The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1861-08-09
q MEXICAN WATCH COMPANY
GOLD AND SILVER WATCHES.
OFFICE JOHN A. SToDDART, NO. all
CHESTNUT STREET, PHILADEL-
PHIA, PENN'A.

Attention is invited to the following @
statement and the accompanying testimoni- "a
ais in favor of these &lL
CELEBRATED Il .AFRIC.9H .9TCBES
A Gold Medal was awarded the Company by ,bs
Massachusetts Mechanical Association 1855 A
Gold Medal was also awarded them by the Arnsr-
lcan Institute st New York, in 1857. The Comm,
ny also received the First Premium-a Gold Ne5sl
from the Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, ie
1858. ~
These Watches have been in the market far
nearly ten years, during which time they have kesn
tested TO
ACC URAcY, DURABILITY AND RELIABJI.
ITY,
IN every conceivable manner aud have provsd
themselves TO be the most satisfactory time ni,cs
ever offered to the public.
This result has been brought about by strict an
pI cation of mechanical science to the constructed
of the watch from its very ace ption rendering II
when flushed
ALPHABETICALLY CORRECT.
in all proportions, and necessarily as perfect TINA
keeper as II is possible TO make.
The Company have tested their Watcbes IN
many instances by actual daily noting and the rs.
suit Of this test has been that they have exhibited
rate equal in regularity to the best marine chro-
nometer.
N. B. We have just introduceda
NEW STYLE OF WITCH
elaboIatey finished, and thinner than any We have
heretofore produced, with several Improvements
calculated TO the greatest accuracyof peror-
nance, and TO prevent the usual accidents and d.
rangements to which foreign watches are liable.
Letter from Paul .Norphy, the Celebrated
Ch'Ss Player.
New YORK, Oct. Is, 1852
Mr.. R. f. ROBBINS, Treas. Am. Watch Co..
Dear Sr:-The American Watch No. 924O,
presented me by the New York Chess Club, proved
to be a most reliable and accurate time-keeper-a-
most unnecessarily so ior ordinary purposes. 1t is
now nearly five months since it came into my pos
session, and during that period it's variation from
standard time has been but rifie more than half
minute. The following is record of its perfor-
nance. 1t was set June Sd correctly:
June IS, fast4 seconds. Aug. Is, fast IS seconds.
July /, do Sept. /, % do
Aug. /, 10 do Oct. /, 80 do
/ give you PERMISSION to mike such use of this
statement as you may think proper.
I am, with respect, yours truly,
PAUL MORPHY.
Tie fcllov1ng is from Mfr. Porter, the weH
kaown Marine Chromometer and Watch
Maker.
BosrON, Sept. IS, 1859.
R. f. ROBBINS, Treas. Am. Watch Co.
Dear Sir IL have sold during the last year
considerable number of Watches of the Waltham
manufacture, and happy to say that all of them
without exception, have fulfilled my guaranty, and
have given satisfaction TO the purchasers.
GEORGE E. PORTER.
The toJIowtng named gentlemen may be refer
red to an relation to these Matches.
Hon. Hannibal HamIin, Maine, John G. SAKE,
Vermont n. 2. Willis, N. Y, Hon. N. P. Banks,
Massachus etts, A. L. Hamilton, Tennessee, James
W. Simonton, Cal. Carlos D. Stuart, Long Island,
Townsend Harris, Japan, Horace Greeley, Frank
Leslie, Norman Wizard, Wis, ,'Dr. ]. Marion Sims,
Charles Hammond, Phil'a., Prof. Bartlett, West
Point, DIR. Ammi Brown, Boston, Lieut.. Henry A.
Wise U. S. NJ, Col. W J. Harden, U. s. A, s.
lreneus Prime, D. D. White Plains, Col. 7. B..
Thorpe.