Xth CUERVO Y SOBRINOS TOUR DE ESPAÑA
The Swiss premium watch maker Cuervo y Sobrinos is again sponsoring the Tour de España, the most important classic automobile rally in Southern Europe that was staged in Andalucía from 2 to 7 November.
The race started in Jerez and end in Malaga, passing through Ronda, Marbella, Antequera and Granada. The one hundred participants, from all five continents, travelled some 1,500 km, competing in 14 special mountain time-trials and three races on the Jerez, Ascari-Ronda and Guadix circuits.
The list of cars participating represented a gathering of models from highly prestigious marques such as Alfa Romeo, Ferrari, Lancia, Aston Martin, Porsche and Jaguar, turning the competition into a ‘catwalk’ of value beyond calculation.
The major innovation this year was the inclusion of pre-war racing cars manufactured prior to 1945 which will compete in an exclusive category of their own.
Cuervo y Sobrinos was once again represented in the rally by a 1956 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint driven by the company’s president, owner Marzio Villa.
In addition to a sporting event the Tour de España has always been a cultural experience in which the participants have an opportunity to visit sites which represent the very epitome of Spain as a country and to enjoy its architecture, natural landscape, traditions and cuisine. During this event the teams were granted the privilege of a night-time visit to the Alhambra Palace followed by a meal in the Carmen de los Mártires, one of the most symbolic of Granada’s palaces.
Each of the stages culminated in the evening with a spectacular event attended not only be the participants in the Tour but seventy invited guests including journalists, distributors and clients of the Cuervo y Sobrinos brand. Each of them had travelled from the United States, Japan, the Arab states and various areas of Europe to follow the stages of the race to enjoy not only the emotive experience of a race between legendary sports cars but also fantastic landscapes, local folklore, exclusive cuisine and exhibitions of Cuervo y Sobrinos watches that captured the key moments of the event.
Cuervo y Sobrinos, luxury brand sponsor of the Tour de España presented each of the drivers with one of its exquisite watches, a unique piece created especially for the event. These were Solo Tempo Data models from the Torpedo range which reproduces the spokes of the wheels in the base of the casing, the pedal design on the bevel and the TDE logo on the dial face. This is a limited edition of 200.
Cuervo y Sobrinos has also created another commemorative model for the Tour de España, a Torpedo chronograph in a limited edition of 200.
The winners in each of the five categories of the race received an exclusive watch from the firm of Cuervo y Sobrinos, the brand that combines Cuban spirit and Swiss technology.
Since the last Tour Clásico to be sponsored by Cuervo y Sobrinos four years ago, in addition to amazing everyone with the impeccable organisation, the list of cars, each and every one extremely valuable, plus the sheer beauty of the routes, the event has been further enhanced in terms of style, elegance and charm, each of these inherent characteristics of the Swiss brand.
Thanks to the firm of Cuervo y Sobrinos the Tour de España is already no longer just a must-see event for all fans of classic cars throughout the world but also an international symbol for all admirers of luxury, glamour and pleasure, both of cars as well as premium quality watch making. (Cuervo y Sobrinos press)