Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1859-10-14
THE WATCH QUESTION.
AMERICAN vs.. FOREIGN WATCHES.
A CARD

THE ONLY ENTIRELY sATIsFACToEy prooy or . ,oon
WATCH IA, THAT 1T TELLS CORRECTLY, AND WITHOUT
INTERRUPTION THE TRUE IIAiE DAYA ,tI-r ,--,. ar,
nOTy II the watch perform equally ami with .c..r.
% Purpo.- whatever that sI.rats finished ,,
curious shapes patented devices adopted that novel e.
eapenents aud ingenious eoutfivsnces fr
roueed, whole BY f,nou. .a. and by
massive and costly Hund.ds WORTHLESS, waiehe. are
beautifully finished and eSqusy 10 run bad
y and quickly deal of work I. most often
great deal Of eomPy aud all ~ no amount Of mere
posh will advantage any piece that radically uafoped or In
exactly fitted SIMPLICITY OF CONSTRUCTION and such
mathematical in the size every mar,
the application of machinery to the purpose iu,ure that
With sufficient nieV Of nnish, Aeeomphes desired result
The founders and Of the watch Company Of
wAham, TINE KEEPERS whether they
make money not They do not undervsue ornament but they
feel that they TIM THIS Is THE MEANING
OF THEIR WHOLE EsTABLsIIMENT TorouVhIy familiar Inv
practical experience Inherent ia foreign
evils which all watch dealers viii bear out In saving render
nearly wo-ss for all purpose keeping Isrye n,i
OF iorrgu Waehetev aiu, ihrour, suh~iu'iou Of me
'hHeh science for the uncertain judgment -ye u
perfect k Of the hand produce article a, hsI no, iy
ook IKE Watch, bat perform the uy Watch sdornuy
with such degree Of hnih as scui which through eos
tins-, Ni put reach Of any els. In the comm
nifty. AND THAT TukG HAVE DDNF THIS AND ARg Dn
ING II, they confidently appeal who's. h A., ram
ing and going regulated by waan waic- 20 eay I'm every
'y''em even the best, there win be -riecon and instance. Of
aiHre doubtless occur In the Naham
tenn which produces Watches which IDENTICAL rather than
SIMILAR, the proportion reduced 10 ui,p,
Having achieved this decisive 'ietoya victory with reason
Drain
ed at the frequent and unrupulous opposition meets from man,
In the Importing bu,inv 1his opposton vas 20 have br
peeed and the occasion apparent 10 any one who cen
iers the extent ~ the mIortcrs' trade highly prnh.
character. The Company TO be dissatisfied with the
amount II patronage receives since obliged by the multi
peaion Of orders largely increase fore and to work by
night as veil day; that any portion Of the
community should be misled the Of watehes-
Unfortunately there il article In common which feop gen
orally :" little understand watch, mans Wachuakrr
hi. only reliance for long therefore A. usrd
la Fisl tttruHt tt..ff
good deal Of deeryng and Wis. shaking or the
head and faint praise
The Company Erat6ed to be able say however that there
are hundreds Ia The trade whose supreme Interest l. not In ~
iaon, or in old stock hand no national antps
'hes to American waici who indeed from pairiotlc motives.
would rather distribute them, they , as sound
aud honest md cheap othrrwh whom watch.
be found The Company confidently maintain. that Il.
Watches will abide the conclusive keeping and upon
that ground content its claims general patron
The public will hear mind watches are mad
for reputation and with the responsibility perpetual guaranty
constantly In view for however they may chanrc hands uh-ry
rr and whenever they found faulty Company bound to
make them good
cAUTIoN-As our Watch extensively counterttel by
foreign manufacturers vehave public that no watch
OF our production which Is hy r.sit, II
g'"Hi""H'' bearing the number o the Watch. by
Treasurer, r. ROBBINS, ny peIrcs,ur APPLETON
TRACY A Co.
Es-Ashe,e Watches are for hy Jewellers generally through
out the Union do solicit singh ae For the
American Watch Company.
BoBBINs 4 APPLETON.
General Agents, lss Iiro ,dvay New York
The following gentlemen among my other attest the .a
ory OF these Watches a. time keepers.
DR. J. MARION SiNs suEFHy,
chErs ~ hdp ~ wAErwErI,
ADAM ~ sFS, ~.
WILLIAM o. c,HY, EpuHr>s.
GEN g. p MORALS JAMS CgCtEsIiANE.
FEANE LEIir, D. CtEvuL,Nn.
n. A.. FIJuFs, nR ,HFI sTsy,y-
HoN. =. r. uANEs, HuV - 4 E,Nn,tt.
JAs " siAoNTON, 81 y rlEv ANN
d. JAMS Z" SoNEs, AHENN s.uEwIrr,
EEy, FLnY, PlrrE c4s,PgE
HoN D. J. 0TTAHE'S, az
J.. ". BULELEY, hon. H. IA. y,N pYcE
rEof A C EoE, HOS,
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