Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-05-09
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NJAs,TGaAM WATCHES.

he rA trllSlVG use OF Lncse Walcno' A"'
las. fifteen years by Railway Conductors Hh-
einaers, and Exprcssmen, the most eSsclihg %
watch wtarcrs, has thoroughly demonstrated
t!.r strength, stoaiiness, durability and accura-
cy OF the Waitham Watch. 10 satisfy that
class in alI these respects, is TO decide tAe I"eS-
ton rs t. tho real value o! these trino'keepers.
More than 100000 Of these watches are
:.uw speaking for themselves in the pockets o.
tho peoplc--A proof and n guarantee OF lhe''
superiority over AL others.
The >uprro' organization Hnl great eAteht ol
the Company: Works nt Wslthaln, enable
them u produce watches IT - price winch reI
Irrs cnnrpc.tion futile And those who buy ally
other watch, merely pay from - to ~ per cent
moro for their watches than is necessary.
We arc nov selling Waltham Waite hes a.
Irs prices in grcenbscl' than the gold prices
before the war There is no other manufacture
Of any Kind l.. the United States Of which this
r.n la SAID.
These time. pieces combine every improve
incnt til !. long experience has proved oil real
practical 3e. Having had the refusal OF near
H. cvcry invention in Matchmaking originating
in this country or in Europe, only those were
linaily adopted which severe testing by the
mot skiliuI artisans in our works, and long
use OF the part IF the public, demonstrated TO
ha essential IL rnrfcct and enduring timo keep
inH.
Among the many improvements We would
partcua'izc
The invention and use Of cAntre-pinion of
~; ian
the train By the brcsksge Of main springs, ls
uriginnl with tho American Watch Company,
who, having had the refusal Of all othor con-
trivsnccs, adopted Fogg' Patent pnion as be-
ing tho best and lauitless.
HARDENED and tempered hair springs, now
universally admitted byw ntchnskcrs to the best,
arc used in ell grades Of Waltham Watches.
All WAlLha1n Watches have dust-proof caps,
protecting the movement from dust and lessen
ing the necessity Of the frequent cleaning, no.
ccssary in other watches.
Cur new patent stem windcr, or kcyless watch,
i: already II decided success and great i'm
provcrucnt on any STEM winding watch in the
American market, and by far the cheapest
watch of It's quality now offered TO the public.
TO those living in all portions Of the U.S.where
wa.cilnakers do not abound, watches with the
aforementioned improvements which tend TO
insure accuracy, cleanliness, durability and
convenience, must provo invaluable.
Every watch guaranteed by tho Company.
70 prevent imposition, buyers should see
that oy cry watch should bear either Of the fol-
lowing trade marks:
a ,,oroo, Watch We1than Mass
Ann. Watch Co..................... Wsltham, Mass.
American Watch Co.,
Crescent stroet........ ......... Walthani, Mass
Appleton, Tracy q Co.."... Walthsm, Mass.
Walth.m Watch Co..........." Waltham, Mass
p. $. BARTLETT. Wathen, Mass
Vim. cry..................W altham, Mass.
Home Watch Co............... Boston, MASS.
For sale st retail by ali respectable dealers.
4 descriptive circular, giving much useful
information sent to any address on application.
No watches rotailod by the Company Adj
dress, ROBBINS s. APPLETON,
Gen. Agts, 1872 Broadway,
NEW YORK.
lsis- Ask to sea the rev FULL-PLATE
WATCH, bearing tho trade mark ''AMER1-
CAN WATCH Co., Crescent st -, Wathsm,
Mas" IT is by far the beat full plato watc Ii
made in The United Ststos, and surpasses any
thing: heretofore made in this country tor BALL
way Engineers, Conductors, &c. ap l9.eo3m
I. Germans Now Building.
May I'd, 1870
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