Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-06-04
WALTHAM WATCHES.
A CARD.

Justify us in claiming for the Waltham
Watches peculiaritles of excellence which
place them above all foreign rivalry,
The system which governs their construc-
ton is their most obvious source of merit.
The substitution of machinery for hand |
labor has been followed not only by |
greater simplicity, but by a precision in |
detail, and accuracy and uniformity in
their time keeping qualities, which by the |
old methods of manufacture are unat |
tainable wa q .t .ssIa.r1I
The application Of machinery TO watch
making has, in fact, wrought revolution
in the main features of the business. In
conjunction with enlarged power Of pro-
duction, it has enabled us to secure the
smoothness and certainty of movement
which proceed from the perfect adaptation
of every piece to its place. Instead Of
feeble, sluggish, variable action, the bal
ance, even under the pressure Of the light
est mainspring, vibrates with wide and
free motion. The several grades Of
watches have more than general resem.
blance, each to its pattern they are per.
feet in their uniformity, and may be
bought and sold with entire confidence
as to the qualities we assign to them.
These general claims to superiority are
no longer contested. An English watch
maker in a recent lecture before the
Neurological Institute of London, describ-
ing the result of two months close obser-
vation at the various manufactures in the
let in Fafa IN
Waltham: "On leaving the factory, felt
that the manufacture of watches on the
old plan was gone" Other foreign
makers, some of them eminent, have pub
licly borne the same testimony. They
admit that the results aimed at in Europe
| by slow and costly processes are here
realized with greater certainty, With an
almost absolute uniformity and at a cost
which more than compensates for the diff
| ference between manual labor in the old
world and the new.
| But we assert for the Waltham watches
more than general superiority. Their
advantages, in respect Of quality and
price, over English aud Swiss watches,
are not more marked than are their ad-
vantages over the products OF other Amer
| ican manufactures. These are positive in
their character, and are the natural conse-
quences of the precedence we acquired in
the trade, and the proportions to which
our manufactory has attained. No indus.
trial law is better established than that
which cheapens the cost of an article in
proportion to the magnitude of its pro-
duction. The extent of our establishment
the combination of skilled labor on an
extensive scale, with machinery perfect
and ample enables us to offer watches at
lower rates than those of any other manu-
facturer. The aggregate of profit is the
end kept in view not the profit on any
single watch. And, acting on this princi-
pie, with reduced cost of production and
an ever widening demand, our watches
are offered at prices considerably below
the watches of other American makers,
comparing quality with quality. Our
annual manufacture is double that of all
other makers in this country combined,
and much larger than the entire manufac-
ture of England.
The conditions which make this cheap.
ness possible are also favorable to the
excellence of our work. Our artisans
| long ago ceased to be novices. Time and
effort, under q superintendence which
| combines tho subtleties of science with
the strength of practical skill, have pro.
duced a body of artisans whose efficiency
is for the time pre-eminent. We.have the
best workers in every department that
are available-workers whose expertness
and experience would be alone sufficient
to secure for Waltham its high position.
Among other tributary causes, may be
stated the readiness with which each sue
ceeding invention and improvement has
been tested, and, If approved, adopted.
We are always ready to examine whatever
experience, or art, or skill, may suggest,
but we adopt nothing until experiments
have demonstrated its excellence. In
pursuance of this rule, we have brought
to our aid all the mechanical improve
ments and valuable inventions of the last
fifteen years, whether home or foreign in
their origin. We have thus acquired the
exclusive possession of the best and most
valuable Improvements now known in
connection with watch making, aud Sc
cured for the Walthsm factory force and
completeness not shared by any similar
establishment in the world.
These constant efforts to perfect in all
ways, and by all means, both the machin
cry of the factory and the construction
of our watches, have placed within ouI
means the production of a greater variety
In grade and finish than other American
makers have attempted. In the manufac
ture OF very fine watches we have nc
competitor in the United States, and only
very few in Europe.
The various styles of these watches
have undergone the severest trials in the
service of Railway Engineers, Conductors
and Expressmen, the most exaoting class
of Wstch. wearers, and the presence o
over 100000 Waltham Watches in tho
pockets of the people is the best proof 0i
the public approval, and must be accepted
as conclusive of their superiority by dis
eliminating Watch.buyers, especially Sc
since the important matter of price is alsC
: very greatly in their favor, being at least
twenty. five per cent cheaper, quality fol
quality, than those made elsewhere in th'
! United States. As it would be impossible
to describe the peculiarities of each STYLE
in the space allotted for that purpose
buyers are referred to respectable dealeri
, throughout the country, who will cheer
fully furnish all necessary information
both as to the different grades and theil
: respective prices. The accompanying
Illustrations show the upper plates, sizes
: and trade marks of the different styles o
our manufacture, and furnish the bes
possible security against the sale of worth
less limitations of our watches, under tht
name OF the genuine In many cases tn,
spurious watches have similar trade
marks, carrying tho spelling afghHy, bu
such cases cannot deceive buyers whC
J compare trademarks with those furnished
in this article.
Our watches are now so favorably
, known, and their value as accurate time
keepers so freely acknowledged every
where, that TO publish certificates fron
J individual wearers would be superhuous
From the great abundance of testimon.
in their favor, we select only those of
general character.