, 1859-11-07
THE WATCH QUESTION:
Amer lean IS. Foreign Watches.


THE ONLY ENTIRELY SATISFACTORY fKooF
OF 4 GOOD WATCH Is. THAT 1T TELLS toI.-
EEcTLY AND WITHOUT INTERRUPTION, THE
TNCE TINE OF DAY. Anotler Eu.ery. II tic
Watch Will 10: perform rqaar apd wh accuracy II Is to
AZ purpose kat. tat I: i. clauatey t!se! taat
raus shapes md patented isslca aaopc that nuse
esespencts and iutentus coas1srauces for compensation
a1cattodueed, orthat the who.e Is covcsed ty faua
and by massive ant costly Hundreds Of ~oft
lee> Watches beautifully bo.he and exqui!lc
y enut,ysd to baly and wear out quickly great
DIAL Of wusk most often grat dvas nf conrle1ty ld
al Twill admit thai amount o. 1nsh VII: advanta
any rccc th~t radically uafase "r nczac]y lifted 1t
ssSlMrL1CITi OF CONSTRUCTION. and sueh ma.he
lcal correctness in the ze aud starc x evcry part
the application Ct .eh1ey The purpose aloac nsutcs
that, with sufficient neety uf fuis accoupEshes the de-
e!scd result
The founders and claaazc1 Of the american Nach Com
panv at Wa1tam u.c determined to MAKE T1ME-kEEf-
ELS whethefthcy make Honey or nVt- They do not ua
det.auc ornament but they feel esc-yaue
TIME. THIS Is THE MEANING uF THEIR WHOLE
ESTABLISHMENT. Thoroughly faull'l1, BY practical
experience with The evils Inherent IN fprugn Waiehc
evs wb.c. al Watch dealers w1 beas them out il ssyne
render nearly worthless for I'll purposes Of .nescep!ng
large majority Of fo:cu W.tchcs-1hey aE,. through the
Substitution Of mechanical science for TIC uncertain judy
et Of the eye aud imperfect skill Of tic hand to prdaee
Al article that shall not oniy lok like wa.ch but Perform
the dut!cs Of Watch, aorin< it with such degree nf tn
!sh asssutclcut, and which. through cosncss w, not
put above the reaeh ofany eaas IN The community ad
THAT THEY HAVE DONE THIS. AND AXE Do
INF IT. they confidently appeal 10 .he thousands who.c
daily coming and go!nE regulated hy Wa'tAau Watches
SIR. In erery sJstcm the best th1Fe Will Le Per
fectians lrstances Of failure doubtless nhc Val
tkaa Manufacture autin >yste which prcduees Watches
which arr IDENTICAL rather than SIMILAR, tue pro-
portion Of such must l'e reduced TO minimum.
ssson for 1.-THE American Witch Company Is far from
:ias s appointed Al shc frequent aud cpps
uoa from mans In the importing Business. This or
position TO have .ecn expected Az! the occasion OF
vi be apparent to anr Who considers tit eA;eEt tf The
trade. aad it, I1shly profitable eharsctcr The
Cennv LIS tc Dissatisfied with tie amount Of
patronage receives .ilce Ills ob.r by the multiplication
of orcr a:Ecy to Increase It's fose, and 10 work l5 light
- well Jay but Is Tot content tlat any portion OF the
community should be nsed TO The resi- E:.it OF sts
Watches. Unfortunately 1here article In
which people generally little understand Watch and
mans wstchaakeE IL his onfy trance for judgment. 50
long tte-ec, Imported Watches 5!eid rich prott
,heimpot+, thr Company expect eocd deal If tec!EE
and tpasasement wise shaking Of the hssd and faint
praise.
The Couaaay Is gra.Iae. to he a,le to SAT, hoxercr
that there hundreds In The trade whose nteEr
I. not importation, in old stock hand who lave
no rational American Watch whc, Indeed.
ston patriotic motives, would tahef distribute lien. II
skcy twice sound and houcs and cheap any
r:he.-vth whom Hatham Watches may he Eoucd. TIE
Company confidently aantan. that s Watches wl abide
cconeu..re test Of t2nekeep ns. ard That ground
Its Gains 10 tie eersr.s pa:tcuaxe The
public will lss In SnIEd thAt tesc Watches ale for
reputation, AID with the responsibility Of perpetual Eua7
aasy constantly IN REV: 1us. however they may change
l.ts Ehscver and whenever they found faulty. tie
| Comnauy il bound TO asketaeni SpoI