The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1861-05-17
. A MEXICAN WATCH COMPAN
GOLD AND SILVER R.HTC HE'S.
OFFICE JOHN A. STODDART, NO. 4l (
CHESTNUT STREET, PH1LADEL-
PHIA, PENN'A.


! Attention is invited to the following q.
statement and the accompanying testimoni- ga
ais in favor of these 6Assd
| CELEBRATED APPROXIMATIONS
! A Gold Medal was awarded the Company by III,
| Massachusetts Mechanical Association, 1856. A
! Gold Medal was also awarded them by the Amer
lean Institute al New York, in 1857. The Compa-
/ ny also received the FIRST Premium-a Gold Meda.
from the Franklin Institute, Phsdelphia, i,.
| 1883.
These Watches have now been in the market 70!
nearly ten years, during which time they have reel
/ tested ds to
ACCURACY, DURABILITY AND RELIABLE
ITY,
! IN every conceivable manner, and have prove,
the nseves to be the most satisfactory time pieces
ever offered to the public.
This result has been brough. about by silict ap-
pl cation of mechanical TO the construction
OF the watch from its very inception, rendering it,
when flushed
! .h4THEyu.fTIC.aLLY CORRECT,
IN all proportions, and necessarily as perfect time
keeper as il Is possible 10 make.
! The Company have tested their Watches. in
many instances, by actual daily BotRg and the re-
suit Of this test has been that they have exhibited
rate equal in regularity TO the best marine chrc-
nometer
n. B.. We have just ihtroduceda
NEW STYLE OF WITCH
eaborately finished and thinner than any we have
| heretofore produced, with several Improvements
calculated to the greatest accuracy of perfoT
nance, and TO prevent The usual accidents and de-
rangements to which foreign watehts are liable.
Letter from Paul .Norphy, the Celebrated
Chss Player.
NEw York, Oct IS, 1859.
Mr.. e. F ROBBINS, Treas. Am. Watch Co..
Dear Sir The Watch. No. Q240.
presented me by the New York Chess Club, proved
TO be most reliable and accurate time-keeper-al-
most unnecessarily tor ordinary purposes. 1t is
now nearly FIVE months since it came into my pos
session, and during that period its variation from
standard time has been but trfe more than half
minute. The following is record of its peri or
nance II was set June Sd correctly:
June Is, fast4 seconds Aug. Is, fast ls seconds.
July |. : do Sept. |, % do
Aug. /, 10 do Oct. /, 80 do
give you PERMISSION to mike such use of this
statement you may think proper
am, with respect yours truly,
PAUL MORPHY.
The ftHow,ng is from Mr. Porter, the nceg
kaoWa Marine Chron0meter and Watch
Maker.
BosroN, Sept 2s, 1859.
r. f. ROBBINS, Treas. Am. Watch Co.
Dear Sir IL have sold during the last year
considerable nunber Of Watches Of the Waftham
hahu'uCtufes anu Hdfpy 10 say Iudt al oi tneA
without exception, have fulfilled my guaranty, and
have given satisfaction to the purchasers.
GEORGE E. PORTER.
The foLIop,ng named gentleman may be refer
red TO in relation to these Watches.
Hon. Hannibal Hamlin, Maine, John g. SAKE,
Vermont n. P. 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, No rman Wizard. Wis, DR.. ]. Marion Sims,
Charles Hammond, Phil'a., Prof. Bartlett, West
Point, DR.. Ammi Brown, Boston, Lieut.. Henry A.
Wise U. S. N, Col. w j. Harden, q. S. A, 5.
Ireneus Prime, D. D. White Plains, Col. T. B.
Thorpe.