The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-12-22
AMERICAN WATCHES.
MADE BY THE
AMERICANWATCH COMP'NY,

Attention is invited to the following statement
and the accompanying letters of recommendation
and testimonials, in favor of these celebrated
Watches
A Gold Medal awarded this Company by the
American Institute at New York in 1851.
The Company also received the first premium "A
gold medal-from the franklin Institute, Phila-
dsIphia, In 1853.
These Watches have been in market for nearly
years, during which time they have been tested
accuracy, durability, and reliability every
conceivable manner, and have proved themselves to
be the most satisfactory time-pieces offered to
the public.
This result has been brought about by strict
application Of mechanical science to the construc-
tion OF the Watch from its very inception, render
ng 1t when finished, mathematically correct in all
its proportions, and necessarily perfect a time
piere it is possible TO make.
The Company have tested their Watches in
many instances, by actual daily noting, and the
esult OF this test has been that they have exhibit
j rate equal in regularity TO the best marine
hronometer-
From the Prairie Paraaer, Oct 1860
AaERfCAN Enthusiastically year ago, were
ceived from Messrs. Robbins & Appleton, General
Agents Of the American Watch Company, and
paid fer a good looking Watch, Z" warranted" with
the request that sitter thoro ugh trial should say
what We thought of 1t, editorslly. 1t has been
cur constant co mpanion nearly year. We have
no fault nd with the way IL has Hoked the time.
We Dc ot,rant a better t'ns-piecs than this has prov
I'd t'rrs far. Once regulated (And We regulated it
ourseifl it has scarcely varied half minute :
month from transit time" Added to Its quality
az a good time keeper. it Is honestly and substan
sally made. We're going TO purchase We should
prefer an American Watch.
OFFICE OF rHR TRIBUNE
NEW YORE, Oct. 9th, 1859.
4a.eyioGa Watch Company,
GENTLEMEN Having carried one Of your Watch
IS for eighteen months. say confidently that
they will do, and may be bought with the assurance
that they will keep time. / believe the Watches
unsurpassed. HORACE GREELEY.
New YORK, Aug. 2, 1860.
GENTLEMEN In reply to yours of 25th ulto., we
take pleasure in stating that the American Watch
nov in use upon our railroad. has varied only six
seconds, IN a little over six weeks.
SW. & W. A. ToRREr,
Contractors the Rar. & Del. Bay R. R.
To MEssRs. ROBBINS & APPLETON
Boston, Sept. 27tli, 1889.
Ma. r. E. ROBBINS, Treasurer american Watch Co.,
DEAB SIR:-It gives me great pleasure to comply
with your request for report Of the performance
Of the American Watch purchased Of you Dec g
900 ~ Ndo SCI Ou Aual VARIATION from
true time to the 10th of February. 1859, when let
il run down, was ten seconds fast. From that time
to 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
nncommonly rough usage can recommend your
manufacture in the highest terms.
Yours, JAMES II. CLAPP,
irm Of CIapp, Fuller & Brown, Bankers, Boston
CAUrIoN.-As our Watch is now extensively
onnterfeited by foreign manufacturers, have to
" form the pubic that Watch is of our produc-
tton which is unaccompanied by certificate of
2enuineness. bearing the number of the watch,
And signed by our Treasurer, r. K. Robbins, by
our predecessors, Appleton, Tracy Co.
As these watches for sale by jewellers gener-
ally Throughout the Union, the American Watch
Company ia not solicit orders for single watches.
ROBBINS & APPLETON,
Wholesale Agents, No. 1872 Broadway, NY.
no'-6-sodd-soww monwed fri-3m &