Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-02-21
A M ERICAN
WALTHAM WATCHES.

I've clars. and are prepared TO prove. that the
American Watches manufactured At waltham. Macs
achueette, not only equal but far superior TO tho
common wuschcs Of Bnglsnd, Switzerland 4 France.
n,-while we admit that II would be difficult TO ex-
eel the masterpieces OF the eminent European manu-
factuvess. and while We do not claim to have made
suy decisive tnprovsmente over them, we do assert
and cha,len "a n cersful denial that superior
cass Of watches arc fully equal in every respect 10
the most oppressive specimens Of foreign chronome-
trical art.
Hive claim that our watches are cheaper. more
accussse les compiler, mare durne. better adapted
Tor American uss. md more easily kept In order and
rspsi,ed than any Other watches in the market.
v.-The rsasoes Why our watches poere's theee
advantage svss sbels Raropcan rivals are chiefly
Frst Decsuss ~ principle # the d ision Of labor
d carried o. In workshops 70 ~ EXTREMIST limit.
nos in human inlastsy only. bit in sc,inery as well
Every waach passes through hundreds Of hands and
hundreds Of mschines.
Secopd Bscasse We promptly adopt every new in
vUntiou to periecs machinery and every pfoered
inpsovement IN the etvuc,ufc Of watches.
Third Because In each Of the very numerous. nj
suse, end ofssn microscopic rts Of viii = watch Is
msdo m, we attain, BY mechanical power, nearly alb
sOlute matte natical pr .cison and uniformity, which
Il h utterly impossible to schieve BY manual labor.
Whcele pinions escapemenfs. balances. sprngs. and
sesews-exact countefpasts In weight. circumference
and dimenssons turned out by millions by the un
eeriug because answering, iron hands OF machinery
Herce every watch Of any 1t, le IL true copy Of
~ nodei.
V-These res ulis enable 10 defy foreign rivalry
because no similar uniformity and preci.io IL attain
ab bv hand, and bee ,u-s in waltham alon. is ma
chnery exclusively employed In the man1faesu OF
this intricate sid ds.rass acchanism.
Willow. . will be ssea ct once. this similarity IL
structure reduces The Of production 1t secures
unifoeniy n results Il perpetuaies and inisiioiy
dinpsss any excellence that may be achieved; and
MAIZE. II easy ~ repair any Injury Sustained. or re-
pjacs my part thas nsy Re lost o. destroyed.
Villa addition 20 these mechani, al advantages,
our Watches sss simper In structure and therefore
stronger and les likely TO be iaJured than the major
liz oeSossien witches. They are composed Of IRON,
is u 800 pieces In old Eng sh watch there are
more In 10 pasu.
vlIi.-we began our experiment Ia 1858. 10 tae
ne Of fsrudabl prejudice aeainssAmsfiean watch
.. Oar system was new and untricd- We have
steadily Increased facilities, until now we emptoy
over 100 artisant, and cell 7cr0o w.iches year -
Nearly quarter off million Of our watches src IN nee
to day in ever state in the Union well - in the
Meric.. md Br,jsh Provinces snd Colonies. Ihei,
universal pepulsrty u he best proof OF their ner
IA. Ne can psoduce They have won their way IN
epits 4 every opposition and Of inmsmorial p.eju
dIcss. HUNDREDS Of deales 81 07er the country hsvs
No. md practical espesienee with foreign Watches
M q ~ GRADES Of Wallhan watches nay be pur
eAeesd Of watch dealers generally thrI ughout thu
| eouhtsy.
asODDaNe = APPLETON,
No. l91 Brosdwsy. n. r., q
nODD1NS, APPLETON = co.,
| 10. 1oo Wsshiaston D.. Bostes.