Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1859-09-24
THE WATCH QUESTION.
AMERICAN vs.. FOREIGN WATCHES.
A CARD

THE ONLY ENTIRELY SATISFACTORY PROOF OF 4 GOOD
WATCH Is, THAT 1T TELLS CORRECTLY, AND WITHOUT
INTERRUPTION, rE TRUE TIME oF DAY-A other tests an,
iuoy n the watch perform equally and with aecura
purpose whatever eiaboracy flashed that
curious shapes and patented devices adopted novel
opponents and Ingenious ccnrVanccs for
ruccd, that the whole rarne and by
massive and costly Hundred. Of worthless are
b-autfuly finished and eSquiey
" aud wear out quickly. great deal Is onen
rreAi deal Of completely and all will admit that
Ponh will advantage piece that radically maoe or IN.
exactly fitted Its SIMPLICITY OF CONSTRUCTION and such
Mathematical Ia shape every part
hr application OF machinery to the Insurs
WA saeien, neety OF nnsh accompanies desired result
" founders and managers OF the American Watch Company
"aSAA are determined to make TIMEKEEPERs whether they
money or not They do not underalue ornament but they
feel ti they overvalue TIME Is THE MEANING
~ THEIR WHOLE ESTABLISHMENT. Thoroughly familiar by
with the evils inherent foreign
evils Which all Watch dealers will bear them saving render
nearly worthless FOR all purposes keeping large majority
81 foreign waehctev aim, through subst tuition OF me.
ehanoal science for the uncertain judgment eye i'm
l'iet SAM OF the hand io produce an article that shall
look like Watch hot perform the duty Watch adjoining II
With such degree nuIsh sufficient which through COS
illness will not put above the reach Of class the
nifty AND THAT THEY HAVE DONE THIS, AND ARE DO
ING IT. they confidently appeal whose daily
ing and going reaed by wasm Watches to say In every
system the best there will be Improvisation and Of
failure doubtless In the Waham IA
TEN which produces Watches which IDENTICAL rather
SIMILAR, the proportion OF such minimum
Having achieved this decisive vico,A victory with reason
diSaun
ed at the frequent aud interruptions opposition many
In the importing business This opposition have been
peced and the occasion of will apparent any on. ho
sdrrs tn" extent ofthc importers highly
Nracier The Company to he dissatisfied with he
am"uEt Of patronage receives since obliged by the ul
phcn % orders largely 10 increase It's force to work by
hg a. well As day. but IS any portion OF the
community should be mi'lcd 10 the real merit
Unfortunately there Is article which n.ol.
ssaly little understand Watch and man. wstehm.Lrr l.
s only reliance for judgment SO long, therefore, as imported
Va a d. -g-h -
good deal OF deeyns and dsPAragemeu shaking Of the
head nd praise
The Company gratihed say however thu, thor,
hundreds In the trade whose supreme interest "a moi -
ta,ion, old hand have no national
1 Would i iS ,1 Witch who i9Issi from patriotic "'i.
and honest, aud cheap whom waIhau w.t.
may be found The Company confidently maintain. ,h, t.
Watches viii abide the conclusive time keeping and mn
that gr"und l. content It's TO the general
age The rablie will hear in mind tina; watches are mad
for reputation and with thu responsibility Of rerpeaI
constantly in view for however they may change hands
er and whenever they found faulty Company Is
make them good
CAUrIoS-As Is now extensively cou,,,t,, :,
foreign Manufacturers have the public wit
of our production which is unaecomp by c,tjs,, a,
g,REHss bearing the number Watch and sIyn. ~, ~
Treasurer, ROBBINS by predecessor APPLEros
TRACY Co '
~ these Watches sale by Jeuel.r, rencr,
out the Uoon, do solicit Tor single W,t.
American watch Company.
Robbins a APPLETON
General Agents 1S2 Bro .dWay Ne3 Yot
The following gentlemen among many others. at,,., H. -,
ority Of these Watches a. time Keepers: -
hh J. hAR"' sins, uOHPuY
GOV h'AtIS, s. ,. Wills,
''Hrs \" Firin' "a wtEnwTIL
ADAM v" sFifSr EEy- IA. carr,
WILLIAM ~. CAY, ItI4u, EnRnt,s
GEN q" P AoREi- JANF5 cHrIEsHlsE
EaANg LE.tir, JFcru,Sp
PROS. VA A. ruFiFss IA lbEI srEvaSs,
nos. =. y nASEs, uos q 9 R,yp,tt
JAS " SlAoNfoN, Hos. D y. TIENASS,
'H' ''N'f q" No'ss, AHHAN HEWITT
EEv, rt0Y, FgryE caorys
nos D.. "rr,Esns, WILSON O. urSr
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