Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1860-03-27

THE WATCH QUESTION.
AMERICAN VS.. FOREIGN WATCHES

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TTIHE ONLY ENTIRELY SATISFACTORY PROOF OF A
Il GOOD WATCH Is, TliAT 1T TELLS CORRECTLY.
AND WITHOUT INTERRUPTION, TIE TRUE TIN OF
DAY. All other tests arc illusory. IT the Watch will
not perform equally and With accuracy, II Is to no purpose
Shatryer that il IS deliberately finished, that curious shupes
aud patented de Ice, are adopted, THAT novel escapemeu;,
aud Ingenious rou,riYances for compensation are lntru-
Iucrd, OF that the whole Is covered by n famous maine and
bY Il massive and costly case. Hundreds OF worthless
Waichr. ur beautifully finished, and seine are ~exquishr!y
c0ntriv-d 10 run badly and wesr on. quickly. A great
deal Of work l.. mos, often q great deal OF cuinplexl'y, and
al will admit that no amount OF mere polisi: Will advantage
any piece that Is radically uniformed pr inexactly fitted.
1, is SIMPLICITY OF CONSTRUCTION, and such mathe-
NAUTICAL correctness in the size aud Shape OF every part Ms
the application OF machinery TO the purpose alone insurrs,
that, with sufficient nicely Of arish, accomplished The de-
sired result.
Tn. founder. AID manager. Of the American Watch Com.
paDy Of waIlhRm are detrrr1iprd 10 make TiMEkEEPEiS,
whether they MAKE money or not. They do not underyalue
ornament, bit they feel that they cannot uvrrvaiue TINE.
MEST. Thoroughly familiar, by practical cxi erience, with
the evils inherent IN foreign Walclies,-er!it which I'll
Watci-deu!ers will bear 'hsni out IN saying, render nearly
worthless, for nil purposes o! I NE 'keepins d large majority
OF foreign Watches, they ain, through the substitution OF
mechanical science, for the uncertain judgment OF the eye
md Imperfect sill uf the hsnd, 10 produce an article that
shall not ouly look like a Watch, but perform the duty OF 4
Watch. adjoining il with such n degree Of finish as Is sufi.
cient, and which, through costumes, will no, put II above
TilEI HAVE U y THIS, y ARE DUNG n. they con.
fdently appeal to the thousands whose daily coming aud
going is regulated 10y walihsn Watches, to ray. In every
system. even the best, there will be imperfrction, and liz
stances Of failure doubtless occur In II. wsl.han taanc'ac
ture, but In a system which produces Watches which are
IDENTICAL, rather than SIMILAR, the proportion ofauch
must he reduced 10 n minimum.
Having achieved this decisive v~iclo7y,-a victory with d
reason for 1.-THE American Watch Company is far from
hring disappointed at the frequent and unscr" pulnus urro-
sition 1t meet, from many In the importing business. This
opposition vas TO have been expected, AMI the occasion OF
IL viii be apparent to lny Que 1ho consider s The extent OF the
importers trade and his highly profitable character. The
Company has no reason to ne dissat lsard with the smount
Of patronage It receives, since Il is obliged, by the multi
plicatIon OF orders, largely TO increase Us force, and to
work b. night ss we'll as day hut II Is not c0uten; that any
portion OF ,le community should be lils!e'i as 10 me real
comuon use which people genera ~ SO little understand un
+ Watch, and Il mtu's @u;chlnaker Is hi, unly reliance tor
judgment. So long. therefore, as Imported " htches Hirldh
rich profit 10 the importer, the Company expects = good
deal Of ~decrying aud disparag=menI, wise shaking Of the
head and faint praise.
The Company is graiiGed 70 be able to say, however, tina.
there are hundreds in the trade wh"ie supreme interest Is
not In Importation, or in HI old stock on hand, who have no
national antipatiies 10 An American watch: who. Indeed,
from patriotic motives, would rather distribute. them, even
II they were not tIcce aS sound and honest, and cheap at
any o;ner-vl,h whom Waltham Watches may he iound."
The Company confidently maintains that its Watches will
abide the conclusive test Of housekeeping, and upon that
ground |. Is content 10 rest i:s claims'to the general patron
age. The public win bear In mind that there Watches are
nad. for reputation. and with the responsibility OF rerpr,u.
al guaranty constantly in view; for, however they may
change hauds, wherever and whenever they are found
faulty, the Company Is bound 10 make them good.
cAuTIuN.-As our Watch is how extensively counter.
fei,ed By foreign manufacturers, We haTr.to inform the
conpanied by a certificate Of getuinener, bearing the
number Of the Watch, and signed by our treasurer, II. Z.
ROBBINS, or by our predecessors, APPLETOS, FKACi &
co.
~ As these Watches are for sale By Jewellers generally
Throughout, the UniuD, We do not solicit orders for single
Watches. For the american Watch Company,
ROBBINS l. APPLETON,
General Agents, lSg Broadway, New York.
The following gentlemen, among many others, attei! the
superiority of thsse Watches as time keepers:
Or. ). HAAios sINs, PAcL aoHrHY,
nos. HORACE GREELEI, y. p. WILLIS,
CYRUS ". FIELD, }. II. wAHoNELL,
ADAM ". SPIES, EEr. pk. cSHr,
WILLIAM II. cAkY, kLIsHa EQBpiS5,
GES. C. P. MORRIS, JANIS cRcIHsHASK,
FRANK LESLIE, J. T. cLhrkLAfp,
PkoF. Nv, 4. PHELPs, In. ABEL STLSESs,
HON y, p, BANKS, nuS. :. 5. RAINFALL,
JAS. ". siMoSIoS, HON. D. I. rIENASS,
DIX. JAMES u. MOVES, ABRAM $. HEWITT,
Krr. JAMEs FLoY, PETER COOPER.
HuS r. }. 0TTARsoS, WILSON o. ucST,
BON. }. ". prLRtEr, HOS. II. n VAN DICE,
PROF. 4. e. noe, HUS. FRANZ TCfu!LL-
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