, AR coating, bracelet links, end links, link attachment.

Dive watch with a patent-pending UV-reactive cipher alphabet hidden under the sapphire bezel insert, used with the time as the key to encode and decode messages; it ships with a UV torch and a first message on the caseback. It uses the Binnacle Diver's case, bracelet and movement (the spec lines match word for word) with a bidirectional bezel. This recorded version is the second release, sold as a pre-order shipping in fall 2026 ("quantities limited", no number given) in five colourways: BG (blue bezel, green dial, yellow seconds hand), Blue (blue bezel and dial, light blue minute track, yellow seconds hand), Black (grey minute track, red seconds hand), Green (black bezel, green dial, steel hands) and Purple (purple minute track and seconds hand). Brand specs: 41mm, 48mm lug-to-lug, 11mm including crystal, 20mm lugs, 300m, 120-click bidirectional sapphire bezel, brushed steel with polished sides, signed screw-down crown, engraved caseback, sandwich dial with BGW9, Miyota 9039 hand-regulated in-house to ±5 s/day, on-the-go micro-adjust clasp, assembled in the USA. The Cipher page doesn't name the crystal material; sapphire is taken from the identical Binnacle Diver spec. The first release (January 2026, 100 pieces, $795, blue with red and white accents, unidirectional bezel per Bernhardt) sold out; its product page is gone.

Last verified: 2026-10-25. Edit or correct this entry.

Sources