The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-06-29
WALTHAM WATCHES

The extensive use of these watches for the last fiji
teen years by Railway Conductors Engineers, ane
Expressmen, the exacting of watch wearers, has
thoroughly demonstrated the strength steadiness, du
rrbilitv and accuracy of the Watham Watch. To sat
sfy that class in all these respects is decide the
question as to the real value of these tekeepers.
More than 10000 of these watches are now
speaking for themselves in the pockets of the people
"a proof and guarantee of their superiority over
| all others.
The superior organization and great extent OF the
Company's Works at Waltham, enable them to pro-
duce watches at price which renders competition
futile and those who buy any other watch merely pay
from % to 50 per cent for their watches than
necessary.
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 of which this can be said.
These time-pieces combine every improvement that
long experience has proved of real practical use.
Having had the refusal of nearly every invention in
matchmaking originating in this country in Europe,
only those were finally adopted which severe testing
by the most skifu artisans in our works, and long
the part the public to be essen
tal to correct and enduring time-keeping.
Among the many improvements would partcu-
larize: "a
The invention and of centrepinion OF peculiar
construction to prevent damage to the train by the
breakage of main springs, is original with the Ameri
can Watch Company, who, having had the refusal OF
all ed Patent
being the best and faultless
Hardened and tempered hair springs, now univer-
sally admitted by Watchmakers to be the best, are
used in all grades of Waltham Watches
All Waltham Watches have dust-proof caps, pro-
ectng the from dust and lessening the
essty of the frequent cleaning necessary in other
watches.
Our new patent stem winder, or keyless watch, is
already decided success and great improvement on
any winding watch in the American market, and
by far the cheapest watch of its quality offered to
the public. To those living in portions of the United
States where watchmakers do not abound, watches
with the above mentioned mprov which tend to
insure accuracy, cleanliness, durability and conyen-
fence, must prove invaluable.
Every watch guaranteed by the Company.
To prevent imposition buyers should that every
watch should bear either of the following trade marks
American Watch Co, Waltham, Mass
ANN. Watch .Waltham, Mass
Americad Watch Co., Crescent ST., Wathanl, Mass
Appleton, Tracy l. Co, ........... Waltham, Mass.
Waltham Watch Co., .Watham, Mass.
P S. Bartlett .................Wal altman, Mass.
William Ellerv, Waltham, Mass.
Home Watch Boston, Mass.
For sale at retail by all respectable dealers.
descriptive circular giving much useful informa
ton sent to any address on application
No watches retailed by the Company.
ROBBINS & APPLETON,
General Agents,
1872 Broadway, New York.
Ask to see the new FULL PLATE WATCH bear
ing the trade mark "AMERICAN WATCH Co.
Crescent street, WMtham, Mass" 1t is by far the
best Fullplate Watch made in the United States
and surpasses anything heretofore made in this