The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-01-31
AMERICAN WATCHES
MADE BY THE
AMERICAN WATCH COMP'NY,

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Attention is invited to the following statement
and the accompanying letters of recommendation
and testimonials, IN favor of these celebrated
Watches.
A Gold Medal was awarded this Company by the
American Institute at New York in 1857.
The Company also received the first premium
gold lnedal-from the Franklin Institute, Phia-
depha, in 1853
These Watches have been in market for nearly
ten years. during which time they have been tested
as to 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-
ton of the Watch from its very inception, render
ng it when finished. mathematicaIiy correct in all
its proportions, and necessarily perfect a time
pece it is possibls 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
d rate equal in regularity to the best marine
hronometer.
From the Prairie Farmer, oct 1850.
AMERICAN WATCBEs.-Nearly year ago, were
ceived from Messrs. Robbins Il Appleton, General
Agents of the American Watch Company, and
paid or good looking Watch, g warranted, i" with
the request that after thoro ugh trial should say
what we thought of it, editoriay. It has been
our constant companion nearly year. We have
fault find with the way has licked the time
I'VE do Rot1cant better time than this has prov
ed thus far. Once regulated land we regulated it
ourselfl it has scarcely varied half minute
month from d" transit time" Added to its quality
as good time keeper, it is honestly and substan-
italy made. We're we going TO purchase, we should
prefer American Watch.
OFFICE OF THE TRIBUNE-
New YoRK, Oct 18th, 1859.
American Watch Company,
EGENrLEMEN Having carried one Of your Watch
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. HeRAcE GREELEY.
NEW YoRK, Aug. p 1860.
GENTLEMEN In reply to yours Of 25th ulto., we
Ike pleasure in stating that the American Watch
ow in use upon our railroad. has varied only six
econds in a little six weeks
s w. & W. A. ToRREY,
Contractors the Rar. & Del Bay K. R.
oMEssRs. ROBBINS d APPLETON.
BosroN, Sept. 9th, 1850.
Mr.. &. f. ROBBINS, Treasurer AntericoH Watch o.,
DEAR SIR:-It gives me great pleasure to comply
with your request for a report of the performance
of the American .sch purchased Of you Dec. 2,
1858. 1t set on that day. and its variation from
true time to the 18th Of February, 1889 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
uncommonly rough usage. can onlmend your
manufacture in the highest terms
Yours, JAMES II. CLAPP,
Firm Of Clapp, Fuller & Brown, Bankers, Boston.
CAUTIoN.-As Watch is now extensively
ounterfeited by foreign manufacturers, have to
a form the public that Watch is Of our proauc-
ii on which is unaccompanied by a certificate of
genuinoness, bearing the number of the watch,
and signed by our Treasurer, r. Z. Robbins, or by
our predecessors, Appleton, Tracy Co.
AS these watches for sale by jewellers geuer-
aIly throughout the Union, the American Watch
Cornpany do not solicit orders for single watches.
ROBBINS T. APPLETON,
Wholesale Agents, No. 1872 Broadway, n. y
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