Historiador Flameante
a once forgotten beauty. Cuervo y Sobrinos reopened its Havana boutique in 2009. Dr Eusebio Leal Spengler, Havana’s official Historian, proved instrumental in the restoration of the boutique as well as many of the glorious buildings synonymous with the ‘Pearl of the Caribbean’. Cuervo y Sobrinos wanted to recognize Dr Leal’s contribution to Havana’s architectural renaissance by naming its classical collection of watches, Historiador (Historian)
Movement: CYS 2052, base ETA 7001, 10 ½ ’’’, hand winding, diameter 23.3 mm, height 2.5 mm, power reserve: 42 hours, 17 jewels, frequency: 21600 A/h
Hands: Steel color hours and minutes with Superluminova, round shape small seconds
Strap: Black matte Louisiana alligator
Buckle: Stainless steel folding buckle, engraved CyS emblem
Functions: Hours, minutes and small seconds
Case: Stainless steel, diameter 40 mm, height 6.2 mm, double curved sapphire crystal with anti-reflective coating, water resistant to 3 ATM, screwed see-through case back with sapphire crystal
Dial: Salmon color with “Flameante” finishing, silver index and CyS emblem applied
Limited Edition: Made in Switzerland, 2 year manufacturer’s warranty
Founded in 1882, Cuervo y Sobrinos has a prodigious history, enriched with many significant milestones along the way. By having a long history, there is an inference that a company possesses expertise and certainly over the coming pages there are many examples of the Maison’s virtuosity.
However, while Cuervo y Sobrinos is proud of its past, it chooses to wholeheartedly embrace the future with magnificent watches that engender desire and confer lasting joy. Indeed, it is the company’s belief that its best years are yet to come.