Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1859-11-03
THE WATCH QUESTION.
AMERICAN vs.. FOREIGN WATCHES.
A CARD.

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THE ONLY ENTIRELY SATISFACTORY PROOF OF A GooD
MAroH u, THAT 1T TELLS CORRECTLY. AND WITHOUT
iNrhhhOrrloS, THE TRUE TIME OF DAY.-Ml other test. are
husory. II the Watch will no, perform equally and with accu,..
cy' II To no purpose whatever that IL IL elaboraieIy finished. ,h.,
'u''"H shapes and patented devices are adopted, that novel IS.
opponents and Ingenious eontri,anecs for cumpsn..uop 4. in.
,rOiueed. or that the whole Is covered Ly a famou. nam. u. hx .
massive and costly case Hundred. OF WORTHLESS. wa,ehe, ar.
beautifully finished, and some are esquisitely eoniriyed to run tad
y snd ~sAr out quickly. A great deal OF work /. most often a
great deal Of completely, aud all will admit thai no amount of ne,.
polish viii advantage any piece that Ia radically mAlCorm.I or In.
exactly aited Its SIMPLICITY or CONSTRUCTION, and such
Mathematical correctness In the size and shape Of every part a.
the application OF machinery to the purpose alone insure, that,
With Sufficient nicc,v Of nnkh, aeeompiishes the desired r.sul,
The founders and managers OF the American Watch Comp,nv n,
"ai'ham' " determined to make TIME KEEPrRs whether they
~ money u not They do not saderyalue ornament, but they
feel that they cannot overvalue TIME THIS Is THE MEANING
w THEIR WHOLE ESTABLISHMENT. Thoroughly familiar, by
practical experience, With the evils inherent In foreign wAtchr,-
evils which all Watch dealers will bear them gu, In ,.vIny ,.n,..
nearly WORTHLESS for all purpose. Of time keeping n l,r,. ,o,to,,,v
OF foreign wa,ches,-they aim, through the Substitution q = ~.
'n"h'eA science Tor the uncertain judgment Of the eye and i'm.
perfect 'kl o the hand, to produce an article that shan not only
look like a Watch, but perform the duty Of a Watch. nsorn,n.,
with such a degree Of nnkh a. Il sufficient, and which, tbrou,hI -,
thes'' ~l mot put II above the reach Of any class In the eonm,.
nifty AND THAT THEY HAVE DONE THIS, AND ARE ma
ING 1T They confidently appeal to the thousands whose daily com.
ing and going sreEulated by waruham Watches, To ~ Il go,
system even thebes,, there will be imperfceiion, and instance. q,
failure doubtless occur In the waltham manufacture. bu, In A., 10.
ten which produces Watches which are IDENTICAL, rather M,
SIMILAR, the proportion Of such must be reduced 10 a mlninu,,
Having achieved this decisive visiory,-A victory with A r.,.,n
"' ~ W. mrtic watch Company l. far nom being Ale.
ed the frequent and interruptions opposition IL meet, from many
In the importing business. This opposition was TO have been ..
peS'eu' ana I'M occasion Of WILDE apparent to any one who cen.
'idrrs the extent ofthe importers trade aud Its highly proatabI.
character. The Company has NO reason TO be dlssatisa.d with The
amount Of patronage at receives, since Il Obliged. nv IN. murI.
Phea''n al orders. largely to Increase It's force, aud to work BY
"s' Neis dayi but Is not content that any portion of the
community should he misled as to the real merit ofI +. w,,rh..
Unfortunately there Is no article In common use which n.or,.s
orally so little understARd IS a Watch, aud a man, watebm.kcr.
ms ows 'siln'e o Judgment So long, therefore, as imported
M afrh NiIla NNhu Ags -. a =
head and faint praise.
The Company Is grAtihed to he able to say, however. ,h., ,hs,.
are hundreds In the trade whose supreme interes, 4, No, In I,D,r.
'Ahoh' or In an old stock on hand. who have no national Anupa.
'hies to an American Watch; who, indeed, from patriotic motive.
u" distribute them, even u they were not ftrfcs as sound
n honest and cheap as any o'her-wnh whom wAtham watea-
g may o e ioHhd. The Company confidently maintains that il.
Watches win abide the conclusive test Of time keeping. and Dor
mat Er"undh Is content to rest Its claims to the general patron.
age The public will bear In mind that these Watches are mad.
Tor reputation, and with the responsibility Of perpetual guaranty
constantly In view; for. however. they may change hands. uher.y.
eT aud whenever they are found faulty. the Company Is boundto
make them good.
c~AUrIoN-As our watch ia now extensively eountrrf-I,.I nv
forrigu manufacturer, wehaye TO inform the public thai M w.,b
l. Of our production which Is unaceompanIed by a e,rfisca, ~
geH"iHen"', bearing the number OF the watch, and signed by our
TRACY A co.
~ As these Watches are for sale by Jewellers generally through
out the Unh'n' we do not solicit orders for single watches. Por the
American Watch Company.
a NEfAiIoN.
General Agents, lse Broadway, New York.
The following genhsnen, among many others, Aties, the superb
nritr 90 ths-s wassL---st- S KpVpvTs.
Dr. , MARION SINS, rluL NoHruy
Gov hANHS, 81 WILLS,
'H' W. iAp' J. n. wAEbwEL,
ADAM ". sFIE, ny. n N r,v
WILLIAM n. CARY, Eisu, soputSs
N'AAs' JANIS cSrIEsHASE,
HASE LIAM, JctKvux
FEoF. wN A. PHTLrs, ~. mn sr,v.Sa
"N y hASAs' Hos. T. = RANDALL,
'N" SiA'N'"N' HOS. .. ,. uEHANS,
IN ~ N"FFs' AhSiN = HEWITT,
NV, JANE TtnY, prrtsn.r,,
HN. , , "TAKsoS, WILSON g. HuSr,
hon. J. ". HUtELE, NOV A. vas rv-r
rRnT. A. C RoE, H1S, yR,SE r-ruu,
sr2i-9aEdaeouwi
NEW YORK EXTRA bbl., for sal.
SoSlno sl q. Il DAVENPORT
WHITE GREAsE.-icO bbb, for ale by
W J. q. n. DAVENPORT.
GUN ARAHIC.=-25 bales, best quality, Tor sale by
Hi J. A q. II. DAVENPORT.
400 BoNRs ENGLISH DAIRY HREsR for
H"e'" ices - q " DAVENPORT.
IOO fAlLS REFINED LARD, landing per steam
,SSS' - '"ep WOhbLE & CLAIBORNE,