Wilmington journal., 1870-07-01
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fSNIE I& rENSlVE USE OF THESE WATCH
IL es for the last Mt cen years by Railway Oon-
ductors, Engineers, and EXpTessmen, the most
oNactluE OF watch ch-Wearers, has thoroughly de-
monstrated the strength. steA,iiness durability
and accuracy of the Waltham Watch. TO satis-
fy that claaE i'll all these respects, is to decide
the question AS TO the real value of these time
Keepers.
More than 45O 900 OF theae watches ara now
speaking for themselves III the pockets OF the
peoples proof and guarantee OF their superb
ority over all others.
The superior organization and great extent of
tie Companys Works at Walthaln, enable them
! to produce watches at price which renders COM
| petition futIlc, and those who buy any other
watch, merely pay from % to 30 per cent. more
! for their watches than il necessary.
! We arc now selling Waltham Watches at less
prices IN GreenbAcks, than the gold prices before
the war. Thore ls no other manufacture OF any
kind i'll tho United Statos of which this can be
said.
These timo-piocoB combine every improvement
that Il long experience has proved OF real prac-
| tlca use. Having had the refusal OF nearly ev-
ory III 7ention in matchmaking originating in this
country or in Europe, only those were finally
adopted which severe testing by the most skill
! ful artisans in onr works, and long use on the
part of tho public, demonstrated to be essential
to correct aud enduring time keeping.
| Among the many improvements we would par
! ticularize:
! The invention and use of cenre-pinion of Pc
cuiar construction, to prevent damage to the
train by tho bro9kage Of main springs, ID original
with the American Watch Company, who having
had the refusal Of all other coutIIvances, adop-
ted Fogg's Patent pinon as being the best and
fautIess.
Hardened and tempered hair springs, now uni
versally admitted by watchmakers to be the
best. used in sll grades OF Waltham Watches.
All WAltham Watches have dust proof caps,
protecting the movement from dust and lessen
ing the necessity OF the frequent cleaning neces-
sary in other watches
Our new patent stem winder, or keyless watch,
is already decided and great i'm
provoment on any sLem-wndng watch in the
American arket, and by far the cheapest watch
OF its quality now offered to the public TO
those Living in portions of the United States
whore watchmakers do not abound. watches with
the above mentioned improvements which tend
TO insure accuracy, cleanliness. durability and
convenience muBt prove invaluable.
Every watch guaranteed by the Company.
To prevent imposition, buyers should ase that
eyory watch should bear either OF the following
trade mArks
American Watch 90. WaItham, Msss,
ANN. Watch DO Watham, Mass.
American Watch Co.,
Crescent St, Watham, Mass.
Appleton Tracy q Co., WaItham, Mass.
Watham Watch %. Waltham, Mass.
T.. B. Bartlett, Waltham, Mass.
William Ellery, Waltham, Mass.
Home Watch Co. Watham, Mass.
For sale at retail by all respectable dealers
descriptive circular giving much useful in
formation sent to any address on application.
NO watches retaied by the Company.
AGdress,
ROBBINS L. APPLETON,
cent Aqents,
Broadway New York
Ask see the new FULL PLATE WATCH