Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1859-10-18
THE WATCH QUESTION.
AMERICAN VS.. FOREIGN WATCHES.
A CA RID

THE ONLY ENTIRELY SATISFACTORY PRooy OF A ooop
wArcH Is. THAT 1T rELLs CORRECTLY. AND WITHOUT
INTERRUPTION, THE TRUE TIME DAYAn o,h. tests arc
nso the wateh gill perform equally and with aeeura
ey s purpose whaever a slabUr.,sly finished that
curious shapes devices adopted that novel
eaPeens and ingenous eontrysnees fr
trodueed by fanon. ram. and by
massive and costly Hundred. worthless watches ar.
beautifully finished exqasly to run bad
ly and quickly work /, mos, or-n
deal Of eompSy, al. no amount Of mere
polish will advantage piece that radically
exactly htisd. 1t SIMPLICITY oF CONSTRUCTION and such
mathematical In the sire shape every part a.
the application of machinery the purpose nsu~s that,
with sufficient niesv Of nnih. aeeomphss desired result
The founders and Of IN, watch Copany Of
walham determined make TIMEKgEPEEs whether they
make money or not They do not uhdvaue ornament they
feel that they TINE IL TUE MEANING
OF THEIR WHOLE EsTABiLsHNEST Thoroughly familiar Inv
Praefiea experience nheeni IN foreign
evils Which all watch viii hear cut Ia saving reader
nearly worthless for all purpose keeping large majority
OF foreign WAehethev sn through Of me-
for the uncertain Judgment eye
perfect SKIN Of the hand produce article that .ai not onIv
look like Watch, but perform the duty q Watch adorng
with such degree OF hnish sufficient which through cos
'ne' will not put above the reach Of the commu
nifty. AND THAT THEY HAVE DONE THIS AND ARR M
ING 1T they confidently appeal thousand. whose daily com
ing and going regulated wAAm Watches. to say In every
system the best There viii be inpeon and Instances OF
failure doubtless occur In the wAltham Ia
which produces which are IDENTICAL rather than
SIMILAR, the proportion Of such reduced to minimum
Having achieved this decisive vetorya victory with reason
! - sNunOIu
ed a the frequent and unserpuou- opposition meets from many
In the importing business. This opposition have been *
peeed and the occasion apparent TO any one who CON
ders the extent ofhe huorer' trade highly profitable
character The Company dissatisfied with the
amount Of patronage receives since Obliged BY the mu
peaton OF ORDERS Largely to increase Its force work by
hgh as well as day but Is no, content that any portion
community should be med as To the real w.ehes
Unfortunately there article which people zen
orally so little understAnd watch man. matchmaker Is
his only reliance for judgment long, therefore, imported
Nialla Ffr "a A
head faint praise.
The Company graihed be able say however that cr
are hundreds In the trade whose supreme not por
tation hand who ay. no D,i,,
ies to an American wach indeed pAroc motives
would rather distribute them II they rcs as sound
and honest and cheap watam watch
Is may be found The Company confidently that its
Watches will abide the keeping aud uuon
thai ground content to rest Its claims general patron
The public will hear mind watches are mad.
for reputation and with the responsibility Perpetual guaranty
constantly In view for however they change hands Wherev
er and whenever they found faulty, the Company boundio
make them good
cAUrIos-As Watch extensively eounierEiei nv
foreign manufacturers have inform public Watch
Of production which unaceoupaued by csrfSrrt, o,
g'anee. bearing the number the Watch signed By our
Treasurer, ROBBINS or by our preieceor. APpI yroS
TRACY CO.
SAshe.e wAteh,, for .aieby Jevelr, generally through
out the Unlon do solicit single Watches For the
American Watch Company.
pOBBINS A APPLETON
General Agents lS2 Bro .dwAy, New York |
The following gentlemen other superi
ority Of ihese Watches n time krrp+rs
nH J. NAHioS SINS NoEruy
Gov HANLiS, xr. WILLS
cYRrs W. TiEIp ~ wArpwttt
ADAM " sFEs, CtNF,
WILLIAM n. CARY, HfSu, E0nrSs
GAY G. p NORRIS, JANES CRuIEsuANE,
FRANK LEtiF, -. ctEyu,Sp,
~ hssRy, AEJl--.sSssr.,
IS. sgNoSroS, '. ItrIANN,
BE- SoTEs ABKAx HEWITT
REv, noT, FrrFR cooFFR,
D. } OrTAEsoS, wIIs1S G. HUNT,
J. ~. BUtELET, HoN. HYcE,
A. EnE, HON, TrTuII.