The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1867-02-28
gJew advertisements.
Am ERICAN
WALTHAM WATCHES


I've claim and arc prepared to prove. thu
tho Americsnwstches manufactured atwaltham,
Mass, are not only equal, but far superior to the
common watches of England, Switzerland, and
France. u.ur| ..
| H.-While we admit that it would be diGicult to
excel the masterpieces of the eminent European
manufacturers and while we do not claim to have
made any decisive improvements over them we
do assert and challenge successful denial, that
our superior class of watches are full equal, "a
evory respect, to the most expensive specimens of
foreign chronometrcai art.
| live claim that our Watches are cheaper,
more accurate, less complex, more durable, bet
ter adapted FOR American use, and more easily
kept In order and repaired than any other watches
in the market.
Iv.--The reasons why our Watches possess these
advantages over their European rivals echiehy
First Because the principle of the division Of
labor is carried out In our workshops to its ex.
tremest limits, not in human industry only, but in
machinery as well. Every watch passes through
hundreds of hands and hundreds Of machines.
Second. Because we promptly adopt every new
invention to perfect our machinery, and every
profrcred improvement in the structure oiwstches
Third. Because in each of the very numerous,
minute, and often microscopic parts of which u
watch is made up, we attain, by mechanical pow
er, near absolute mathematical precision and uni
tormity, which it is utterly impossible to achieve
I,,, al taI,, fa
balances, springs, and screws-oxact counte,parts
In weight circumference, and dimenslons-are
turned out by millions by the unerring, because
swerying, iron hands of machinery. Hence, every
watch Of any style is true copy of Its model.
V.-lhesc results enable us to defy foreign RI
yary, because nosmilaruniformity and precision
is attainable by hand and because In Wal ham
alone is machinery exclusively employed in the
manufacture of this intricate and delicate mech
anism.
NI.-Now as will be seem at once this similRi ity
in structure reduces the cost of productions Il Sc
cures uniformity in results; 1t perpetuates and ~
CdHi5iy dnuses any excellence that may be once
achievedi and makes it easy to repair any injury
sustained or replace any part that may he lost or
destroyed
VGI-In addition to these mechanical adv vsntages,
ourwntches are simplerin structure, and therefore
stronger md less likely to be injured than the ma.
jority of foreign watches, They are composed Of
from 1875 to 800 pieces. In an old English watch
there are more than 700 parts
vIH.-we began our experiment in 1853, in the
| face of formidable prejudice against American
watches. Our system was new and untried. We
have steadily increased our facilities until now
we employ oyerTO artisans, and sell 10 900 watches
a year, Nearly quarter of million ofour watches
are in use to-day in every State of the Union, as
Colonies, Their universal popularity is the best
proof of their merit that we can produce. They
have won their way in spite of every opposition
and o. immemorial prejudices. Hundreds of deal.
ers all over the country have expressed their pref
erence forourproducts alter long and practical
| eXperiencow tn foreign watches.
Amy of the grades of walthan Watches may be
purchased of watch dealers generally throughout
the country.
ROBBINS a APPLETON,
Is2 broadway New York.
ROBBINS. APPLETON - CO.,
I6s washington street, Boston.