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 in Spanish watchmaking 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 a leather spine and corners. It contains abundant illustrations, technical engravings, horology studies, specialized articles, advertisements from manufacturers and merchants of watches, tools, and supplies of the era.

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

The magazine is documented in specialized bibliographies on the history of Spanish horology.

Condition consistent with age. Solid binding with visible wear on covers and spine. Paper with the patina typical of the period. According to the bibliographic note included, the collection is considered complete although there are some pagination gaps, probably due to the removal of covers or original advertising 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
* Number of pages: approx. 1,800+
* Subject: Horology / History of technology
* Country: Spain
* Dimension: 26.5 x 20 x 4.5 cm