White, red and blue like the flag of Cuba: these are the colours of the new limited edition Buceador Caribe Pipin, born of the collaboration between Cuervo y Sobrinos and the Cuban freediver and world record holder.
To descend to -171 metres and ascend in three and a half minutes with one breath is an almost titanic feat for us mere mortals. But not for Francisco 'Pipin' Ferreras, class of 1962 and a lung capacity like few others, who in 2003 won his last world record in the No-Limits discipline at those depths in absolute variable trim. With such a palma res and shared Cuban roots, Pipin was the ideal partner for Cuervo y Sobrinos to test and contribute to the technical specifications of its underwater models. A collaboration that started as early as 2021, translated into the Buceador Caribe, a watch that features lively, eye-catching dials in the series models capturing the different nuances of the water lapping the coast of Cuba.
In 2022, the company unveiled the first one made in his honour, a limited edition of 100 pieces personalised by the Cuban freediver on the back and featuring the green/orange colour code, which sold out. This year, the Instead, the new variant bearing Pipin's signature on the dial revolves around the colour combination of the Cuban flag: blue, red and white.
The colour theme of the Cuban flag, white, red and blue, is taken up by Cuervo y Sobrinos on the dial details
Cuervo y Sobrinos has developed a safety system for locking the revolving flange.
The main features of the Buceador Caribe Pipin by Cuervo y Sobrinos shares them with the other models in the collection. Starting with the architecture of the 43 mm steel cushion case with octagonal case middle and round bezel, Water-resistant to a pressure of 20 atmospheres. The dive time is indicated through the internal rotating flange operated by the crown at 2 o'clock highlighted in red in this versionwhile the crown at 9 o'clock sets the time and winds the movement.
The button with non-slip surface at 4 is an additional safety feature: it operates a locking mechanism, which ensures that the swivel flange is not accidentally moved from its position during the dive. The white dial, which bears Pipin's signature in the centre, is devoted to maximum readability, with large white Arabic numerals framed in blue and oversized luminescent hands: that of the minutes and the tip of the blue central seconds are finished with a vivid red border.
Calibre Cys 8126: a 38-hour power reserve
A limited series of 171, just like the metres reached in depth by Francisco 'Pipin' Ferreras in the 2003 record.
The screw-down back, engraved with a representation of a diver swimming underwater surrounded by a school of tropical fish, conceals the automatic CYS 8126 calibre with date function, based on the Soprod P024. The power reserve is 38 hours.
Presented with a blue rubber strap, the watch also comes with a white leather strap. The Buceador Caribe Pipin from Cuervo y Sobrinos is made in a limited edition of 171, in reference to the metres achieved in the 2003 record.
Price3,300 euro.
