Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1859-10-21
THE WATCH QUESTION.
AMERICAN W. FOREIGN WATCHES.
A GA Rn

THE ONLY ENTIRELY SATISFACTORY PRooy or A coon
WATCH Is, THAT IT TELLS CORRECTLY AND WITHOUT
INTERRUPTION THE TRUE TIM on nav : Am .,.., e.. -
hnory. n the watch will Pem equally and with .eeur,
ey whsever that finished th.,
curious shapes and device. are adopted TIA, novel e.
eapssn'' and ingenious eontvanee, ar. In
oueed that the whole by flmou. pame and by
massive and costly Hundred, sorthe.. waie.. ar,
beautifully hned ard 10 run b.a
y and quickly work 4. most onen
great deal q completely, and all h,, no amount Of mere
p"hsh VII advantage any piece that radically
saAe'y hited hhHhPLicirf oY CONSTRUCTION. and
mathematical correctness In the % shape every part a.
the application Of machinery 10 the pupo.e alone Insur. t.
With sanioien nnish, aecohe. the desired rs
The founder. and Of American watch Company Of
walthAn d-isrmlnsd make TINE KEgpFRs ub,bsY .
make They unirrvaIae ornament h., h.
iee that they cannot overslue TME THIS MEANING
W THEIR WHOLE ESrABLislMENr Thoroughly familiar by
practical experience With the evils inherCn wafehes
evils which all watch dealers viii hem out In saving render
nearly worthless for all parPose Of % keeping large majority
Of foreign wAiel'ss-thev sim Iaugh substitution Of me
oaneal science for the Judgment Of the eye ana m
perfect -k Of the hand produce article that a not ~
look like Watch but perform duty Of w.eh ,,orpn,i
with such degree Of hnSh aeeu and which through cos
illness VIII not put shove the any class In the comma
nifty. AND THAT TnET HAVE DONE THIs AND ARE DO
mo IT. they confidently appeal q whose d.I,v
Ing and going Is gulAied by wAm wateh say In every
system the best there will be uerfeetion and J
failure doubtless waiham manufacture hat In .
ten which produces Watches which IDENTICAL rather t.
SIMILAR, the proportion Of such reduced TO minimum
Having achieved this decisive vcya victory with .aon
farh-ths Ameriean Watch Company fou icing
ed at the frequent and unserupuou' opposition meets from many
ln the importing business This opposition vas to have L,e
Pected aud the occasion Of apparent any on.
ss the Of~ hnporier, trade and II. hshIy proat
Character The Company has dissatisfied with the
amount Of patronage at receve' since Obliged by rnu
pcaon OF orders largely increase force, and to work by
nFi as well as day; but IL any portion Of the
community shoald be mled the merit Of
Unfortunately there no article In people gen
erAly SO little understand waeh man, EA,enaker
' ony reliance for Judgement 30 ion therefore, Imported
Watches yield m profit importer the company expee,
good deal Of decrng and dPafay-rn we shaking Of the
head and faint praise.
The Company gratiaed TO be able 10 ,v bo.v, ,h, ,,
are hundreds Ia the trade whose supreme interest not la t
'aton or In old stock hand have no national anpa
hies To an American watch; Nho Indsr patriotic notve,
N"ud rather distribute them, even II iy
aud honest and cheap any ohrr--wf whom Maam W,t-b
- may be found The Company confidently maintains that lis
watches will silc the ping aud upon
that ground Is the general iron
age The public will bear In mind are made
for reputation and with the responsibility perpetual guaranty
constantly Ia view; for however change hands Where,
er aud whenever they found faulty Company bound to
make them cool.
cAUToN-As Watch extensively eouaterfeitei by
foreign Manufacturers Ne have to inform % public that watch
OF our prediction which unaecompaui by csrss,,ts n
g'N""'s- bearing tie nLosr OF wan signed by cur
Treasurer r. D. EoBnINs or by predecessors. APPLETON
TRACY co.
so-1shese Watches fo by Jewellers generally through
out the uni"n ' solicit orders single Watches For the
American watch Company
BORGINS I APPLETON
General Agents, iss Tro dNay New York
The following gentlemen. among many others attest IN. sp
oriiy Of these Watches As time keep.rs.
Dr. , MARION sia~, N1Er1rr,
CIV HANtiN, :. wEtIIs
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"tS O. p MORALS, CECIEsuNsE,
FRANK LEsLIF J. D. ctFyyi a.,
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