New-York tribune., 1867-06-19


urcr and business manager.
Foreign watches arc made by hand no two exactly
alke each an indvidual each subject 70 the rvos
caprice idosyncraces OF the maker. Bnt manufao-
tuieIS began by making watch Like steamengine-
solely by machinery, and with exact uniformity OF
parts They have advanced steadily. Isarnng imprOv-
lhg' perfectng. year by year Their idea purely
american; their machines have oil been invented made
ana run by Americans All have originated with their
own e"pioySS, just as the most ingenious improve
nents III California and Idaho quartzm3 spring from
the working mechanics and miners. Indeed the Company
are satShed that the reason why mako watches
py machinery while other nation can lies Ia me acreage
"ohee ingenuity ofhe american, mind
Inc nice minuteness Of these machines is Incredible
II ~ the croWiing miracle of modern mechanism. The
hte scales In national mnts will weigh OO0th part
otan ounce Of gold but these autonaton watchmaers
are greater maryel5. Hero are Instruments cutting
threads thrisibe 10 NE naked eye, OF which
SOOOo weigh only poundl Here are exquisite sapphire
KNIVES cutting metallic shayngs OF which $500 are re
quhed to make one inch in thickness Here micro
scople diamond drills, boring into Jewels holes like
% needle pointl Here are inventions for measuring
wel-machncs which determine the OOOOth part of IN
men, In pivot or ewehoe, easily and unerrngy the
carpenters rule foot on q stick OF tmber
The factory in Waltham IA La q quiet inclosure OF
10 acres far from noise and dust Itfs immense stre
ue, more than 800 feet long, with wiugsand crosswngs
lhcios'nS great quadruglar courts It's hight
ana checry like pai0Ts rather than the old Close foul
quarters Of operatives ThreeIusrters OF mile OF work
benches Seven miles OF steam gas pipes 700
employees under the tenhour System ono-third
women They do the work requiring ghtness OF touch.
quckness, patience. In these qualities they excel tho
men. In accuracy and precision thoy equal them In
ingenuity they fall below When out OF routine, IL
posed" by some new mechanical obstacle, her tendency
H. not to overcome by herself but 10 take the refractory
bit of steel or brass jewel tohe bench Of her nearest
masculine neghbor, and ask his help.
The Company make six different sizes. The largest.
very heavy and solid, is humOrOusly known as the
"BostOn Style" your BOstonan likes great deal OF
watch for his money. The smallest exquisite dainty
little ornament for ladies' Ornament because did any
body know adys watch to be right 1t is always
too fast, too slow the key lost last week; or
that bungIng jewcer spoiled it In repairing It has not
pleased Heaven to cndow lovely with genius for
keeping watch in order.
Hsnd-work implies variety Machinery implies uni
f5rmy. II il mathematical precise. like the operations
Of Nature In bushcl Of these most delicate pnons or
wheels for any given sze Of the American watch each
Is exactly like all the rest That the theory It proves
strictly true with this qualification In polishing an
inhnitcssmal pivot. tool may DO slightly worn or
other imperccptiblc to the senses may cause
microscopic variation in the cunning mechanism which
yOur WartC0lt pocket - 10 carry-a variation very
shadowy hut still enough 10 mako yOu just too late for
the Wa hugtOG train. for paying your noto at the
not only carefully fitted aud adjusted IN its place, but
curaely measured by these miraculous machines and
record made Of is Dimensions So. when. in any part Of
the world pnOn on jewel breaks. by sending the mum
Der OF your watch The manufacturers you receive
through return mail wheel 70 replace the Old with
absolute certainty that will NJ Aud 80 with any pece
The American watch has some obvious advantages II
Is American from Alpha 90 Omega u Is cheaper ~ first
co,t than foregn competitors II simplcr it conalns
Icasf ltff rs ira
wolves new liability 10 break II ia easier OF repair
Beside, the higher grades are wnTaoted pcrpetuay
against al misaps arising any original defect or
weakness. Aud i bids fair 70 be more durable.
But AOr d0cs keep has9 That after Az IA the only
question It's suocos. must be The best answer. The
character Of a watch ia selfrcvclng THIS. on it, iu-
triu-c merits had to fight old prejudice, tradscombina
tons established regulations In ter years it has prac-
tcay driven out markets the English watch winch
was staple importation and in most common use
among lahouug men. aud largely taken the place OF
other less costly foreign watches After careful testing
Central NewYork Central and other leading railroads
where correct tme is an absolute necessity Tue demand
f1f ID as fast increased ht'the great Wnh1n iaetory
ono may read - history. Here q wing. there another.
evoud thlrd added year by year meet the growing
want Every except 1851, when We were all par
ai,zed. is sommemorated by some sdch enlargement
The business which was bankrupt 1851. has grown so
rapidly that eight years later the Company manufactures
5000 watches annually 10 turns out complete watch
during every twoanl alaf inmates OF tho working day
Tho singe factory Massachusetts, under one roof one
supervision produces moro watches annually than all
the waichmakcrs of old England oombn6i!
This tells The story. The laws OF demand and supply
are unfning registers Other watch factories nre be-
ginning 10 spring up East aud West but tho American
Company OF waltham the pioneer md thus far prae
ticaly it has occupied the Held alone. lts history marks
tho origin and growth Of interesting and Important
branch Of our national manufactures IL not only proves
t, Americans alone make watches by machinery;
but watches which cheaper simpler moro durable
and keep better time than The foreign grades t
g. American skilled industry working by machinery aud
well mid steadily displaclng European skilled industry
working by hand. oud III paid
Most American watches are consumed at bone, though
orders begin 70 come in from Cuba and south America
Butsooncr or later We shall furnish pocket time kecpcrs
a.. ti,c yp,rld IL 4, Manifest Destiny