, 1859-12-05
THE WATCH QUESTION:
American rs. Foreign Watches.

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THE ONLY ENTIRELY SATISFACTORY PROOF
OF 4 GOOD WATCH -. THAT IT TELLS COR
REcTLY AND WITHOUT INTERRUPTION, THE
TRUE TINE OF DAY AL other liiutoIy. II the
Watch will hot perform eqbaly and With aceus.cy, It Is to
1opuposs whatever that 1t ela5oEte5 finished TINT
ous shsps and patented deces adopel that noyel
esapemeata and lpscniaa tontvanees for compensation
introduced. orthat the whole Is covered By famous
uameand by massive and costly ease. Hundreds Of worth
less Watches are beautifully hassd and some ezqul.
II contzved badly md quickly. great
deal Of work most Often great deal al eourexty and
aw admit that no amount a. polish will advantage
any piece that 10 radically nlafosed ipe1aey fitted. II
II aS1NPL1cITx OF CONSTRUCTION, and such matlr
nauc7l eoeatsa IN t st.e znd sapc Il eyesy part ~
the applc1son Ct machinery to the purpose alone in.ue
that with sufficient nicey Of dalsh Acco~phes tho de-
sired result.
The founders and Of the American Watch Com
psny At Wal.ham determined 70 make TIME-kEEP-
ERS whethestAey nake Eoney not. They do not w.
devalue ornament but h7 feel hatthey ezaro oreryae
TINE. THIS Is T11EAEAS1Su OF THEIR WHILE
ESTABLISHMENT. Thoroughly familiar, by practical
experience with ,he evs inheteht IN foreign Watcte4-
evils which all Watch dea}e1s will bear item out n saying,
readcr nearly worthless for all puoses Of te.kee2lag
gc majority Of fossEp K-tele-they AIM, through The
Substitution Of mechanical sease for the uncertain uie
ent Of the eye aad Imperfect kill Of the tan produce
tic duties ns Watch adanlns With such degree Of ea
Lab asssuceat aud which, through enstlInea<. NIL not
nut ahys the teA ofAns rass In the cunnnnty. And
THAT THEY HAVE DONE THIS. AND ARE Do
ING IT, they esatdelr appeal to the thousand. whose
daily eoung and solngb regulated ly Watttau WAsehea
toeay In eTery Eyste Tie best thtre will bs mpe1
feenns md instances Of failure doubtless 1athe Wal
than naanfAetusc bath zJsse which produces Watches
wa]eh sse IDENTICAL rather than SIMILAR, the pro-
portion Of auch Eaust be seducrd to minimum.
Having achieved this decisive victory victory with
reason for -ho American Watch Company il FIR from
cas ,ppoin:ed a. the frequent znd csupalous npFc
son Heets from m1ny In the importing bsueA&, This OPP
position was to hare been expcctet and the occasion al 1t
VII apparent 10 Any who ennde the extent Of the
importers Trade. and it, highly proanbe character The
Company has to Re dissatisfied witt. the OF
patronage seceires soes ills obliged by the multiplication
Of ofdeE EeT to iacre,se ts force and to work night
well - dsT; but It not content that portion ofshs
community should bn sislei 10 The real tt OF III
Watches. Unfortunately hsse II nsticelu common use
which people generally Little understand Wateh 4nd
rana Matchmaker is bis only reliance for judgment. 20
long. thsseosr impaired Watches ycd reh prott 10
thtimporter the Company expect good deal Of GecyIrs
and dispaasement wise sinking Of the bead md falnt
pE7se.
The Company h E1ztlatd to be abe to say, however,
that there hundreds Ia tie trade whose suprtme interctt
Is tmpo,taon OF IN old stock hand who have
20 na.cnsl auathts n American Watch who Indeed,
ftou p7toc nosres. would rather d.tibpte theu II
theT not twice sound and lones and cheap
othsf-xith whom Wath7 Watches may b. fonrd The
Company confidently alnta,ns thats Watches will abide
The concuhve test Of ttmekeep and upon that ground
It's tontGh rest its claims the general patronage The
p2blc will bear In mind that these Watches made for
reputation and With the responsibility Of perpetual guat
antY constantly In view: for, however they uay change
handt WHEREVER sad whenever they found faulty, tie