Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1859-11-12
AMERICAN WATCHES
MADE BY THE
AMERICAN WATCH COMPANY
AT wALTEIAM, MASS

Attention invited the following .atemen, and the aeeomp.
nSns Letters Of Recommendation Of be,.
ted Watches.
Asoid medal awarded Company BY the
Mechanical Association, ls,s.
gold medal awarded them by IN. lr,.,,.
at New York, In 1857. e
The Company also received the premium. gold medal,
from the FRANKLIN Institute Philadelphia In lsss
These watches have marks, for
during which time time they have a. 10 accunoc n
ra'y and reliability In conceivable manner and
proved themselves be the satisfactory nepee. ever OF
fered o he public. " "
This result has brought about by ,,rie, .pn,le M
ehaniea science to the the Watch from liz YER, n
eepon, rendering It, when finished an
'prcoroH. and necessarily perfect keeper a. is
possible TO make.
The Company have Watches many instances h,
ae'Hdi daily HofiA9 and Ne ,e~sh an. been tb, A.
hare orAftfed ey.dln regularity 10 "a, , u,,;
HoHcer The following certificates gentlemen who hay.
carried their Watches WITH h.m In daily ayoeaon,
therefore, reliable may be expected ,
the American Watch when In ordinary active use:
Letter from Pad Nophy Celebrated CA,.. p,oy.r
nav YoRK, Oct 18Th 1850
Mn. R. L RonBiSs Treas An. Watch Comp.nx.
Drh sh The American watch No 9so presented me by the
New York Chess Club has proved most rabl. and
rate time keePerAmosi for ordinary pur,o,.,
II nearly Ave months into nv po,,.,on al
during that period Its variation from has been bu,
tribe than half . minute The following Ia r..o,, ., To-
performance. Il was set June Sd, correctly:
jui Ss r. a second. seconds: SSs i; S.:, Is .eeona
Aug. !, fast 10 seconds. Oct J. fast ~ .econds
give you permission make th. a. or
may think proper. am. with respect yours truly
PAUL MoRPHY.
BosrOS Sept s.,h, 1852
Ml- n. D. RonnISs Treas Am Watch Co:
SHIT gives great pleasure comply with your re-
quest for report Performance watch which
you December ID 1883 tina, day and
It's variation from true time the February 1850 when
run down. ten that time 10 the pr
sent has with nearly perfect steadne. having during
mot
commonly rough Usage can your In IN.
highest terms. Yours truly, JAMES II. CLAPP
....t FIRM OF capp. Fuller Browne, Banter. Boston
Tie ouo"i"g Is from M Porter "a, eitsnorn Marine Caco
nometer and Watch Mailer
. Bosros Sept 2s 1852
Ms n. X RornIxs. Treas Am watch Co.:
DEAR sR-I have sold during year considerable
number OF watches OF the waham manufacture happy
that all Of them without exception. fulfilled my guar
an'y, and have given saisfsetiOn to the purchasers
GEORGE L. PORTER
WILTON Blrn. sOlih caroilns Oct 9o,h 1859.
r. Y. Rossrss ESQ:
Dsih Sta The three your manufacture which
chased TO be used ON plantation, have the
correct timekeepers have gave
my head carpenter and head EACH Of them and
since they have respective everything on
the plantation has moved like work. eon,queno. Of the
accuracy ami regularity with which these watches per-
'o'"' Truly yours LEWIS NORRIS.
BosrOs Aug 2Oth. 1889.
r. RonnrSs Treas. Am Watch Co;
DrAs sn:The wsham which som, Z, +, month.
since, has given entire satisfaction. It's been fully equal
TO that Of a" Frodshau." which owned year
Truly yours, ALBERT MErCALY
-s es Franklin street
Boot Room, 200 NaiIe-rv STRAIT
Nav YohK, Oct. 9Th, 1859.
r = Ronprss, Treas. Am. Watch Co.:
DH Il take great pleasure In being certify that for
he last sir months have carried watch from
oihe American Watch Company and given perfec,
.cuon ume keeper Judging from the hsv,
hesitate predict that the day no, far dAn, watehe,
made In the United States will supcreede all Others.
JAMES rLoy, u. D.
BosroS, Aug 9th, 1852
x. y. RoUbrss, Treas. An w.ich Co:
pr'H Sta IL take pleasure In stating the American watch
have Of your manufacture performs entire satisfaction,
running regularly nj the % thirty month
Capt. GoRIIAM II. BAssErT
n X RohRiSs, Treas Am. Watch Co.
DyiE s;The watch bouEh, youone Of your adjusted
ohro hal movcrnents-runs 20 entire satisfaction For the
past three months has varied one minute and
nov running At tina, rate has the hsrde every
way In point Of loeomotiOn. Yours, truly
G. c. sHEAyE
Nav n,'SS, Conn., sept 9Ith
Drs sm:-Yours Of The qsd va, duly received In reply
would say that the American watch No eos has proved
OF The best ws'che, for railway purpo,e,
The American watch, In my opinion b far better than any
watch have used for the last fourteen years railroads
iremain respectfully yours, g. A. FULLER,
Conductor New Haven Hartford and Springfield n. r.
Hs-rcyvrLs, Aug Goth, isso.
r " RosnrSs, Trss. An. Watch Co.
DrM hR-Te American watch that purchased Of you
ysarsoee, With Variation. being slight
that have not found necessary set for months
Yours truly. wM n SPAR.
cAUr1ov.-As !. nov extensively eoun,er,ed hy
foreign manufacturer vehave Inform public watch
Is Of production witch unaeeOppsned by c,fcate u
0>sgiaeH, bearing The number Of ewsh snd signed by
N. W ourp