The Swiss watchmaking brand with Cuban origin has recently presented its new fake Cuervo Y Sobrinos Historiador Retrogrado automatic watch that features a retrograde date display and a power reserve indicator.
The applied Cuervo y Sobrinos logo is in tune with the satin-finished sub-dials of the retrograde date, power reserve and days of week indicator placed at 3, 6 and 9 o’clock respectively.
While their last year’s Cuervo y Sobrinos Pirata Complete Calendar limited edition watch looked somewhat fussy, the new timekeeper is pleasantly elegant and refined.
Its silvered dial with Clous de Paris motif serves as a perfect background for the cobalt blue hands with strokes of Superluminova on them.
The polished long horns (they seem to be welded to the case) also increase the timekeeper’s attractiveness without making the timepiece less convenient since, measured from tip to tip, the watch is still only approximately 52 millimeters long: quite standard for a modern Cuervo Y Sobrinos copy wristwatch. If your wrist is not too much below average in its width and circumference, the piece should probably sit nicely on your hand.
The company says nothing as to what blank caliber it is based on, but, with its dimensions of 25.60 x 5.10 mm and 30 jewels, as well as with the signature dial layout, I may safely assume that this is a redecorated ETA 2892 automatic movement with the Soprod 9094 module sitting atop of it. Although this sort of “caliber outsourcing” is an overwhelmingly common practice even among top-tier brands, I must admit that, given its relatively unimpressive guts, the watch is impressively overpriced. To my taste, charging whole six thousand Swiss franks for this model is really too much. Well, perhaps Cuervo Y Sobrinos plans to market it more aggressively offering discounts that would look even more impressive. Time will tell.
Photos: Cuervo Y Sobrinos
See also: Ernest Borel Jules Borel Retrograde Automatic Limited Edition
Cuervo Y Sobrinos Hitoriador Retrogrado (Ref. 3194.1A) automatic watch specification
Price: CHF 6000 (MSRP)
Movement: Automatic, CyS 240 (base ETA with add-on module), 25.60 x 5.10 mm (diameter x height,) 30 jewels, 28,800 vph, Swiss Made
Movement decoration: Branded oscillating weight
Functions: Hours, minutes, seconds, retrograde date, days of week, power reserve
Power reserve: 42 hours
Case material: Stainless steel, polished
Bezel material: Stainless steel, polished
Case shape: Round
Bezel shape: Round
Case size: 40.00 mm
Lug width: No data
Case height: 11.25 mm
Dial: Silvered, Clous de Paris guilloche
Numerals: Roman
Hands: Cobalt blue, luminous
Chapter ring: Railway minute track
Water resistance: 30 meters
Strap: Louisiana alligator leather strap with a stainless steel folding buckle
Crystal: Sapphire, double curved
Case back: Sapphire
The mens Cuervo Y Sobrinos replica watch is said to be powered by CyS 240 automatic movement, which is based on a third-party caliber, equipped with a third-party add-on module and features a branded oscillating weight.