Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-11-23
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MADE ny THE
AMERICAN WATCH COMPANY.
H'ALTYA ". MASS.

j TN WIN 'ith 10 t1 IdlOWlNIb ttFne lie
"A arcompai! ing letters OF recommendation and testimonials
Of thase cclct1;.cd Watches.
A gold medal WIS awarded the Company by the Massachu-
setts Mcchai zeal Assciatjon, 1855.
A gold melal WIS also awarded them by the American Insi-
tutc al New York, In 1sjT.
The Company M o received the first prclnium-ap gold media,
from the Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, in 1888.
These watches J I'VE now been in The market for nearly ten
years, during who time they have been tested as to 1ccuyacy.
dnrabaun and r liability, in every conceivable manner, and
have proved them lives To bc the most satisfactory time pieces
ever offered To the public.
This result has q, zen brought abou. by q strict application of
mechanical scien e to the construction Of the Watch from It's
vcry inception, r, aicring II, when finished, automatically
:or'ect in ar it, proportions, and. necessarily, rs perfcct n
tim"-keeper u, Il ! possible Ia make.
The Company b we tested their Watches, m many instances,
by "ct~al iahy' ring. and NE result Of Mfs kest has bee.
mat they hare erh bited a rate e7sat In regularity to Ge hest
Mtrine Ghron onsi sr. The following certificates are from gen
ucuicn who have carried their Watches with them in their daily
avocations, and are, therefore, reliable indications Of what may
be expected from the American Watch when in ordinary nciivc
use:
Letter Jro9t Pt9i III sphy, the ceiebrnfa Iaess PLAYER.
Ngw YORK, Oct. 18th, 1859.
Mr.. Il. +. Romans, Treas Am. watc, Company:
DEAR Subtle Arnrri :an watch, 10. g24o, presented inc BIZ
The New York Chess Club, has proved to he a most reliable anil
accurate iim"-Sce .'et-ab iost unnecessarily ~ for ordinary pun
poses. Ii is now Learly b 'e months since it anne into my pos
session, and durir; that = .r'od liz variation from standard time
has been but u .ti lie more than half II minute. The foilowingis
II record of its per .nrmancc. II VAS set June al, correctly,
Iune ID, fast ! seconds. Avg. IL, fash Is seconds.
July /, " Z Seh. l, -" % "
" Is, 40 II, " - b"
Aug. l., 40 " o.l. ], " 70
give YOU permission to make suc, use Of this statement a.
y"I ma, 'h'aA proper. / am, with respect. yonrs truly,
rACL MoEflIY.
B,s5,s, Sept 9th, Is9.
MR. r. l.. RoHHISs. Treas. Am. WGteh Co.:
DEAR SiE:-lt gives rae great pi asurc 10 comply with your
request for II repo- Of the perfo nance Of til. American watch
which purchased Of you Dec. ~, ISIS. II was set on that day,
and its variation from III" tric iuue 10 the 10Th of February lS59,
when let it run down, was ten seconds fast. From that time
t, the present, 1t has run with nearly perfect steadiness, having,
during the eight months, varied not more than two seconds, anil
this with uncoinuunly rough usage. 4 can commend your man
uiacture in tn highest trrms.
Yours. truly JAMES II. CL.ApP,
Firm OF Clnpp, Fuller Il Browne, Bankers, Boston.
Tie yonoei.y il. from M. Porter, the ~pea-kno,cn Murine
Ch.oaometer and i,atcAmoher:
Boston, Sept. ssih, 1859.
Ms. l.. L. RoUsINs. Treas. Am. Watch Co.:
DE>a SIR: Il have sold during the last year n considerable
number Of watches Of the Waluiam manufacture, and am hap-
py to say thai all # them, withou, exception, have fulfilled my
guaranty, AMI have given satisfaction To the purchasers.
GEORGE L. PORTER.
WILTON BLUFF, South Carolina, Oct. 2oth, 1853.
Il. +. RnBBISs. Esd:
DEAH sIa :-rhe three watches OF your manufacture which !
purchased To be u.rl on my plantation, have proved to he the
most correct time-&eep1rs have ever known. gave my head
servant, my head carpenter, and my head engineer each, one Of
them, and since thy have been in their respective possession
every thing on the plantation has novel like eiock-work, in con.
SEQUENCE of the eA'Teme accuracy AM regularity with which
thc-c watches perform.
Truly yours, LEWIS NORRIS.
BosroS, Aug. 10Th, 1857.
~ +" ifHiNS iIthN "h W hIVH ~
DtlR sIR:-rhe "waitham,' which | purchased some six
months since, has given entire satisfaction. Its time has been
h"ll equal To that Of a "Froleham. which | owned more than
ALBERT MErcALF, 6 Franklin street.
Book Room, 200 .nrt5srry street,
New YORK, Oct. 9th, 1859.
L. I. RonRtNs, Treas. Am. Watch Co.:
i'r,n Sin:-l taxi grca, pleasure in being able to cerljf, t,,i
'"r he last six months | have carried IL watch from the mann.
factory Of the American Watch Com pany. and that ii has Y;yen
perfect satisfaction rs II tinokerpcr. ia igins from The yro
hN'' | dan II l'esit tie 10 predict that The day is no, fur distant
wa " ''''es MAD Ia HE un..ed States viii super,-rie all
"'"'f" JAMES FIoY, ID. u.
Bosrox, Aug. 9th, 1879.
L. I. itossiSs, Trca& Am. Watch Co.:
- "a SRI tai pleasure III stating that the American
"u!ch have OF yo-g munufaci urc. performs +, !, .n,;,. sa,i.
t"''''n' running Regularly at MI rate uf thirty seconds fast pcr
mouth GAIT. GoKiIAM II. BASSErT.
II. T.. E'nnrSs, Treas. Ara. Watch Co.:
hfts si";-Fhe watch | bought Of y,u-onc Of your adjust
'N"''' ID" NA''e'''t!s-'un' to my entire satisfaction. For
Ii" past three M 'ntis it has net varied more tnan m rio,,a
ana 5 no" running at thar rate. 1t HIS sea the hardcs, ser.
Vice m every way In poin; Of loeomolion.
Years truly, G. {. sUlAFr
L. =. EoEHixs, ESQ: -"
hf,R siR;--lours Of the ID was duly received Il, -r,v
world SAY, that the american watch. M. 693o. L.s n,.vuI ;,..t,
i'l' "' the best wat ,cs for raiwa, PURPOSES
rae Anerican watch, In my opinion, is far better than m,
""ica | have used for the last fuufie,n ,oars ON rai,r,nd.
'tchihih' respectful! Yours, q. A. FlIIFp
Conductor Ee" Haven, Hartford 4 Springfield r, T..
NnwroSrIIlr, Aug. auh. 1s5o
i. /. iaonRtSs, Tre"s. Am. Wa,c. Go:
'HH SiE;-fhe American watch that l purchased of You
""'"' Il YEAR since, rams with great eA1eti.ss: its variations ho
'nE - slight that | have not found il necc.,sr, L, A., II ,s..
rrai M raths. Yours truly, VIZ IA snV,p !
tAFFlpN.-As our Watch is now extensively .,,,,cr, "a,
~ i'reitth uanufac' irers, we have II t9crn NE uubIic Nm, 40
""'h is If our production wii,l i, unccomn,n'iml tr >" ~
'|"''tY 9sH''ae"r~s, bearing te number Of tha Watch. ,,i
Nsa''r9. our ireas ircr, X. F.. ROBBINS, or b. M !, H.
S'ts. APPLETON, TRACY \ Co.
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