The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-01-01
AMERICAN WAT CHES,
MADE BY THE
WATCH Comply,

Adoption is invited to the following statement
and the accompanying letters of Recommendation
and iInnn.als, in favor of these celebrated
Watches
a God Medal was awarded this Company by the
American Institute at New York in 1857.
The Company also received the first premium
gold medaI-from the Franklin rnsCTrute, PhlIa-
ielphia, in 1858.
These Watches have been in market for nearly
ten years during which time they have been tested
A. to accuracy durability, and reliability every
conceivable manner, and have proved themselves TO
be the satisfactory time pieces offered to
rhe public
This result has heen brought about by strict
application Of mechanical science to the construc-
Of the Watch from its very inception, render
ng it when finished, mathematieally correct in all
its proportions, and necessarily perfect time
piece it is possible 10 make.
Tie Company have tested their Watches in
many instances, by actual daily noting, and the
esult Of this test has been that they have exhibit
Il r IA e equal in regularity to the best marine
thermometer.
From the Prairie Farmer, Oct, 1860.
AMERICAN WATcHEs.-Nearly year ago, were
cetyed from Messrs. Robbins & Appleton, General
Agents Of the American Watch Company, and
joii for a good looking Watch, warranted, ;" with
vhar NO thought of l., editoriany. 1t has been
our constant co mranion nearly year. We have
fault find with the way it has tioked the time
lie ia aof san better ta'e-piees than this has prov
ed thus far. Once regulated land regulated it
ouTself) it has scarcely varied a half minute
month from " transit Time Added to its quality
"a good time keeper, it is honestly and substan-
italy made We're going TO purchase we should
prefer American Watch.
OFFICE THE TRIBUNE.
NEW YORK, Oct. 9th, 1859.
american Watch Company,
GENTLEMEN :-HaV wing carried one of your Watch
for eighteen months, say confidently that
they Will do, and may be bought with the
that they will keep time believe the Watches
unsurpassed. HORACE GREELEY.
NEW YORK, Aug 2, 1860.
GesrLEsfEN :-Tn reply te yours of 25th ulto., we
take pleasure in stating that the American Watch
now In upon railroad. has varied only six
seconds in little six weeks.
S.W. W. A. ToRREY.
Contractors the Bar. & Del. Bay R. R.
To MHssRs. RosBrSs APPLETON.
Boston, Sept. 9th, 1859.
MR. Z. f. ROBBINS, Treasurer american WdtcIt Co.,
DEAE SIR:-It gives me great pleasure to comply
with your request for a report of the performance
Of the American Watch purchased of you Dec. 2,
1888. It set that day, and it's variation from
Fru- time to the 10Th of February 1880, when LET
it run down, ten seconds fast. From tnat time
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
uncommonIy rough usage. can recommend your
manufacture in the highest terms.
Yours, JAMES II. CLAPP,
F irn Of Clapp, Fuller & Brown, Bankers, Boston.
CACFIeS.-As our Watch is extensively
ounterfeited by foreign manufacturers, we have to
0, form the public that Watch is of our proAuc-
zion which Is unsccompanied by certificate of
commences, bearing the number of the watch,
and signed by our Treasurer, r. E Robbins, OF by
orr predecessors, Appleton, Tracy & Co.
As these watches for sale by jewellers gener-
ally throughout the Union, the American Watch
Company do not solicit orders for single watches.
ROBBINS & A APPLETON,
Wholesale Agents, No. 1s2 Broadway, N Y.
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