Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-02-15
A M E RI G AN
WALTIIAN !, ATCHES,

I've clair,. AMI aFe prepared TO prove, hat the
American Watches manufactured al Wallhsm, Mass
achuset. are not only equal. ba far superior 10 the
common watches OF England SH,zerlard & France.
II-while we adm. i.At iiwoald be difficult 10 ex-
Gel tho masterpieces 0. the eminent European manu-
fac,urors, and while We do not claim TO have made
any decisive impTovem nt- them, We do assert
and challenge IN cess.rl denial that cur superior
ass OF watches are fnliy eqnG Ii every respect 10
the most - pensyc spceim.-s OF foreign chronome-
trical art.
IU-Wc claim that our wat cs are cheaper more
accurate less complex. durable better adapted
for American u.e, and moro easily kept In order and
repaired thar nay other watches i. the market.
lv.-The rcasons why our watches posse.s these
I'D ntsgcs ever their European rivals are chiefly
First, Because the primo pie ci the di ,sion Of labor
Is carried out In our orshops 20 lis extrem. limit
not in hum an indus try only. Il IN machinery a. well
Every watch passes through hundreds OF hands and
hundreds OF machines.
Secoad Because promptly aiopt every now In
yert:on TO perfe machne'g and every pr fcrcd
i'm provement In the structure OF watches.
Third. Because in each Of tie very numerous mi
nute and often microscopic psr;s Of which watch is
made mp we attain By mechsnicaI power nearly ab.
sslate mathc aa,ical pr .csion asd uniformity which
ii il utterly impossible TO achieve by manual labor
wheeis pinion. escapemcn's balances, Syringe, and
scrsws-exact counter .iis in weight circumference
and dimensions turned by millions by the un
errinr because answering. iron hands ot mschisery
Herce every watch OF any 81 e l. true copy Of
is model
N.-Theee resulis enable US 70 DEFY foreign rivalry
because no similar uniformity and preci.ion il attain
able by hand and bee iuse in waitham alone 10 ma.
chincry exclusive employed ii the manufacture of
this intricate and delicate mechanism.
VI-Now a. will be seen at once this similarity in
structure reduces the cost Of production il secures
uniformity In results il pefretuates and nfallibly
diiyuses any excellence that may he achieved and
makes il easy to repair any irjury sustained os
place any part that may he lost o. destroyed.
ylI.-In addition to these mechanical advantages,
our Watches are simpler in structure, and therefore
stronger aud less likely TO be inured than the major
i,v OF FOREIGN watches. They are composed Of from
~, N .D pie,es In an old Eng ish watch there nre
more than 100 pa,ts.
VIIf.-we began our experiment In 1s53 in tAs
face Of formidable prejudice ns,American watch
e.. Our system was new and untred We have
steadily increased our facilities, until now We em
over zoo artisant, and sell 10000 watches year
Nearly Quarter Of million Of our watches are In use
10 day IN every State in the Unlon as wei Is in ths
MEXICAN and British Provinces and Colonies. The.l
universal popularity Il the best prDi OF their meri
,ha, we cau produce. They have won their way Ii
sni,c Of every opposition and Of immemorial preju
dices Hundreds of dealers all oyer the country hav,
EXPRESSED their preference for our products after
long and practical experience with foreign watches
Any of the grades of waltham watches nay be pur
chased OF waseh dealers generally thrsughout tn
country.
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