Cuba Libre Flag Watch by Paccioni
The famous Poem Abdala 1869 by the poet & philosopher Jose Marti is etched on the case back and printed clearly on the watch Box.
The famous poem reads:
"(...) El amor a la madre patria, no es el amor ridículo a la tierra ni a la yerba que pisan nuestras plantas sino el odio invencible a quien oprime es el rencor eterno a quien la ataca (...
José Marti. Abdala 1869
Features include:
Stainless steel case
Cuba flag style dial
Precision Swiss quartz twin chronograph movement
Large date
Lizard pattern blue genuine leather strap
Presented in a Paccioni slide out box
José Julián Martí Pérez was a Cuban nationalist, poet, philosopher, essayist, journalist, translator, professor, and publisher, who is considered a Cuban national hero because of his role in the liberation of his country from Spain. He was also an important figure in Latin American literature. He was very politically active and is considered an important philosopher and political theorist. Through his writings and political activity, he became a symbol of Cuba's bid for independence from the Spanish Empire in the 19th century, and is referred to as the "Apostle of Cuban Independence"