Heritage
Founded in Cuba / Switzerland in 1882. Historic Icon: >100 years, continuous legacy, major horological impact
Cuervo y Sobrinos blends Swiss watchmaking with Cuban heritage, offering vintage-inspired designs with Latin flair. It differentiates itself through storytelling and aesthetic uniqueness.
Cuervo y Sobrinos is owned by Independent
Pricing & value
Retail Price range for most watches = € 3000 to 10000
Value for money when purchased at Retail Price: Neutral: market aligned
Value retention: Weak - heavy depreciation
On Chrono24: 88 listings in May'26 of pre-owned automatic or manual winding wristwatches from EUR 900
Design philosophy
Classical / Traditional: conservative, timeless
Predominant watch style: Dress
Other available watch style(s): Casual; Race / Motorsport
Watch movements
Architecture: Enhanced Industrial: modified calibres
Movements predominantly: Purchased from third party and in-house enhanced
Quality level: Average: reliable, standard industrial quality
Production
Watches are produced in Switzerland
Estimated quantity of watches annually produced or sold: 5,000-15,000
Quality of materials and finishing: Good - solid mid-tier.
Rating (1 to 10)
6 Brand reputation - Mixed / Fashion-Leaning or Revival
5 Quality of materials, finishing, dial
5 Quality of watch movement (reliability, accuracy, complications, finishing)
1 Icon / trendsetting / innovative
(*1) Net weighted rating = [brand reputation + quality of materials + quality of movement + looks + icon-trendset-innov/2 + value-for-money/2 + value retention/2] / 5.5
Value-for-money: 9 Outstanding, 7 Strong, 5 Neutral, 3 Weak
Value Retention: 8 Strong, 6 Good, 4 Moderate, 2 Weak
Men's watches reviewed under ShowMeYourWatch \ Models :
None. Reason:
Not recommended by SMYW
Women's watches reviewed under ShowMeYourWatch \ Models :
None. Reason:
Not recommended by SMYW
