Southern shield., 1870-06-11
S1sA WALTHAM . WATCHES,

THE extensive use of these watches for the last fifteen years by Railway Conductors, Engineers, and Expressmen, the most exact ing of watch-wearers, has thorougly demon strated the strength, steadiness, durability and accuracy of the Waltham Watch. To satisfy that class in all these respects, is to decide the question as to the real value of these time=keepers. 5A
 More than 100000 of these watches are now speaking for themselves in the pockets of the speople-a proof and guaran- tee of their superiority over all others
 The superior organization and great extent of the Company'S Works at Waltham, enable them to produce watches at price which renders competition futile and those who buy any other watch, merely pay from 9 to 50 per cent more for their watches than is necessity. .3l# We are now selling Waltham Watches at less prices in greenbacks, than the gold prices before the war. There is no other manufacture of any kind in the United States which this can be said. -r.,t These timespieces combine every improve ment that a long experience has proved of real practical use Having had the refusal of nearly every invention in matchmaking originating in this country or in Europe, only those were finally adopted which severe tast- ing by the most skillful artisans in our works, and long use on the part of the public, de- monstrated to be essential to correct and en- during time-keeping.
 Ia Among the many improvements we would particlarize:
 The invention and use of a centre-pinion of peculiar construction, to prvent damage to the train by the breakage of main springs, is ,ol ,r-;+1 ba who, having had the refusal of all other contrivances, adopted Fogg's Patent pinion as being the best and faultless. .a Hardened and tempered hair springs, now universally admitted by watchmakerS to be the best, are used in all grades of Waltham Watches. l-
 All Waltham Watches have dsst-prOof caps, protecting the movement fro1ti dust and lessening the necessity of the frequent clean ing necessary in other watches. e"| Our new patent stem-winder, or keyless watch, is already decided success and greatimprovement on any stem-winder watch in the American market, and by far the cheapest watch of its quality now offered to the United States where watchmakers do not abound, watches with the above mentioned improvements which tend to insure accuracy, cleanlinesss, durability and convenience, must prove invaluable.
 Every watch guaranteed by the Company. To prevent imposition, buyers should see that every watch should bear either of the following trade marks. r
 American Watch Co.,, Walthath.
 Appleton, Tracy & Co.,,
 P s. B&rtlett, -
 William Ellery,
 Home Watch Co.,, -'- -"
 For sale at retail by all respectable dealers. 4 descriptive circular giving much useful information sent to any address on applica- tion No watches retailed by the Company
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