Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1859-11-30

AMERICAN WATCHES
80 IS MADE
QANIRICAN WATCH COMPANY,
IS AT WALTHAM, MASS.
Attention 70 invited to the following statement and the
accompanying letters of recommendation and testimonials
of these celebrated Watches
gold medal was awarded the Company by the Massa'
chusetts Mechanical Association. 1855.
A gOld medal was also awarded them by the American
Institute New York. in 1857.
The Company also received the first premu IA gold
medal-ffum the Franklin Institute Phadetphia, in 1885,
ten years. during which time they have been tested to
accuracy durability, and reliability in every conceivable
and have proved themselves to be the most salts
factory time pieces offered t0 the public. -5
This result has been brought about BY strict appca-
ton Of mechanical science to the construction Of the Watch
Il %" ap".s and
perfect tme-keeper as it is possible to make. -
The Company have tested their Watches. in many in.
as been at they haze sraiSd rate equal in regularity
to the hest Marine CH'onomeer The following certificates
from gentlemen who have carried their Watches with
them in their daily av"catons. and therefore reliable
indications of what may be expected from the American
Watch when in ordinary active use:
Letter from Paul Aorphy, the celebrated Chess Player
New YORK. Oct 18th, 1859.
DEAR SlR: The American watch No s24o presented me
BY the New York Chess Club has proved to be most
liable and accurate tme.keeper-almost unnecessarily
Since
it came into my possession, and during that period its
ration from standard time has been but tre than
half minute. The following is record Of its perform
ance. 1t was set June Sd, CORRECTLY:
June Is. fast seconds. Aug. Is, fast Ia seconds
July IS, 40 Sept Sept 1s ss
Aug. I, "ls Oct l, 80
give you permission to make such use of this statement
as may think proper with respect yours truly
e.. PAUL MORPHY.
Mr. R. E. ROBBINS Treas Am. Watch Co.,
DEAR Sir: 1t gives great pleasure to comply with
your request for report of the performance of the Ame
can watch which purchased Of you Dec 49, 1885, 1t was
set on that day. and its variations from time the
18th Of February, 1889. when let it run down. was
seconds fast. From that time to the present. it las
with nearly perfect steadness having during the eight
months. varied not than seconds and this with
uncommonly rough usage. can commend your manu:sc
ture IN the highest terms.
Yours truly, JAMES q. CLAPP.
Firm of Clapp, Fuller 1 Browne, Bankers, Boston.
Tile toOsoing Is fam Mr.. Porter the sCeu knoyn Marine
CAronOnaeter and Matchmaker:
BosroS, Sept. 9sth, 1859.
DEAR SlR: have sold during the last year considera.
happy that all of them without exception have
fulfilled my guaranty, and have given satisfaction to the
purchasers.
GEORGE E. PORTER
WILTON BLUFF, SOUTH. CAROLINA, Oct Goth, 1859.
DEAR Subtitle three watches of your manufacture,
which purchased 10 be used my plantation have prov
ed to be the most correct tmekeepes have known
gave my head servant my bead carpenter and my head
engineer, EACH of them and they have been in
their respective possession everything the has
moved like cockwork in consequence of the
curacy ana regularity with which these watches perform.
Truly yours LEWIS NORRIS.
Bosrox Aug. goth, 1885,
R. f RoBB1Ns, Treas. Am. Watch Co.,
DEAR SIR.-The "Waltham" which I purchased some
six months since has given entire satisfaction Its time
has been fully equal TO that of Frodsham" which
Truly yours, ALBERT METCALF,
s. Franklin Street.
Book Room. goo Mulberry Street,
New YoRK, Oct. 18th, 1859.
r. E. ROBBINS, Treas Am. Watch Co..
DEAR SRI take great pleasure in being able to certify
that for the last six months have carried watch from
the manufaciory of the American Watch Company, and
that has given perfect satisfaction as timeieeper
Judging the one have do not hesitate to predict
that the day not ia distant when watches made in the
United States will supersede all others.
BosroN, Aug. 9th, 1859.
R. E. ROBBINS, Treas AM Watch Co.,
DEAR SRI take pleasure in stating that the American
watch have of your Manufacture performs my entire
satisfaction running regularly at the rate Of thirty seconds
fast per month.
Capt, GORHAM H. BAssETT.
R. E. ROBBINS Treas. Am Watch Co.,
DEAR SIR: The watch | bought of you-one of your
adjusted Chro Bal movemensruns to my entire salts
acton SOr the past three months it has varied
than minute and is running at that rate. 1t bas
seen the hardest service in every way in point of Ocomo
ton.
Yours truly. c. c. SHEAFE.
New HAVEN. Conn.,, Sept. 9th, 1859.
R. E. ROBBINS, ESQ.,,
DEAR SIR Yours of the 2Sd was duly received In re-
ply would say that the American watch No. $685. has
proved itself Of the best watches for railway purposes
The American watch in my opinion is far better than
watch have used for the last fourteen years on rail-
ruads.
remain respectfully yours, G. A. FULLER
Conductor New Haven, Hartford
Springfield Railroad.
NEwroNvILE, Aug. 2Oth 1853.
E. ROBBINS, Treas Am. Watch Co.,
DEAR SIR:-The American watch that purchased of
you about SINCE with great exacness
tons being slight that have not found it necessary to
set it for several months.
Yours truly, WIN. B. SPEAR.
CAUTION.-As our Watch is now extensively counter
feed bv foreign manufacturers we have to inform the
public that watch is of production which is
conpsnled BY certificate of genuinenes bearing the
Der Of the watch and signed by Treasurer, E.
ROBBINS, or by our predecessors APPLETON, TRACY
co.
~ A these watches are for sale BY Jewellers general
gle watches. For the American Watch Company
ROBBINS Il APPLETON,
=, General Agents, 1872 Broadway, New York.
November Is, 1852 9S-w&sw2t.
WIN. h. BURLINGTON,
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