Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-12-21
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AMERICAN WATCH COMPANY,

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TTENTtnNi is invited To tho follow Ing statement mud Tho
= y accompany Ing lelierso of Recommendation and testimonials
Of these celebrated Watches.
\ gold medal was awarded the Ccmrany by the Masnaelu.
s,tis Mechanical Association, Isha,
\ gold medal was also awarded them b, The American ln-ti.
tntc nt New Yora, In 1851.
The Company nso received the first prcmium- n pnlJ media
from the Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, In fsas.
These watches have now been In the market for ncarl, Ten
years, during whi,h time the, have been tested M To acca,uey,
""'""iffty, and '~'ii'}Hhg. in ever, conceivable manner, and
have proved themselves to be tho most sat-rlclo, time. pieces
ever offered Ia the public.
This result has been brought about by n STRIFE, application u
mechanical scicnc" 10 tho construction Of tho Witch frm ia
very inception, rendering II, whom finished, matte,naTcaHy
'nfF'cf 4" "P us t'"f"rfio"S, and, necessarily, ns perfect u
tinc-kccpcr As II is possible to make.
IA" Company have tested their Watches, in many instances,
by frt"ai fdHy H1finN and ta result ~ nis test has bean
mt theg hare trhibjtsi a rate eynui in regniarify 10 TIE best
Marine th,oapm,f,. The following certificate are from gen
ileihrh VIII" hive carried heir Wuichrs wuh them In their daily
as"cntions, md are, ihcr, fore, reliable indications of whit mn,
he expected from the American Watch when In ordinary active
use:
letter from Taui un4hN he ceiesyatef tHc.s y4,vty.
NEW i"Rk, Oct, 18th, 1859.
Mn. Il. +. IonnrNs, Treas Am. Watch Company:
ifAh siR:-Thc American watch, No. p1in, presented me by
the New York Che - Club, las proved To he a most reliable mud
accurate tim" kc'rer-ainosi unnecessarily 81 rr ordinnr, pur.
poses tbs now netriy five months since 1t cnnc into m, pos.
session., and during lint l"rio'l ita variation from standard time
ims been bul II 'r'hr more than hnlf n minute. The follow ing Ia
areco'i Of lis performance. 1t was set June III, correctly,
'nhe 10 iast =, seconds. Aug. IL, fast l. seconds.
'uS y Sept. |, " ~
" II, 40 IA . ~
Aug. |, 40 " Oct, " N,
give, you permission to make such use Of this statement M
you ma! think proper. am, viii, respect, yours truly,
PAUL MoispIly.
RosroS, sept 18th, 1859.
Nh. i. T.. EonBlNs. Treas. Am. Watch Co.;
bean SIR:-li gives me great pleasure to romp,, will, Your
request for n report of the performance Of the American walel,
which purchased OF You Dec. I'd, ls5s. II wns sci ON that day,
aud its variation from the true time to the 10Th Of February, is,0,
when ! let 1t run down, was ten seconds fast. From that time
to the present, 1t has run with nearly perfect scndlnc IS, having,
dnri1is the eight months, varied not more than two seconds, nmI
This With uneommouly rough usage. 1 can commend your man
uiacture In the highest terms.
Yours, truly JAMES IT, CIAPp
Firm Of 'farp, Fuller h Brow No, Bankers, Boston.
The JoHooino Ia Tram NJ. Porter, he wcUknopn Marine
tdrono"efer and Matchmaker;
Iiosr"N, Sept 2Sth, 1850.
Mn. Il. +. RonnIss. Treas. Am. Watch Go
DEAR siR:-I have sold during the Inst year u considerable
number OF watches oil the Wal'ham Manufacture, and mn Imp
ny 10 say that all Of them, without exception, hive fulfilled INV
guaranty, and have given satisfaction 10 the purchasers.
GEORGE i. PORTER.
WILTON Blurr, South Carolina, Oct. Goth, 1859.
II. 4. RoBBiss, Esq:
DEAR sm:-Thc three watches Of your manufacture which
purchased to be used on my plantation, have proved to be- the
most correct time kccrers have ever known. gave my hcad
servant, my head carpenter, and my head engineer each, one oi
them; and since they have been In their respective possession
everything on the plantation has moved like clock work, In con-
sequence Of the extreme accuracy and regularity with which
these watches perform.
Truly yours, LEWIS NORRIS.
BosroS, Aug. Goth, 1879.
Il. L. EoBnISs, Treas Am. Watch Co:
DEAR SIN The "Walthan," which purchased some six
months since, has given entire satisfaction. I- lime has been
fully equal To that of n Z" Frodsham, which owned more than
nycar. Truly yours,
ALBERT METcALF, G5 Franklin street.
Book Room, 200 Mu6oyry street.
NEW YoRK, Oct. 9Th, 1850.
l.. L. ROBBINS, Treas. Am. Watch Co.:
DEAR ri take great pleasure in being able TO certify TIM
for the last six months have carried n watch from the MANN
factory Of the American W ltch Company, and that II has given
perfect satisfaction as n time-kecpcr. Judging from The one
have, do not hesitate to predict that the day is not far distant
when watches made In the United States will supcrcedc all
others JAMES FLOY, ID. d.
BosroN, Aug. 9th, 1850.
Il. Z. RoBBISs, Treas Am. Watch Co:
DEAR SIR II take pleasure in stating that the American
watch have Of your manufacture, performs to my entire salts
faction, running regularly At the rate of thirty seconds fast per
month. Carr. GoRIIAM II. BAssETT.
r. I. Robbins, Treas. Am. Watch Co.:
DEAR SIR The watch | bought Of you-onc of your adjust
ed Chro. Bal. movements-runs to my entire satisfaction. Foi
the past three months II has not varied more than one minute.
and is now running at that rate. II has seen the hardest ser-
vice in every way in point Of locomoiion.
Yours truly, {. G. SIEAFE.
New HAVEN, Conn, Sept 9Th.
It. L. ROBBINS, ESQ.,:
DEAR sm:-Yours of the Dad was duly received. In rcsly
would say, that the American watch, No. 6939, has proved itself
one of the best watches for railway purposeA
The American watch, In my opinion, Ii far better than any
watch have used for the last fourteen years on railroads.
Ircmain, respectfully yours, q. A. FULLER,
Conductor New Haven, Hartford d Springfield II. r.
NEwTosvLLE, Aug. goth, 1859.
X. L. ROBBINS, Treas. Am. Witch Co.:
OAR sR:-Thc American watch that I purchased Of You
about n year since, runs with great exactncss: its variations be.
ing so slight that l have not found II necessary TO net It for sew
eral months. Yours truly, WIN. b, SPEAR
C~AUTION.-As our Watch Is now extensively countcrfeitcd
by foreign manufacturers, we have to inform the public that no
Watch Is Of our production which is unaccompanied by a GER
Vacate Of 0snufnenesa, bearing the number OF the Watch, ard
signed by our Treasurer, R. L. ROBBINS, or by our predeccs-
sors, APPLETON, TRACY q CO.
TT As these Watches are for sale by Jewellers generally
throughout the Union, We dosordcrs for not solicit single
Watches. For the American Watch Company,
ROBBINS 81 APPLETON,
General Agents, 1872 Broadway, New York.
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