Cronómetro - El Cronómetro - 1893-1898

El Cronómetro (1893-1898) – Complete bound collection of the historic Spanish watchmaking magazine

Description

Magnificent period binding that brings together the collection of the professional watchmaking magazine “El Cronómetro”, published in Badalona between 1893 and 1898.

Considered one of the most important technical publications of Spanish horology at the end of the 19th century, this work constitutes a valuable documentary source for historians, watchmakers, collectors, and scholars of time measurement.

The volume includes issues published from no. 1 (April 1893) to no. 69 (December 1898), bound in a single volume with leather spine and corners. It contains abundant illustrations, technical engravings, watchmaking studies, specialized articles, advertisements from manufacturers and traders of clocks, tools and supplies of the era.

Among its pages appear interesting references to the Spanish and European clockmaking industry, as well as historical advertising from 19th-century manufacturers and distributors.

The magazine is documented in specialized bibliography on the history of Spanish clockmaking.

Condition in keeping with its age. Solid binding with visible wear on covers and spine. Paper with patina typical of the era. According to bibliographic note included, the collection is considered complete although there are some pagination gaps, probably due to the removal of covers or original advertisement pages at the time of binding.

A piece of great historical and documentary interest for horology collectors, technical bibliography, and industrial heritage.

* Author: Various authors
* Title: El Cronómetro
* Year: 1893-1898
* Language: Spanish
* Binding: Half leather with corners
* Condition: Good
* Page count: approx. 1,800+
* Topic: Horology / History of technology
* Country: Spain
* Dimension: 26.5 x 20 x 4.5 cm