The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1867-05-27
NO. 215.
alrw advertisements.
AMERICAN
WALTHAM WATCHES.


1--we claim and arc prepared to prove, thR
the American Watches, manufactured atwaltham,
Mass are not only equal, but far superior 10 the
common watches of England, Switzerland, aud
France
H.--whne wo admit that II would be dlnicult TO
excel the masterpieces Of tho 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 arc fully equal, IN
epsry respect, to tho most expensive specimens of
foreign chronometrical art
Hive claim that our Watches arc cheaper,
moro accurate, loss complex, more durable, bet
ter adAptod for American use, and more easily
kept in order and repaired than any other watches
In tho market.
lV.-rh0 reasons why cur Watches possess these
advantages over their European rivals arechiony
Nrsk because the principle VI tho division Of
labor is carried out In our workshops 10 It's OK.
trcmost limits, not In human industry only. but Ia
machinery as well Every watch passes through
hundreds of hands and hundreds Of machlucs
Sscsnd because we promptly adopt every new
invention to perfect our machinery, and every
pronered Improvement In tho structure oiwatches.
TAird. Because In zach of the very numerous,
minute, and often microscopic parts OF which a
watch is madO up, we attain by mechanical pow
or, nearly absolute precision and uni
iormity, which IL is utterly impossible to achieve
ny manual labor. Wheels pinions, osoapoments.
balances, springs, and scIows--e exact counterparts
in weight, circumference and dImonslons-nrc
turned out by millions by the unorring because un-
swcrving, iron hands Of machinery. Hence, every
watch Of any one style is a truo copy of Its model
Whose results enable us 10 defy foreign ri
valry, because nosimilnr uniformity and precision
Is attnInablo by hand, aud because In Wal ham
alono Is machinery exclusively employed In the
manufacture Of this Intricate and delicate mech
anism.
Nl.-NOw, ne will bO seen at once, this similarity
in structure reduces the cost Of productions it &C.
cures uniformity in results; tpcrpciuntes and IN
JdHi6Iy dinuscs any excellence that may bo once
achleved and makes II ousy to repair anyInIury
sustained, replace any part that may be lost or
destroyed
VfI-ln addition to these IN &C chanicaI ad vantages.
ourWatches are simpler in structure, and therefore
stronger and less likely To be injured than the mi
jority Of foreign watches. They are composed of
from 1875 TO 800 pieces In an old English watch
there aru more than 100 parts
VIII.-webe began our experiment In 1858 In the
face of II formidable prejudice against American
watches. Our system was new and untricd. We
have steadily increased our facilities, untf now
we employ over 700 artisans and sell 20 900 watches
u yoar Nearly aquartcr of m iIion of our watches
are In use to-day In every state OF the Union. M
vol us In the Mexican and British Provinces aud
Colonies Their universal popularity Is the beet
proof of their merit that we can produce. They
nave won thOir way In spite OF every opposition
andoi immcmorial preIudioos. Hundreds OF deal.
ers all over tho country have their pref
crence forourproducts alter long aud practical
experience W III foreign watches.
Any Of the grades Of waltham Watches may be
purchased Of watch doalors generally throughout
tho country.
ROBBINS a. &APPLETON,
IS2 BrORdWRy, New York.
hOHnINs. s.APPLETOR a CO.,
1873 Washington street, Boston.
Feb 10. 1867 dur n hSnwpowam0b