Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-02-19
A M T. RICAN
w ALTMAN WATCHES.

I've claim. and prepared to prove, that the
American Watches. manufactured at Walthnn. Mnss-
achusetts not only equal but far superior to the
common watches OF England, Switzerland 4 France.
II.Whilc We admit that II would be difficult TO
Gel tho masterpieces of the eminent European
facturers, and while We do not claim to have made
any decisive improvements over them. do assert
and chalen cessful denial, that our superior
class Of watches fully equal In every respect 10
tbs most expensive specimens Of foreign chronome
trical art.
Hive claim thnt our watche co cheaper. more
accurate, lsss complex durable, better adapted
for American urc. aud more easily kept In and
npaired than any other watches in the market.
lv.-The reasons why our watches possess these
advantages ever their European rivals are chiefly
First Because the principle Of the division Of labor
10 carried out in workshops to ~ EXTREMIST limit
mot In human industry only bat In machinery we'll
Every watch passes through hundreds Of handle and
hundreds Of machinee.
Second. because we promptly adopt every new in
vention TO perfect machinery and every proered
Improvement In the structure Of watches.
Third. Because in each Of tho very numerous. mi
mute and often microscopic parts OF which wstch 10
made mp. we attain, by mechanical power nearly ab.
solute mathe natca pr session and Uniformity which
it is utterly impossible to achieve BY manual labor
Wheels, pniOas eseapements, balances springs, and
sesews-exaet counterpssts in weight circumference
and Dimensions turned out by millions BY the
errng because answering, iron hands Of machisery.
Hence every watch Of any sty IL true copy Of
lie model
v-Thess results enable to defy foreign rivalry,
becauss similar uniformity and precision ID attain
able By hand, and becsuss in waltham alons 10 ma
chinery exclusively employed In the manufacture q
this inesicats and delcate mechanism.
Willow, - will be seen 1t once. this similarity in
structure reduces the cost OF production II secuSes
uniformity In results It perpetuatee and nfallibly
difiuses any excellence that may be achieved; and
makes II easy to repair any injury sustained. or re-
place any part that may be lost or destroyed.
vIl.--In addition 10 these mechanical advantages,
Watches simpler in structure. and therefore
stronger and less likely to be injured than the major
i,y Of foreign watches. They ara composed Of from
1876 to 800 pieces. In old Eng ish watch there
more than 700 pats.
vIIf-we began our experiment in 1858. in TIE
face Of formidable prejudice againstAmefcan watch
o.. Our system was now and untried. We have
steadily increased facilities, until now We cmpsOy
over 700 astisant, and cell 10000 watches year
Nearly quarter Of million Of our watches ere in use
to day in every State in the Unisn - well In the
Mexican and British Provinces and Colonies. Their
universal popularity II the best proof Of their merit
that VIC can produce. They have won their why In
spite Of every opposition and of imnemorial preju
iccs. Hundreds OF dealers an oyer the county have
expressed their preference for products after
long and practical experience with foreign Watches
Any Of the grades Of waltham watches may be pur-
| chaeed Of watch dealers generally throughout the
country.
$50 BDlNS 4 APPLETON,
No. l0D Broadway. n. T., or
ROBDlNs, APPARTON 4 co.,
No nR6 WashinRtou st. Boston.