The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-01-11
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
AMERICAN WATCHES
MADE BY THE
AMERICAN WATCH COMP'NY,
AT WALTHAM, MASS

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 hy the
American Institute at New York in 1861. 3
The Company also received the first prenliunl--R
COLA nedal-from the franklin Institute, PhiIa-
delphia, in 1853 s-eEr Z
These Watches have been in market for nearly
ten years. during which time they have been tested
as to accuracy durability, and reliability in every
conceivable manner, aud have proved themselves to
be the satisfactory time pieces offered to
the public.
This result has teen brought about by a strict
application of mechanical science to the constinc-
ton of the Watch from its very inception, render
ng it when finished, matiematcaliy correct in all
its proportions, and necessarily perfect a time
piece it is possible TO make.
The Company have tested their Watches in
many Instances, by actual daily netting, ana the
esult of this test has been that they have exhibit
d Il rate equal ia regularity TO the best marine
hronometer.
From Ele Prairie Ear7aer, Oct 1850
AMERICAN WATcnEs.-Nearly year ago. were
ceved from Messrs Robbins & Appleton, General
Agents of the American Watch Company, and
puid or a good looking Watch, warranted, ;" with
whar we thought of K, edftOriaIly. 1t has been
our constant mpaniou nearly year We have
no fault to find with the way il has toked the time
We do notacarR better hme-piece than this has PROV
ed thus far. Once regulated (and regulated 1t
onrself} if has scarcely varied half minute
month from I" transit time" Added TO its quality
as a good time keeper, it is honestly and snbsaa-
TALLY made We're going 10 purchase, we shot!id
prefer au American Watch.
- OFFICE OF THE TRIHUxE
EEw YoRK, Oct. 27th. 1889
An,ericun WdteL ConPany,
GENTLEMEN Having carried one of your Watch
rs for eighteen months, can say oonfdentIyti,at
they will ,io and may be bought with the assurance
that they VIII keep time. believe the Watches
unsurpassed. KoRAcE GREELEY.
NEW YORK, Aug. 2, 1860.
GrxrLKMsN In reply to yours of 25th ulto.,
Ike pleasure in stating that the American Watch
ow in Use upon our railroad, has varied only six
econds, in a little over six weeks.
sw & ". a. ToRRrY,
Contractors the Rar. S Del. Bay r. Il.
nMEssRs. RoeBISs & APPLETON.
BosrOs, Sept. 27th 1859.
NJ IL. r. r. RoBnISs, Tfeds'trer dn,eric0 Hotch Co.,
DEAR SIR 1t gives ma great pleasure TO comply
with your request for a report of the performance
of the American Watch purchased of you Dec ,,
1853 It set on that day, and its variation rom
time to the 18th of February, 1889, when let
it run down, 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
uncommouly rough usage. 1 can re onimend yonr
| manufacture in the highest terms.
Yours, JAMES II. CLAPr,
Firm of Clapp, Fuller & Brown, Bankers, Boston
| CAUTIoN.-As Watch is row extensively
ounterfeted by foreign manufacturers, We have to
| II form the public that witch is of our produc-
| tion which is unaccomranied by certificate of
genuineness, bearing tho number OF the watch,
and signed by our Treasurer, r. e. Robbins, or by
our predecessors, Appleton, Tracy 4 Co.
AS these watches are for sale by jewelers. gener-
ally throughout the Union, the American Watch
Company do not eoIioit orders for single watches.
ROBBINS h APPLETON,
| Wholesale Agents, No. 1872 Broadway, n. 7.
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