The Evansville daily journal., 1860-11-16
AMERICAN WATCHES.
MADE BY THE
AMERICAN WATCH COMP'NY
Az ~ ALTHAM. MASS.

Attention is invited to the following statement
aud The accompanying letters OF recommendation
and testimonials, in favor of these celebrated
Wat'hes.
a God Medal awarded this Company 10y the
American Institute at New York in 1857.
Ghc Company also received the first premium
gold medal-from the Franklin Institute, Phila-
drlpha, in 1853.
These Watches have been in market tor nearly
years, during which time they have been tested
To accuracy, durability, aud reliability in every
conceivable manner, aud have proved themselves to
be the most satisfactory time pieces even offered to
the public
This result hns leen brought about by a strict
application of mechanical science to the construc-
tion Of the Watch from its very inception, render
ng it when finished, mathematically correct in all
its proportions, and necessarily perfect a time
piece it is possible 10 make.
The Company have tested their Watches i'll
many Instances, by actual daily netting, aud the
rsnlt Of this test has been that thsy have exhibit
Il rate equal in regularity to the best marine
hronometer.
From tie Proi.is Farmer, oct 1860.
AMFiICAN WATCHEs-Nearly a year ago, weSre-
ceived from Messrs Robbins & Appleton, General
Agents of the American Watch Company, and
pa5 jog a good looking Watch, warranted, ;" with
request thai tikn tTAl we snOuu
whar thought of it, editorially 1t has been
our constant companion nearly year. We have
fault to find with the way it has licked the time.
T do not 'caa better time than this has prov
ed thus far. Once regulated (and regulated it
ourseif1 it has scarcely varied a half minute
month from transit time" Added to its quality
good time keeper, it is honestly and substan-
italy made. Were We going to purchase, we should
prefer American Watch.
OFFIcE OF rHk TRIBUNE
NEw YORK, Oct. 9th, 1859. J
american Watch Company,
GTSrLEMES Having carried one Of your Watch
for eighteen months. say confidently that
they will d. and may be bought with the assurance
that they will keep time. l beliavs the Watches
unsurpassed. HoRAcE GREELEY.
New YoRk, Aug. 2, 1860.
GFSTLEsIEN In reply TO yours of 25th ulto., we
take pleasure in stating that the American Watch
now in use upon our railroad. has varied only six
second - in "A little over six weeks.
). W. & W. A. ToRREY,
Contractors on the Rar. & Del. Bay R. R.
To MEssRs ROBBINS & APPLETON
BosTON, Sept. 9th, 1859
Mr.. r. f. ROBBINS, Treasurer America" Watch o.,
DEAR SIR 1t gives me great pleasure to comply
with yOur request for a report of the performance
of the American Watch purchased of you Dec. 2,
tru, time to the 10th of February, 1882 when let
it run down, ten seconds fast. From that time
to the present it has with nearly perfect stead
iness having during the eight months remained
at from seven to nine seconds fast, and this with
uncommonly rough usage 1 can recommend your
manufacture in the highest terms.
Yours, JAMES II. CLAPP,
Firm Of Clapp, Fuller & Brown, Bankers, Boston.
CAurIoN.-As our 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, r. L. Robbins, by
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, NY
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