The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-11-10
AMERICAN WATCHES.
MADE BY THE
AMERICAN WATCH COMP'NY
Al WALTHAM. MASS

Attention il invited to the following abatement
and the accompanying letters OF recommends ton
aud testimonials, in favor OF these celebrated
Watches
Gold Medal awarded this Company by the
American Institute at New York in 1857.
The Company also received the frs: premiuna- a
gold medal-from tho franklin Institute. PhIIa-
ielphia. IN 1858.
These Watches have been Ia market for nearly
ten years, during which time they have been tested
to accuracy, durability and reliability 10 every
conceivable manner. and have proved themselves TO
be the most satisfactory time pieces ever offered to
tile public.
This result has been brought about by a strict
application OF mechanical science to the construc-
ton OF the Watch from its very inception render
ing it when finished mathematicaIly correct il ali
its proportions, and necessarily perfect time
pie as it is possible 10 make.
The Company have tested their Watches In
many instances, by actual daily citing, and the
result of this test has been that they have exhibit
sd a rate equal in regularity TO the best marine
chronometer.
From the Prairie Farmer. oct 1850.
AMERICAN WATcHEs.-Nearly year ago. we
ceiyed from Messrs. Robbins Appleton, General
Agents OF the American Watch Company, and
paid for good looking Watch, g warranted" with
The quest that after thoro ugh trial should say
whar thought of it, editoriaIly. 1t has been
our constant companion nearly year. We have
fault find with the way it has tOked the time
IL DO a better taepiece than this has PROV
ed thus far. Once regulated (and regulated it
ourself) it has scarcely varied half minute IA
month from - transit time" Added to its quality
good time keeper, it is honestly and substan-
Italy made. We're going TO purchase we should
prefer ala \ nerican Watch
OFFICE OF THE TRIBUNE. !
NEW YORK, Oct. 9th, 1859.
AD'erican Butch Company,
GENrLEMEN Having carried one of your Watch
Is for eighteen months can say confidently that
they will do, and may be bought with the assurance
that they will keep time. believe the Watches
unsurpassed. HORACE GKKELEY.
NV YoRK. Aug. 2, 1860.
GENTLEMEN In reply to yours of 18th ulto., we
take pleasure in stating that the American Watch
now in upon our railroad, has varied only six
Seconds in little six weeks.
S.W. & W. A. ToRRxY,
Contractors on the Rar. & Del. Bay r. Z.
/" Mf>sas ROBBINS e APPLETON.
BosroN, Sept 9th, 1859
Ma Il + RoGnISs, Treasure 4saericaa Watch Co.,
DEAR SIR 1t gives great pleasure to comply
with your request for a report of the performance
OF the American Watch purchased of YOU Dec ?
1898. 1t that day and it's variation from
time to the 10Th Of February, 1889 when let
il run down was ten seconds fast. From that time
10 the present it has with nearly perfect stead
iness, having during the eight months remained
At from seven 10 nine seconds fast and this with
uncommonly rough usage. can recoinm mend your
manufacture in the highest terms.
Yours, JAMES II. CLAPP,
Firm OF Clapp, Fuller & Brown, Bankers. Boston.
CAuroN.--As Watch is now extensively
coni'terteited by foreign manufacturers, have
inform ths public that Watch is OF proaue-
lion which is unaccompanied by certificate OF
genuineness, bearing the number Of the watch,
and signed by our Treasurer, r. L. Robbins, by
our predecessors, Appleton, Tracy & Co,
As these watches are 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. ls2 Broadway, N. Y.
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