The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1867-02-16
9erp advertisements.
AMERICAN
WALTHAM WATCHES

I
I've claim, and are prepared to prove, that
the Americsnwatohss manufactured atwaltham,
Mass, are not only equal, but far superior to the
common watches of England, Switzerland, and
| France,
| u,-while we admit that it would be dimcult 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 a successful denial, that
our superior class of watches are fully equal, "a
sssry respect, to the most expensive specimens Of
foreign chronometrcal 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 are chiefly
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.
invention to perfect our machinery, and every
proGered improvement in the structure OF watches
TAird. Because in each OF the very numerous
minute, and often microscopic parts of which
watch is made up, we attain, by mechanical pow
or, nearly absolute mathematical precision and uni
iormty, which it is utterly impossible to achieve
by manual labor Wheels, pinions, escapemeuts,
balances springs, and screws-eXact counterparts
In weight, circumference, aud dimenslons-are
turned out by millions by the unerrng because un-
swerving, iron hands of machinery. Hence, every
watch of any one style is a true copy of its model
| v.-rhese results enable us to defy foreign ri
valry, because no similar uniformity 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.
VI-Now, ns will be seen at once, this similarity
in structure reduces the cost of production; it
cures uniformity in results; il perpetuates and tn
ydlliJIy difruses any excellence that may be once
achieved and makes it easy to repair any injury
sustained, or replace any part that may be lost
destroyed.
VH-In addition to these mechanical advantage
ourW atches simpler in structure, and therefore
stronger and less likely to be injured than the
jority of foreign watches They composed Of
from 125 to 800 pieces. In nm old English watch
there are more than 700 parts.
VIII-We began our experiment in 1883, in the
fnce of a formidable prejudice against American
watches Our system was new and untried. We
have steadily increased our facilities, until now
we employ TOO artisans and sell 10 900 watches
year Nearly quarter of a million -four watches
are in use to-day in every State of the Union, as
well as in the Mexican and British Provinces and
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 oil immemoral prejudces. Hundreds Of deal
ers all the country have expressed their pref
erence for our products alter long and practical
experience with foreign watches,
Any OF the grades of Waltham Watches may be
purchased of watch dealers generally throughout
the country.
ROBBINS & APPLETON,
IS2 Broadway, New York.
ROBBINS. APPLETON a CO.,
1853 Washington street, BOstOn.
Feb 10, s67-dSTuThaweow3m25