Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-09-19
Am erican Watches
MADE BY THE
american Watch Company.
OF WALTHAM, MASS.
TO the Public.

Attention is invited to the iollowiBs state
ment offacts in reg AID 10 these Watches an,
some considerations why they >hOuld be pre.
lerred TO those of foreign manufactures.
Their sale has been Constantly on the increas
ever since the business was CONNIE iced: thu,
proving that they hare gr0pr into popular IA.
vsr through Their Intrinsic merits. As an eyi.
dence OF me extent TO which they have recteyed
the endorsement of the public. we NAV state
that upwards of Thirty ThOusaud Of them ar,
now in Dolly use in the United STATES cIv,r.
perfect satisiaCtiOs TO their Swncrs.
This result has been Ell cted in the teeth of tho
most determined aud violent opposition from III
gre.ter pert of those in the Waich IMPORTING
Trade the q &c cities, who have s ,stennalicYi
lie nsed a the influence with their customers
n discourage their dealing in an article whict
threatened. by Its superiority. TO displace the
foreign watch TO very large extent. MANY OF
the Jewellers and WatchmakeTs OF tue interior
= tarse proportion of them foreigners. secondr,
the Efforts Ofthc Watch Importers. being n .rsua
ded by their cOunsels, and misle5d by contrac.
lei and imperfect view Oftheir own Interests. n,
tie fear Of loss on their stock of imported watcl
"a an the appr hcnsiOB that their profits miont
h, al ainis Ell through comp titiOn in a We'll
krown domestic article, with other groundless
mr. indicas rising from superficial inou re- int N
The lsubiect. Notwithstanding this. howeyer.
the watcnes have steadily gained in the cstin,as
ton of the people, the retailers have boon con-
strained 70 koep ithem 10 supply tho demand, and
bv degrees, we are happy 10 add, their prelude
&c. ,ud al rms are being disspated
Our peculiar system of making the dICerept
narts ofeach watcn the exact counterpart of cy-
cry other watch Of iis same series, leads 20 .
uniforraity In quality which can never be AT.
taiued BY the foreign process. II one OF our
watches IL good all are good; whereas each for
eign watch Is only probability By itself, depen-
din uDon the SKIN and hde ity OF the yaTtiri n
workm n who may happen to DO employed upon
H. In addition To thGsc primary cOndtiu ms of
srcceess, every watch issued by the COmpau,
Is made o. the most eaaiee ana enduring mater
ials carefully huisred By TIE varieus processes
TO wl 1 "a they are subjected, and then put 10.
geth,r, inspected and severely tested by the besi
v orkmen in the fact .ry. Such has been no care
with which these various duties have been per-
formed, tn out OF the large number OF atches
sold, not moro han dozen or two have been
returned to the Company Tor exchange, from any
cause whatever.
is good for something, aud by parties that can be
readil, reached. Foreign watches, OF the mosi
inferior description are often fully guaranteed
BY their MAX ere, whom u l. ini os sbic to cali to
account under any creu instance.
American Wstthes Cumo 10 the consumer IN.
burHenod by the various expenses and profit
incident to Impor alton the total OF " hich, u
cludine custom house duties. more ihan doUb :
the prime cost ofthe watch fore II gets To Ia,
pocket OF the ultimate owner. This consider
alton o. itself should decide tho question in oui
favor.
forei On watches Is so much saved 10 tho eounir,
so much encouragement 20 home Industry. Gpd
20 mreh added to the public :wealih; We Dc
II
watches are not better for the money, than the
foreign.
To onclude-ws claim thatour watches ar,
| tho best aud most durable timc-kes pers IN IN,
world besides bslng the cheapest; aud we a sseI
| that a series o watches was never made that
would show so II tie average variation from tru,
! timo as those we have issued. In individual In
stances q cir performs nee has been unsu rpasses
| by anythI recorded in tho history OF o ology
| A desc tive ramph CT containing full lmfor
| maticn and numerous certificates from wei
know individuals, may be had en- application {,
! the undersigned.
| CAurIoS.-As our watch is now extensivel
| counter ieited by foreign manufactures, we hav'
/ 10 Inform the public that no watch Il OF our Pic
| 1uction which sunaec mpanied by ceriihcat
| Of genuiness, bearing the number OF the watch
| aud ssgned by our Treasurer. X. l.. ROBINS, o
by predecessors, Appleton, Tracy * Co.
| As the watches are for sale by Jewellers ceHef
| lily throughout theU or, We do not solicit n
/ ders fer single watches.
! Pot the American Watch Companv.
ROBBIs s a. APPLETON
wHotts L. AGENTS.
Mo- S2 Wroaavvay, New York
Sept. ~, 2tawdoeow.