The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-01-25
AMERICAN WATCHES
MADE BY THE
AMERICAN WATCH COMP'NY,


Attention is invited to the following statement
and the accompanying letters OF recommendation
and testimonials, i'll favor of these celebrated
| Watches
A Gold Medal awarded this Company by the
American Institute at New York in 1857.
The Company also received the first premium
| gold inedal-from the Franklin Institute, Phila.
delphia, in 1858.
These Watches have been in market for nearly
ten years, during which time they have been tested
to accuracy, durability, and reliability in every
conceivable manner, and have proved themselves to
be the most satisfactory tme-piecos ever offered to
| the public.
! This result has been brought about by a strict
application of mechanical science to the construc-
tion of the Watch from its very inception, render
ny it when finished, automatically correct in all
its proportions, and necessarily perfect time
piece it is possible 90 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
| a rate equal in regularity to the best marine
hronometer.
From The Prdirie Farmer, Oct 1860.
AMERICAN WATonEs.-Noarly year ago, wero
ceivod from Messrs. Robbins 4 Appleton, General
Agents of the American Watch Company, and
paid or a good looking Watch, g warranted, with
the request that after thOro ugh trial should say
what we thought Of it, editorally. 1t has been
| our constant co mpanion nearly year. We have
no faut to find with the way it has licked the time
We do not wGnt better time than this has prov
ed thus far. Once regulated land We regulated it
ourselfl it has scarcely varied half minute
month from transit time" Added to its quality
good time keeper, it is honestly and substan-
tally made. We're we going to purchase, we should
prefer Al American Watch.
OFFICE OF THE TRIBUNE.
New YORK, Oct. 9th, 1859. !
american Watch Company,
tGENTLEmEN Having carried one Of your Watch
es for eighteen months, can say confidently that
they will do, and may be- bought with the assurance
that they will keep time believe the Watches
unsurpassed. HoRAeE GREELEY.
New YORK, Aug ,, 1860.
GENTLEMEN In reply te yours of 25th ulto., we
Ike pleasure in stating that tho American Watch
CIV in upon railroad, has varied only six
econds, in little six weeks.
SW. W. A. ToRREY,
Contractors the Rar. & Del. Bay Il. II.
cMEssRs. RoBBINs d APPLETON
BosroN, Sept 27th 1859.
Mr.. r. E. ROBBINS, Treasurer american Watch Co.,
DEAR mt gives great pleasure to comply
with your request for report Of the performance
Of the American Watch purchased of you Dec. 2,
1858. It that day, and its variation from
true time to the 10th of February, 1882 when let
it run down, was ten seconds fast From that time
to the present has with nearly perfect stead
mess, having during the eight months remained
at from to nine seconds fast, and this with
uncommonly rough usage. I recommend your
manufacture in the highest terms
Yours, JAMES II. CLAPP,
Firm of Clapp, Fuller & Brown, Bankers, Boston
CAUrIoN.-As Watch is now extensively
ounterfsited by foreign manufacturers, we have to
II form the public that Watch is Of our produce
ton which ia unaccompanied by certificate of
genuneness, bearing The number of the watch, |
and signed by our Treasurer, r. Z. Robbins, by |
our 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 e APPLETON,
Wholesale Agents, No 1872 Broadway, ny
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