The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-11-08
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AMERT~'
IAN WATCHES,
MADE By TIE
AMERICAN WATCH Comply,
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Attention is invited TO the following statement
aud the accompanying letters of recommendation
and testimonials, ia favor Of these celebrated
Watches.
A Cold Medal ~ as awarded this Company Icy the
American Institute 81 New 1ork in 1857.
The Company also received the fast premium-a
gold nsdsI--irom the franklin Institute. Plhla-
delphis, in 1853.
These Watches have been ia market Tor nearly
ten years. during which time they have been tested
as TO accuracy, durability, and reliability in every
conceivable manner, ami have proved themselves to
be rhe satisfactory time pieces eyel offered {"
the public. TAXI f..
This result has teen brought about 10y strict
application of mechanical science to the construc-
tlon Of the Watch from its very inception, render
ing IL when finished math ematicAlly correct in all
its proportions, and necessarily perfect time
piecs as 1t is possible 20 make
The Company have tested their Watches III
many instances by actual daily noting, and the
result of this has been that they have exhibit
ed rate equal in regularity 10 the lest mariue
chronometer.
From ne Prairie Farmer oct 1850.
AMERIcAN wATCHEs.-NearIy year ago, we re
ceiged from Messrs. Robbins & Appleton, General
Agents Of the American Watch Company, and
pdtd yOT u BoOu AOOhluB W dLCu5 wa AahNVNb wan
the request that after thoro ugh trial should say
yhar We thought Of Il, editoriaIIy. II has been
our constant GO mpanion- nearly year. We have
no fault to find with the way has licked the time.
We do aotica,a a better Gae-pir5e than this has prov
ed thus far. Once regulated land regulated it
ourselfj it has scarcely varied a half minute "a
month from % transit time" Added to its qunit y
a good time kseper, it is honestly and substau-
italy made. We're we going 10 purchase, We shOni'l
prefer an American Watch.
OFFICE OF TIE TRIBUNE.
New YORK, Oct. 9th, 1859
american Watch Company,
GENTLEMEN Having carried one Of your Watch
es for eighteen months, say confidently that
they will do, and may be bought with the assurance
that they will keep time. l believe the Watches
unsurpassed. '-. HORACE GRrRLEY.
e NEW YoRK, Aug 2, 1860.
GENrLENEa In reply 10 yours of 25th tito, we
take pleasure in stating that the American Watch
now in use upon our railroad, has varied only six
second :, in n little over six weeks.
a w. & Wa. ToRREY
Contractors on the Rar. & Del. Bay R. r.
TO MrssRs. RonBrNs { APPLETON
BosToN, Sept. 9th, 1859.
MIR. Il. f. ROBBINS, Treasurer Americaa Watch c.,
DEAR SIR It gives NE great pleasure to comply
with your request for report of the performance
of the American Watch purchased of you Dec. ,,
1883. 1t was that day, and its variation from
trtls time to the 18th of February 1852 when let
it down, ten seconds fast. From that time
to the present it with nearly perfect stead
mess, having during the eight months remained
at from seven to nine seconds fast, and this with
uncommouly rough usage. / can re commend your
manufacture in the highest terms .... ...-
Yours, JAMEs Ii. CLAPP,
Firm Of Clapp, Fuller d Brown, Bankers, Boston.
CAUIloN.-As our Watch is extensively
-counterfeited by foreign manufacturers, have to
inform the public that Watch is Of our produc-
ton which is unaccomrsuied by a certificate ct
gennineness. bearing the number of the watch,
aud sigued by COR Treasurer, r. f. Robbins by
cur predecessors, Appleton, Tracy & Co.
As these watches are for sale by jewellers gener-
ally throughout ste Union, thu American Watch
CempsuY du not solicit orders for single watches
ROBBINS 4 APPLETON,
Wholesale Agents, No. fs2 Broadway, NY
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