Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-07-05
WATCHES.

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The extensive use of these watches for the
| last fifteen years by Railway Conductors, En-
| gineers, and Expressmen, the most oxacting of
| watch-woarors, has thoroughly demonstrated
| the strength, stesdiness, durability and accura-
cy of tho Waltham Watch. To satisfy that
class in all those respects, is to decide the ques.
ton rs to tho real value Of those timo.kcopors.
Moro than 100000 of thoso watches arc
| now speaking for themselves in the pockets of
the pooplc-a proof and guarantee of their
superiority over all others. 81.
The superior organization and great extont Of
tho Company's Works at Watham, enable
them to produce watches at price which roL
doris competition futila and those who buy any
other watch, morely pay from % TO SO per cont
moro for their watches than ia necessary.
Wo arc now selling Waltham Watches at
loss prices in groenbscks than tho gold prices
before tho war. Thoro Is no other manufacture
Of any kind in tho United States of which this
can be said.
These time-piecos combine every improve
ment that long experience has proved Of roal
practical use. Having had tho refusal of near.
ly every invention in Matchmaking originating
in this country or in Europe, only those wero
finally adopted which severe testing by tho
most slillful artisans in our works. and long
use on tho part of the public demonstrated to
be essential to correct and enduring time. koop-
ing.
Among tho many improvements wo would
particnlarizo
Tho inunnfjhn an5 uco IF m. inn IF
peculiar construction, to prevent damage to
tho train by tho breakage of main springs, is
original with.the American Watch Company,
who. having had tho refusal of all othor con-
trivanccs. adopted Fogg's Patunt pinion rs be-
ing tho best and faultloss.
Hardened and tempered hair springs, now
universally admittod byWatchmakors to tho best,
arc used in all grades of Waltham Watches.
All Waltham Watches have dust-prOof caps,
protecting the movement from dust and lessen
ing tho necessity of tho frequent cleaning, ne
cossary in othcr watches.
Our new patontstem- windor, or koyloss watch,
is already decided success and great i'm
provcmont on any stem-winding watch III the
American market, and by far tho cheaEast
watch OF it's quality oforod to thu public.
To those living in al portions of tho us. where
watchmakers do not abound, watches with tho
aforementioned improvements which tend to
nsuro accuracy, cleanliness, durability and
convenience, must provo invaluable.
Every watch guaranteed by the Company.
10 prevent imposition, buyers should see
that every watch should bear either O. tho fol-
lowing trade marks:
m orioan Watch ~ Woltboro Mac
Ann. Watch Co"......". Waltham, Mass.
American Watch Co..
Crescent street. Walthanl, Mass.
Appleton, Tracy & Co.-".... Waltham, Mass.
Waltham Watch Co...".".." Waltham, Mass.
W., Tiias, '"".. WaHnam' Mass.
Mm. Eilery......."............ w altman. Mass.
Home Watch Co... ......... "... Boston, Mass.
For sale at retail by sll respectable dealera.
A descriptive circular, giving much useful
information. sent to any address on application.
No watches retailed by the Company. AID.
dress, ROBBINS s. APPLETON,
Gen. Agts., 1872 Broadway,
NEW YORK.
@r Ask to see the new FULL-PLATE
WATCH, bearing the trade mark ssAMERI-
CAN WATCH Co., Crescent ST., Walthsm,
Mass" It is by far the best full-plato watch
madc in the United Statos, and surpasses any
thing heretofore made in this country for Rail.
way Engineers. Conductors. &c. sp 19.eo3m
A MOTHER fresh lot of KEEBLER'S cele.
~ brated CAKES just received, such as Wine
Nuts, Almond Nuts, Arrow Root Biscuit. &C.,
for sale by VIM. F. BROOKES,
je21 ITO King street.