Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-07-08
syTaLgEsAaa WATCHES.

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The extensive use Of these watches for the
last fifteen years by Railway Conductors, En-
gnccrs, and Exnressmen, the most exacting Of
watch. wenrers. has thoroughly demonstrated
| thc strength, steadiness, durability and accura-
e. Of tho Wsltham Watch. To satisfy that
class in all thesc respects, is TO decide the quos.
| ton rs to tho real Value Of these time.kecpers.
| now speaking for themselves in tho pockets OF
| the pcople-a proof and n guarantee of their
| superiority over all others.
| The superior organization and great extent Of
the Companys Works At Walthan, enable
! them to produce watches at q price which rer.
ders competition futile, and those who buy any
other watch, merely pay from Is to SO per cent
| moro for their watches than is necessary.
We are now selling Waltham Watches at
less prices in gresnbacks than tho gold prices
| before tho war There's no other manufacture
of any kind in TIE United States OF which this
| can be said.
These time-peces combine every improve
ment tina: q long experience has proved of real
practical use. Having had the refusal of near
~ every invention in Matchmaking originating
| in this country or in Europe, only those were
finally adopted which severe testing by tho
most skilliul artisans in oEr works, and long
use on the part of the public, demonstrated to
be essential TO correct and enduring time. keep
ing.
Among tho many improvements we would
par!iculariZn
tho invention and use Of centre. pinion Of
peculiar construction, to prevent damage to
the train by this bresksge of main springs, is
original with the American Watch Company,
who, having had the refusal of all other con-
trvsnces, adopted Fogg's Patent pinion as be-
ing the best and fsultless.
Hardened and tempered hair springs, now
universally admiLted hywstch makers to the best,
ara used in All grades of Wsltham Watches
All Walhnm Watches havo dust proof caps,
protecting the movement from dust and lessen
ing the necessity Of the frequent cleaning, me-
coSsary in other watchos.
Dnr new patent atorn- windcr, or koyloss watch,
is already decided success and Il great i'm
provemoRt on any 4tem.windng watch il. The
American market! and by far the choal ast
watch "f its quality now Offered to the public.
TO those living in all portions of the U.S.where
watrhmskors do not abound, watches with tho
aforementioned improvements which tend TO
naurn accuracy, cleanliness, durability and
convenience must prove invaluable.
Every watch guaranteed by the Company.
II prevent imposition, buyers should SEQ
that every watch should bear either uf the fol-
lowing trade marEs:
American Watch C,............... Wallhaln, Mass
Ann. Watch Co.................... Walthum, Mas.
American Watch Co..
Crescent street ........ ....... Waltham. Mass
Appleton, Tracy g. C0."........ Walthsm Mass.
WsilhNm Watch Co...............W altham, Mass.
J.. s. ett....................... Waltham Mass
Wn. Ellery.... :.".........."....W allham, Mass.
nome watch Co......"............B Boston. Mass.
For saIa at retail by al respectable dealers.
dcsrriptp" circular, giving much useful
Information, sent to any address on application.
N" Watches rolailei hy tho Company. All
'!r't-. ROBBINS y APPLETON,
Gan. Agts., w Broadway,
NEW YORK
TT AK Ia 500 tho rev FULL-PLATE
WATCli bearing tho trade mark "AMEkI-
CAN WATCH Co.., Crescent st Waltham,
Mass l. is Ivy far the bost full plate watch
made in tn" United Statos, and surpasaes any
thing heretofore made in this country for Rail
way Engineers, Conductors. &c. ap 19.oo3m
ENUINE IMPORTED SHERRY. MA.
~ DEIKA and CLARET WINES, in store
and for sale by AVERY & DAVIDSON,
IYh 2zG King st, cor. Alfred