The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-12-01
AMERICAN WATCHES,
MADE BY THE
AMERICAN WATCH C0MP'NY
At " ALTH 4 n, n ASS,


Attention is invited to the following statement
and the accompanying letters of recommendation
aud testimonials, in favor of these celebrated
Watches
A Gold Medal was awarded this Company by the
American Institute at Now York in 1857.
The Company also received the first premium
gold medal-from the Franklin Institute, Phila.
delphia, in 1888.
These Watches have been in market for nearly
ten years, during which time they have been tested
accuracy, durability, and reliability every
conceivable manner and have proved themselves to
be the satisfactory time pieces offered to
the public.
This result has been brought about by strict
application of mechanical science to the construo-
ton of the Watch from its very inception render
'ng it when finished, mathematically correct In all
its proportions, and necessarily perfect time
pie~e nd it is possible to make.
The Company have tested their Watches in
msny instances, by actual daily noting, and the
esult of this test has been that they have exhibit
d a rate equal in regularity TO the best marine
hronometer.
From the Pyuiyie Far7ner, Oct 1860.
AMERICAN WATcHEs.-Nearly year ago, we re-
ceiyed from Messrs. Robbins & Appleton, General
Agents of the American Watch Company, and
paid for II good looking Watch, '' warranted, with
the request after thoro ugh trial should say
whar We thought of it, edtorially. 1t has en-
our constant companion nearly year. We have
40 fault to find with the way it has tioked the time.
We do not lCGHf better nep piece than this has prov
eel thus far Once regulated land We regulated it
,nr-eID it has scarcely varied half inmate
month rom transit time Added to its quality
o- good time keeper, it is honestly and substan-
italy made Were we going to purchase, we should
4 II
OFFICE OF THE TRIBUNE.
NEW YORK, Oct 9th, 1859. J
American TuL.h Company,
GENTLEMEN Having carried one OF your watch
es for eighteen months, 1 can say confidently that
the, will do, and may be bought with the assurance
that they will keep time. 1 believe the Watches
unsurpassed HORACE GREELEY.
New YORK, Aug. 2, 1860.
GENrLEMEN In reply to yours of 25th ulto., we
take pleasure in stating that the American Watch
in upon railroad. has varied only six
seconds, in little over six weeks.
S.W. w. A. ToRREY,
Contractors the Rar. & Del. Bay r. r.
TO MEssRs ROBBINS d APPLETON.
Boston, Sept. 9th, 1859.
Mr.. r. +. ROBBINS, Treasurer American 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 3
lSJS- II was SET on tuaJ uAN from
tru, time to the 10th of February, 1852 when let
1t run down, was ten seconds fast. From that time
10 the present it has with nearly perfect stead
mess having during the eight months remained
at from seven to nine seconds fast, and this with
siucommony rough usage. can re -ommend your
manufacture in the highest terms.
Yours, JAMES II. CLAPP,
Firm of Clapp, Fuller & Brown Bankers, Boston.
CAUrlON-As our Watch is now extensively
counterfeited by foreign manufacturers, have TO
inform the public that Watch is of our prodHc-
tion which is unaccompanied by certificate OF
genuineness bearing the number of the watch,
and signed by our Treasurer, L. Z. Robbins, or by
our predecessors, Appleton, Tracy & Co.
As these watches for sale by jewelers. ,ener-
ally throughout the Union, the American Watch
Company do not solicit orders for single watches.
ROBBINS 4 APPLETON,
Wholesale Agents, No. 1872 Broadway, MY.
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