The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1867-03-16
aytw advertisements.
A. M ERICAN
WALTHAM WATCHES.

I've claim, and are prepared to prove, thN
the American W atches manufactured atWalthsm,
Mass. are not only equal, but far superior to the
common watches Of England, Switzerland, and
France.
U.-while we admit that it would DO dinlcult to
excel the masterpieces the eminent European
manufacturers and while we do not claim to have
made any decisive Improvements over them, we
do assert and challenge a successful denial, that
our superior class of watches are fully equal, "a
ssery rsspsst, to the most expensive specimens OF
1 foreign chronometrical art.
live claim that our Watches are cheaper,
more accurate, less complex, more durable bot
ter adapted for American use, and more easily
kept in order and repaired than any othsf watches
In the market.
IV.-The reasons why our " stchss possess these
advantages over their European rivals areoblehy
Fgrsf. Because the principle Of the division OF
labor is carried out in our workshops TO its eI'
tremsst limits, not in human industry only but In
machinery ss we'll Every watch passea through
hundreds of hands and hundreds Of machines.
s.c.nS because we promptly adopt oVory new
invention to perfect our machinery, and sveEy
pronerod improvement in the structure Of watches
TAird. Because in each of the very numerous
minute, and Sftsn microscopic parts Of which 2
watch is made up, wO attain, by mechanical pow
er. nearly sSsslVfs mi hematcal precision and uni
iormty, which II is utterly impossible TO achiev'
by manual labor Wheels, pinions, sscapements
balances springs and screws-sXact counterpart
in weight, circumference, and dmensions-ar'
turned ont by millions by the unsrrin because un
swerving iron hands Of machinery. Hence every
witch of any one style s a true copy of its model
V-lhese results enable us to defy foreign RI
valry because no similar uniformity and precision
is attainable by hand, and because in Wal han
alone is machinery exclusively employed in th'
manufacture of this intricate and delicate moch
anism.
VI-Now, as will be seen at once this similarity
in structure reduces the cost of production It Sc
cures uniformity in results; it tperpetuates and in
fdUi5ly diruses any excellence that may be ono
achieved; and makes it easy to repair any injur!
sustained, or replace any part that may be lost o
destroyed,
VII-In addition to these mechanical advantages
ourwatches are simplerin structure and therefor
stronger and less likely to be injured than the ma
Jorit, of foreign watches. They are composed o
from is5 to 800 pieces. In an old English watcl
there are more than TOO parts.
vIII-we began our experiment In 1868 IN tn
face of formidable prejudice against America
watches. Our system was new and untried. W
3 have steadily increased facilities, until no'
employ over 100 arts ans, and sell 10 600 watch'
: year. Nearly quarter of million OF our watcht
t are in use to-day in every State OF the Union,
well as in the Mexican and British Provinces an
Colonies. Their universal popularity is the be-
proof Of their merit that we can produce. The
e have won their way in spite Of every oppositio
4 aud OF immemorial prejudices. Hundreds Of dea
ers all over the country have expressed their pre-
! erence for our products after long and practic
experience tn foreign watches.
Any of the grades of Waltham Watches may
D purchased of watch dealers generally throughot
the country.
ROBBINS & APPLETON,
1872 broadway New YORK.
ROBBINS. APPLETON a CO.,
I5s Washington street, Boston.
Feb. Is, ,ls61-dTuThSAweowsm2