fotoman Posted November 22, 2008 Report Share Posted November 22, 2008 So, i ran across this new to me brand called Cuervo Y Sobrinos The brand is old, 1880's and in cuba's hayday was an actual cuban made brand. Cuervo Y Sobrinos was a store that sold all the high end brands patek ect ect. Then they started procuring custom pieces to be sold under their brand. When castro came in, the whole thing fell apart. - At some point the brand was moved to attain the Swiss Made branding. This particular model was 3k ish It looks very cool - has like a pinstripe sort of look - very good - cigar smoking design the case is really awesome, this doesn't do it justice, its a very comfortable, sophisticated design. cmon - this can't be hard to rep movement is pretty basic Of course the 3d design of the dial, looks really cool too ok, lets hear the masses - Rep this baby we can all own a cuban - ok, it will be fake - but so are 90% of the cigars people buy labeled as cuban Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patinga Posted November 22, 2008 Report Share Posted November 22, 2008 Very Cool and unique look. Nice!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanikai Posted November 22, 2008 Report Share Posted November 22, 2008 The colours come very close to the Montecristo Box Colours .. and the "cigar band design" is evident.. you went to Cuba ?? I hate you... Please tell me you visited the factories and got to see what they call ... "the Treasury !!" thanks Pho for sharing .. do you have any pics to post of your Holiday.. like ..Al Capones Hotel.... the original ,genuine .."Tropicana" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotoman Posted November 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2008 The colours come very close to the Montecristo Box Colours .. and the "cigar band design" is evident.. you went to Cuba ?? I hate you... Please tell me you visited the factories and got to see what they call ... "the Treasury !!" thanks Pho for sharing .. do you have any pics to post of your Holiday.. like ..Al Capones Hotel.... the original ,genuine .."Tropicana" no, actually this was in st marteen. Although my wife is cuban so, as soon as it opens up, we'll be going to check it out, see where her family lived ect ect. I forgot to mention - This watch comes in a Humidor - like a real working humidor with dials and everything. so you can use it as a watch box - or pop out the insert and use it as a humidor. the box is Very nice, large 1 ft square wood box. I also read that this was 1 of 199 pieces, don't know if thats 199/ yr or total. there are only a handful of models on their website Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanikai Posted November 22, 2008 Report Share Posted November 22, 2008 What's interesting is that everything that was done (even today) is centered around the Cigar industry .. Hupmann the original name for the Family that started the H. Upmann Brand of cigars were bankers and history notes that a banker started putting bands on cigars to advertise their bank .. then later the Menendez family took control of the brand and started the Montecristo line.. I jus wonder who bankrolled the funds for these.. interesting to find out.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotoman Posted November 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2008 What's interesting is that everything that was done (even today) is centered around the Cigar industry .. Hupmann the original name for the Family that started the H. Upmann Brand of cigars were bankers and history notes that a banker started putting bands on cigars to advertise their bank .. then later the Menendez family took control of the brand and started the Montecristo line.. I jus wonder who bankrolled the funds for these.. interesting to find out.. the country is very poor - and cigars is really their only claim to fame. in actuality, i'm told that real cuban cigars aren't even that much better than others you can find - its more a cool thing to do cause its not legal in the US. but, the brand names out of cuba are being used by other south and central american cigar companies - and, thats the majority of what is on the market - the romeo and julieta brands ect ect. at some point, in the near future - cuba will get opened up and Billions of dollars will be pumped into the place by the vacation industries of the world - Cruises especially they are dying for new ports in the Caribbean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rxus Posted November 22, 2008 Report Share Posted November 22, 2008 The watch is classy I like it. It's a shame Cuba turned out the way it did, soo much potential...But maybe were heading down the same path with our new Socialist/terrorist-friendly president. Oh yeah and I noticed that the word "habana" on the dial is incorrectly spelled, the correct way is with a "v" seems odd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotoman Posted November 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2008 The watch is classy I like it. It's a shame Cuba turned out the way it did, soo much potential...But maybe were heading down the same path with our new Socialist/terrorist-friendly president. Oh yeah and I noticed that the word "habana" on the dial is incorrectly spelled, the correct way is with a "v" seems odd. its spelled correctly in spanish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sam_tgg Posted November 22, 2008 Report Share Posted November 22, 2008 Actually, the company is Spanish, not Cuban. They have also very beautifull sport wtaches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotoman Posted November 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2008 Actually, the company is Spanish, not Cuban. They have also very beautifull sport wtaches. It was cuban till castro - then it died - i assume the name was sold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoxx Posted November 25, 2008 Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 Yeah, quite a nice brand. I ve seen it at a high end watch store being sold side by side with Hublot and Bell & Ross, as well as other unique brands. they have some very nice designs even on the round case models. Rep makers should have a look into this... the name is very cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeJay Posted December 1, 2008 Report Share Posted December 1, 2008 Wow, I can't believe I missed this thread till now. That is such an elegant but laid back watch. It makes me think of a rich man reading an old, leather-bound book on a porch with a beer and cigar in battered jeans and white shirt. It looks like it should cost a million bucks, but doesn't take itself too seriously Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizzon Posted December 2, 2008 Report Share Posted December 2, 2008 I've been looking for reps of the this brand for a while......no dice. My personal favorite is the Torpedo Pulsometro model (round case). If you find them some good reps..... Let me know!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotoman Posted December 2, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2008 Wow, I can't believe I missed this thread till now. That is such an elegant but laid back watch. It makes me think of a rich man reading an old, leather-bound book on a porch with a beer and cigar in battered jeans and white shirt. It looks like it should cost a million bucks, but doesn't take itself too seriously yup - go you got it - you never know, every once and a while they come out with some out of left field super rep brand. - Maybe this one day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeJay Posted December 2, 2008 Report Share Posted December 2, 2008 yup - go you got it - you never know, every once and a while they come out with some out of left field super rep brand. - Maybe this one day Definitely worth keeping an eye out for it, or something very similar, the style of the watch just projects class and masculinity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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