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READY TO WEAR
OVERHAULED
SERVICED

1950

QUERVO Y SOBRINOS

HABANA

RARE

ISLA DE CUBA


MARCA PREFERIDA


CORNAVIN WATCH S.A.


(SWISS VENUS)


17 JEWELED


SUB-SECONDS


CASE W/O CROWN
27.53 MM
L/L 35MM

WITH

NYLON G-20 MILITARY STRAP WITH KEEPERS IN BLACK

(THESE ARE FAST BECOMING A FAVORITE ALL AROUND STRAP.
LOOKS ARE KILLER, COMFORT #1 & FITS 5 TO 9 INCHES!)


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In 1882, Armando Río y Cuervo and his brothers ran a watch-making workshop founded by their uncle Ramón Cuervos in Havana. Cuervos y Sobrinos soon became a reference and a rival for the most prestigious watchmakers of New York, Paris and Rome. In the 1940s, Havana became the meeting point for intellectuals, businessmen and artists from all over the world, and Cuervo y Sobrinos produced their own watches while continuing to sell the most famous watch-making names. Einstein, Caruso, Churchill, Hemingway, Gable and Neruda all became faithful clients of this illustrious brand.

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DIAL IS 100% ORIGINAL
SIGNED
CUERVO Y SOBRINO
(FOUNDER CUERVO & NEPHEWS)
HABANA
(HAVANA CUBA)
ISLA DE CUBA
MARCA PREFERIDA
(A MARK OF FAVORITES)

SWISS MADE

W/O CROWN 27.53 MM
L/L 35MM

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THIS WATCH IS A HISTORICAL BEAUTY THAT
WOULD MAKE ANY COLLECTOR
A WONDERFUL GIFT!

 

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STRAP IS AN AWESOME BLACK NYLON G-20
WITH KEEPERS

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GOLD PLATED CASE IS 99%

 

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THIS CASE IS IN ORIGINAL AWSOME CONDITION

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SIGNED STAINLESS CASE BACK

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THIS IS A UNISEX WATCH
S0 LADIES...

YOU CAN MAKE OWN A PIECE OF AWESOME VINTAGE  HISTORY

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WOW

 

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W/O CROWN 27.53 MM
L/L 35MM

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BAM.. WHAT A LOOKER

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OVERHAULED CLEANED SERVICED & TIMED

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SWISS
CORNAVIN WATCH S.A.
(VENUS)
17 JEWEL
SWISS
MOVEMENT

ca. 1950:
Swiss Made
manual wind
sub second
Data
11.5''', Dm= 25.6mm
H= 5.15mm
15/17 jewels
f = 18000 A/h
power reserve 40h

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CONDITION
EXCELLENT TO FINE - RUNS EXCELLENT

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