The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-11-14
AMERICAN WATCHES.
MADE BY THE
AMERICAN WATCH COMP'NY

Attention is invited to the following stateme MT
aud the accompanying letters of recommendation
and testimonials, in favor of these celebrated
Watches.
Gold Medal was awarded this Company by the
American Institute at New York in 1857
The Company also received the first premium IA
gold me'ial-from the Franklin Institute, Phila.
depha. in 1858.
These Watches have been in market tor nearIy
ten years. during which they have b. sn tested
to accuracy, durability aud reliability IN evory
conceivable manner, and have proved themselves to
be the most satisfactory time pieces even offered to
the public
This result has been brought about by = strict
application Of mechanical science to the coustruc-
ton of the Watch from it's very inception, render
NIX it when flushed, mathenaticalIy correct in ali
its proportions, and necessarily perfect time
pis'e as it is possible 10 make.
The Company have tested their Watches in
many Instances, by actual daily acting, and the
ezult vi this test has been that they have exhibit
ii rate equal in regularity to the best marine
hTonomster.
From The Prairie Farmer, oct 1860.
AMERICAN WATCHEs.-Nearly year ago, We re-
eeiVed from Messrs. Robbins & Appleton, General
Agents Of the American Watch Company, and
paid for good looking Watch, warranted, :" with
whar thought of 1t, editorAlly. 1t has been
our constant companion nearly year. We have
fault to find with the way it has toksd the time
Ne do not a7aat better tme-piec- than this has prov
ed thus far. Once regulated land we regulated 1t
oursef) IL has scarcely varied q half minute a
month from g transit time" Added to its quality
as good time keeper, 1t is honestly and substan-
TALLY made We're We going to purchase, we should
prefer American Watch.
OFFICE OF FHE TRIBUNE
New YORK, Oct. 27th, 1853.
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. 1 believe the Watches
unsurpassed HoRAcE GREELEY.
NEW YoRK, Aug. 2, 1860.
GENTLENEE In reply to yours of 26th ulto., we
take pleasure in stating that the American Watch
now in use upon our railroad. has varied only six
second 5, in little six weeks
s.W. w. A. ToRREY,
Contractors on the Rar 4 Del. Bay r.
To MEssRs. ROBBINS & APPLETON
Boston, Sept. 27th 1859.
Mr. X. K. ROBBINS, Treasurer american Watch o.,
DEAR SIR:-It gives me great pleasure to comply
with yOnr request for report OF the performance
of the American TNtch pu. chased of you Dec 2,
time to the 18th of February 1889, when let
it run down. ten seconds fast. From that time
to the present it has with nearly perfect stead
fness, having during the eight months remained
at from seven 10 nine seconds fast, and this with
uncommonly rough usage. can recommend your
manufacture in the highest terms.
Yours, JAMES III. CLAPP,
Firm Of Clapp, Fuller Brown, bankers, Bostoa.
CAUrIoN.-As Watch is now extensively
counterfeited by foreign manufacturers we have to
inform the public that no Watch is of our produc-
tion which is unaccompanied by certificate of
genuineness, bearing the number of the watch,
and signed by our Treasurer, p. E. Robbins. or by
our predecessors, Appleton, Tracy Co.
AS these watches for sale by jewellers gener-
ally throughout the Union, the American Watch
Company do not solicit orders for single watches.
ROBBINS & APPLETON,
Wholesale Agents, No 1872 Broadway, Y.
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