The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-09-18
American Watches.
TmR MANUFACTURE At WALunAN, Mass
COMPARISON WITH FOREIGS Product

In this age Of splendid mechanical tri-
umPhs IN which our own country standa so
I proudly foremost, there l. Que that IL just be-
/ ginning 10 receive the attention and promin-
ence that Il deseryea The same perfection
Of machinery that has made Colts firearms
/ the acknowledged best in the vprid, after
| patient experiment has boon successfully APP
piled to the manufacture Of Watches
! The introduction Of American watches
marks an era in the history Of time and time
keepers, and may Sell be joined with the At-
lnntio Telegraph, Sewing Machine and other
kindred successes Of mind over matter,
which so wonderfully distinguish the present
period,
hitherto, England and Switzerland have
been the watchmakers Of the world Coyen-
Try and Prescott in Lancashire aud Warwick
shire, IN England, and Locle and La Chaux
dc Gonds in the Northern cuntons Of Swift
erland, by Lake Geneva, have been and are
now the worlds famed seats Of watch manu-
iaeturci but npw Il seems that Wutham,
Mass, has surpassed these old world compct-
ilnr2, and with maehiaery, system and intel
ligcnt skill, unaided by protection Of any
kind, already produces the most thoroughly
exact timekcepers, at about half the cost Of
the best foreign made Watches
All imported Witches are made by hand,
the movements aud parts Of movements by
different persons and at different times and
places and each watch is finally finished
with special reference to itse'f-cvcry part
being made TO sui only one place, and the
whole movement fitted to case which will
suit no other movcmcnt-no two watches
being in all respects approximately alike.
A large majority Of these watches are
worthless, No timckccpcrs and constant bill
Of expense TO their owners, over s5,OOOOO0
bcrg annually thrown away in vain attempts
to improve them.
The American watches are constructed up
on the most scientific and improved princi.
pies. designed to secure uniformity, simpic,
~, durability, chc,pncss, and unynryinE per.
lection of'movcmcrt, and are sold with n Ger.
tiicntc Of warranty in all cases, for ten years,
signed 10y The manufacturers.
The specific advantages of these watches
10 dealers and wcarcrs, as compared with the
best imported handmade watches will be
most readily apprchcnded 10y the following
enumeration, % wit; Earh wa'rh and each
.. - ...---- ---.-t - - -'--. '-...i- p
unvaying counterpart OF every watch of the
same style, SO that any single part IS exactly
fitted and may DC trnnsposcd ndiscriminotc.
ly tq make up any one Of any number Of
watches. The movements are made to ft
any one OF any number of cases, lha' cna-
bling rbe dealer TO keep large and varied
stock Of movements with a limited number
Of cases, TO suit the demands Of trade, -
The case and facility with which any part
can be restored when broken or lost by acc-
dcnt-eaoh par, being registered at the fac
tory--n counterpart can he had for the mere
cost of reproduction, and with whole move
mcnts changed and sent by mail or express
TO any part Of the world. Dealer, are thus
brought directly in contact with the manu-
/ iacturer, and a single retail profit is the only
added cost to the wcarer, to manufacturers
/ prices.
! The watches have fewer parts, arc more
substantially made than any others, are easi-
/ ly kept clean, and the chances for failure 10y
! breokago are diminished four.fifths as com
/ pared with the English watch, which has up
wards of eight hundred separate parts, while
the American watch has but aae hundred
and twenty-five parts, and most Of those are
so substantial, and all so perfect that it would
be very difficult to break them.
The American watch is cmincutly adapted
for railroad engineers and conductors where
exact time is Of the utmost importance, and
where the constant jar Of the moving train
offers the most trying test to prove the quail
ity of watch as timekeeper. Many emi-
! nont engineers and conductors on the lead
ing railroads of the country have been sup
I piled with these watches and now will have
no other.
There is no article of common use that is
so little understood, and about which so much
deception, charatanism and swindling may
be, and is'continually practicod, MS attaches to
the watch and it will be great comfort to
honest dealers and legitimate buyers and
wearers, to know that they can have n sub
stantial and reliable pocket timekeeper, at n
moderate price, made at home, and about
which there can be no deception or mistake
that may not be easily, promptly and chenply
remedied by writing to Waltham, or to Rob
bins & Appleton, Is Maiden Lane, New York,
general agents.
In many parts Of our country great difficult
ty is experienced in finding good watch re-
pairers and reliable timekeepers. BY the in
PRODUCTION of American watches this difficult
/ ~ may be almost entirely. obviated, so that
the country merchant car obtain adjusted
watches as part of his miscellaneous stock,
aud the customer will buy his regulated time
keeper, wind it up, and go about his business
/ MS he would aflrr nurchasinp any other arti.