Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-10-17
American Watches
MADE BY THE
american Watch Company.
OF WALTHAM, MASS.
To the Pubitc.

To the Pablo.
| Attention is invited 10 the following state
raent off1cts in regud TO these watches, and
some considerations why they should be pre-
| ferred to those OF foreign manufacture.
Their sale has been constantly on the increase
1 ever since the business was commenced; thus
| vor throHgk their intrinsic merits. As an evil
| dence OF the extent TO which thcy have received
/ the endorsement OF the public, we may state
! that upwards of Thirty Thousand of them arc
now in daily use in the United States, giving
perfect satisfaction to their swners.
This resulthas en- effected in the teeth OF the
most determined and violent opposition from the
/ greater part of .ose n the Watch Importing
Trade In the large cities, who have systematical-
| ly used ailtheir influence with their customers,
discourage their dealing in al article which
! threatened. by its superiority. TO displace the
| foreign watch to very large extent. Many of
| the Jewellers and Watchmakers OF the interior,
a large proportion Of them foreigners, seconded
the efforts ofthc Watch Importers, being peTsua-
aed by their cor Isels, and mislesd by a contrac-
ted aud imperfect view Of Their own Interests; by
the fear OF loss on their stock OF imported watch
es and the apr hensiOn IA 4 their profits might
be diminished through competition in well
known domestic article, with other groundless
prejudces arising from superficial inquiry into
the subject. Notwithstanding this, however.
the witches have steadily gained i'm the cstimas
ton of the people, the retailers have been con-
strained TO keeHthento supply the demand, and
! by degrees, we are happy TO add, their prejudi-
ees and alarms are being dssipated
Our peculiar System Of making the different
parts OF each watch the exact counterpart Of ev-
cry other watch of the e.me series, leads TO n
uniformity in quality which can never be at
tanned by the ,oreign process. IL one OF our
watches IS good ali are good; whereas {, ch for
eign watch Is only pTooabl lily BY itself Deepen
ding upon the sal II and fidelity OF he particular
workman who ray happen TO be employed upon
IL. In addition 20 srese primary conditions OF
success, every w. CHI issued by the Company,
is made OF the most choice and epduring mater.
ials carefully fasled by tbe various processes
TO winch they are subjected, ID then put to-
sether, irspcc ed and severely ested by the best
workmen In the iactoiy. Such has been the care
with which these various duties have been per- /
formed, tbrt out OF the large number of watches !
sold, not moro than dozen or two have been /
returnedto ,he Company for exchange, from any |
cause whatever.
Every watch is guaranteed bya guaranty that 1
is good for something, and by parties that can be
readily reached. Foreign wa.cbes, of the most /
infefier description, are often fully guaranteed
by their makers. whom il is impos sible to call to
account under any circumstances.
American Watches come TO the consumer nm /
burdened by the var eds exposes and profits /
incident to importation the total OF which. in
Guiding custom house duties, more than doubles /
the prime cost ofthe watch before II gets TO the /
pocket OF The Ultimate owner. This consideIa-
alton ofitselfshould decide the question in our
favor.
Every dollar diverted rom the purchase of
foreign watchesis so much saved to the country 1
so much encouragement TO home industry, and
co mnch added TO The public wealth. We DO
net ask preference Oh these grounds IL our
watches are not bet er or the money, than the |
foreign.
To conducive claim thatour watches are
the besi and most adrable time keepers in the
world, besides berg the cheapest; and we assert
that series or watches was never made thai
would soow so little average variation from true
time rs those we rave Issued. In individual in
stances sheir ne. Tormauce has been unsurpassed
by anything recorded in the history of horolo9y
A descriptive pamphlet containing fell imfor
maticn and numerous certificates from well
know individuals, may b. had on application TO
the undersigned.
CAUTIos.-As our watch is now extensively
counte cleited by foreign manufactures, we have
to inform the public that watch is Of our pro !
ductior which isunsccoTpanied by a certificate
of genuiness, bearing the nurber of the watch.
and ssgDed by our Treasurer. X. T.. RoBsIss. or
by predecessors, ppleton, Il. acv & Co.
As the watches yref0r sale by jewelers. gener- !
ally throughout the Unior, we 60 not solicitor
ders for single watches.
POt the American Watch Company.
ROBBINS & APPLETON |
WHOLESALE AGENTS,
NO. 1S2 broadway, New York.
Sept. l9, 2tawd&eow.