Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1859-11-02
THE WATCH QUESTION.
tAMERICAN vs.. FOREIGN WATCHES.
A CAR D..

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A CARD.
THE ONLY ENTIRELY SATISFACTORY PROOF
UF GOOD WATCH is, THAT 1T TELLS CORRECT
LY, AND WITHOUT INTERRUPTION, THE TRUE
TIME OF DAY. All other tests are lusory. If the
Watch will perform equally and with accuracy, to
purpose whatever that it is deliberately finished that
curious shapes and patented devices adopted that
vel escpemens and ingenious conrvances FIR compensa-
ton introduced that the whole is covered by ia
nous name and BY massive and costly Hundreds
Of worthless Watches beautifully finished and
exqusely contrved to badly and ont quick
ly. great deal of work is most often great deal of
plexity and all will admit that amount of polish
will advantage any piece that is radically ma'formed in.
exactly fitted 1t is SIMPLICITY OF CONSTRUCTION,
and such mathematical correctness in the size and shape of
every part the application of machinery to the purpose
alone ensures that, with sufficient nicely Of finish,
plishes the desired result.
The founders and managers of the American Watch Com
pany of Waltham determined to make TlME-kEEP
Frs, whether they make money not They do not
dervaue ornament but they feel that they cannot
value TINE THIS is THE MEANING OF THEIR
WHOLE ESTABLISHMENT. Thoroughly familiar, BY
practical experience with the evils inherent in foreign
Wa,cheevils which all Watch dealers will bear them
out in saying render nearly worthless for all purposes Of
aim, through the substitution of mechanical science, for
the uncertain judgment of the eye and imperfect skill Of
the hand to produce article that shall only look
like Watch, but pefrm the duty of Watch, adjoining
it with such degree of finish is sufficient, and which,
through costness will not put it above the reach of
class in the community AND THAT THEY HAVE
DONE THIS, AND ARE DOING IT. they confidently
appeal to the thousands whose daily coming and going
regulated BY Waham Watches. say In every system,
the best there will be mperec.ion, instances of
failure doubtless in the Waham manufacture, but
in system which produces Watches which are IDENTI-
CAL rather than SIMILAR the proportion Of such must
be reduced to a minimum.
Having achieved this decisive victory-a victory with
for 1.-THE American Watch Company is far from
being disappointed the frequent and unscrupulous oppo
sltion it meets from many in the importing business This
opposition to have been expected and the occasion of
it will be apparent TO who considers the extent of the
importers trade and its highly profitable character The
Company has to be dissatisfied with The
of patronage it receives, since it is obliged BY the multi
pcatiun of orders largely to increase its force and
work by night well cay: but it is content that
portion of the community should be misIed the
real merit of its Watches Unfortunately there is no ar-
Gle in common which people generally little UNDER
stand us Watch, and mans matchmaker is his only
lance for judgment. SO long, therefore, imported
expects good deal Of decyng and disparagement wise
shaking of the head and faint praise.
The Company is gratied to be able to saw however that
there hundreds the trade whose supreme interest is
not in importation, or in old stock hand who have
NO national antpahies to American Watch; wbo in
deed, from patriotic motives would rather distribute Them
even they not thrice sound and honest and cheap
as any other with whom Watham Watches may be found.
The Company confidently maintains that its Watches will
abide the conclusive test of mekeepng and upon that
ground content to rest its claims to the general pat
ronage The public will bear mind that these Watches
made for reputation and with the responsibility of per-
petual guaranty constantly in view for however they
may change hands, wherever and whenever they found
faulty, the Company bound to make them good.
CAUTION.-As our Wacn is now extensively counter
feited by foreign manufacturers have to inform the
public that Watch is of production which is
companed by crfcate Of genuintness, bearing the
Der of the Watch, and signed by Treasurer, R. E.
ROBBINS, by predecessors, APPLETON, IRA
CY L co.
~ As these Watches for sale bv Jewellers general
y throughout the Union do solicit orders for
gle Watches For the American Watch Company,
ROBBINS APPLETON,
General Agents, ls2 Broadway, New York.
The following gentlemen, among Others attest the
superiority Of these Watches as ,ime-keepers
DR. J. MARION SINS, PAUL MORPHY,
HAMLIN, n. p. WILLIS
CYRUS W. FIELD, J. H. wARDwELL,
ADAM W. SPIES, REV.
WILLIAM H. CARY. ELISHA ROBBINS,
G.. p MORRIS,
PRANK LESLIE, J. F. CLEVELAND,
A. PHELPS, STEVENS,
HON n. p. BANKS, HON. s. RANDALL,
JAS W slMoNToN. TIENANN,
DR.. JAMES o. MOVES, ADRIAN HEWITT,
FLOY, COOPER,
HON. F. J.. oTTARsON, G. HUNT,
J. W. BULKLEY, HON. H. H. VAN DYCK,
PROF. A.. c ROE, FRANK TUTHILI.
September 26 1859. 39-weowl2t.