Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-07-15
wALTHAM WATCHES.

The extensive of these Wstches for the last AZ.
teen years by Railway Conductors Engineers, and
Expressmen-the most exacting of watch -wearers-
has thoroughly demonstrated the strength, steadi-
ness Durability, and accuracy Of the Waltham
Watch. To satisfy that class In all these respects
10 decide the question to the real value of these
time-keepers.
More than 100000 of these watches are now
speaking for themselves in the pockets of the peo
plea proof and q guarantee Of their superiority
over ali others.
The superior organization and great extent OF the
Company Works at Walthsm, enable them to pro-
duce watches at price which renders com petitiou
futile, and those who buy any other watch merely
pay from Is to 50 per cent more for their watches
than is necessary.
We are now selling waltham Watches at less
prices in sreenbacks, than the gold prices before the
war. There lie no other manufacture of any kind in
the United States of which this can be said.
These time-p pieces combine every improvement
that long experience has proved Of real practical
Having had the refusal of nearly every inven-
ton in matchmaking originating in this country
in Europe, only those were finally adopted which
severe testing by the most sklful artisans in our
works, and long use the part Of the public, de-
monstrsted to be essential to correct and enduring
time keeping.
Among the many improvements we would particu-
larize:
The invention and use Of o centre pinion OF pec
liar construction, to prevent damage to the train by
the breakage Of main springs, is original with the
American Watch Company, who, having had the re-
fusal Of all other contrivances, adopted Fogg's
Patent pinion as 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-
tecting the movement from dust and lessening the
necessity Of the frequent cleaning necessary in other
watches
Our new patent stem -winder, or keyless watch
already a decided success and q great Improvement
on any stem winding watch In the American market,
and by far the cheapest watch of its quality now
offered to the public. To those living in portions of
the United States here wstchmak do not abound
watches with the above mentioned improvements
which tend to insure accuracy, cleanliness, dura-
bility and convenience, must prove invaluable.
livery watch guaranteed by the Company.
To prevent imposition, buyers should see that
every watch should bear either OF the following
trade marks:
American Watch Co.........-...... waitham
Appleton, Tracy Co...---........ ="
II. .. Bartlett
William Ellery-...-..---......--.----- Z"
Home Watch Co.-.....--........-.-.. Z.
For sale at retail by all respectable dealers.
descriptive circular giving much useful infor-
nation sent to any address ap plication.
No watches retailed by the Company.
. Address,
ROBBINS Il APPLETON,
Gsp Agents.,
1s2 Broadway, New York.
Ash 10 see hs n~s FULL-PLATE WATCH oen,
sss TAG trade marx "AMERICAN WATCH Ca.
Crescent st., WaLtAan1, Mass IS by 1ay tAs bes.
fs1-pafs Wafch made ~ hs United States asd
ssrpd.ss asytAiss Aeyefofovs made IN tAts eoSssry
f0 Railscay Esstsssys, Conductors, re-
apis N w y smo.