Bernhardt · Microbrand · United States
Bernhardt Foundry
- Hand-wound
- 45 mm × 12 mm
- Sapphire crystal
Where to buy
- Bernhardt (3234)Worldwide
- Bernhardt (4397)Worldwide
Movement
- Caliber
- Hand-wound, caliber not identified
- Type
- Hand-wound
- Tier
- —
- Complications
- Hours, Minutes, Small seconds
- Frequency
- —
- Power reserve
- —
- Hacking
- —
- Accuracy (factory)
- —
- Modifications
- Restored and decorated vintage Illinois pocket-watch movement (12-size, 21 jewels); one per watch
Case
- Diameter
- 45 mm
- Lug to lug
- —
- Thickness
- 12 mm
- Lug width
- —
- Material
- Steel (316L)
- Hardening
- —
- Water resistance
- —
- Crown
- —
- Case back
- Display
- Bezel
- —
Crystal & dial
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Shape
- —
- Anti-reflective
- —
- Lume
- —
Bracelet
- Bracelet
- Not offered
Straps
- Strap 1
- Leather, Leather-lined textured strap (deep green or black) with etched Bernhardt buckle
Weight
- Head only
- —
- On bracelet
- —
- On strap
- —
Prices
Variants
| Name | Dial | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 3234 | golden with Art Deco numerals | Limited (1) |
| 4397 | aged ivory with Art Deco numerals | Limited (1) |
About this entry
40% of key specs known. Missing: movement, lug-to-lug, lug width, weight, water resistance, hardening, AR coating, crown, lume.
Bernhardt Manifest series (August 2026): each watch is a one-off ("Piece Unique") built by Bernhardt's in-house watchmakers around a restored vintage American pocket-watch movement and its original dial, numbered by the variant name. The Foundry uses 21-jewel Illinois movements: 3234 is circa 1910s (adjusted to three positions, 12-size) and 4397 circa 1920s; the grades aren't named. Brand specs: purpose-built 316L steel case, 45mm, "approximately 12mm" thick (crystal inclusion not stated), articulated pivoting lugs, sapphire crystal and sapphire display back, blued hands, assembled and finished in the USA. Both pieces were sold out on 2026-10-25. No movement file is used because each watch carries a different antique movement.
Last verified: 2026-10-25. Edit or correct this entry.
Sources
- Bernhardt, The Foundry - 3234 product page accessed 2026-10-25
- Bernhardt, The Foundry - 4397 product page accessed 2026-10-25