The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1883-11-15
G8T THE WATERBURY WATCH IS
NOT A TOY.

The inventor sf the Waterbury watch,
Mr.. D. A A Buck, is best known to the
public as the builder Of the smallest steam
engine in the world. The engine, boiler,
gOTernOr, and pumps stand in space seven
sixteenths Of an inch square, or the area OF
2 gold dollar, and fve-eighths Of an inch
high, composed Of 14s distinct parts, held
together By ffty-two screws. Three drops
Of water I'll the boiler to its proper capacity.
The wate1 Jury watch VIII be found a
marvel Of simplicity, accuracy, and cheap
ness.
Simple. because It is composed Of less than
one half the usual number Of parts in .
watch, which are 50 arranged as to be easily
cleaned or repaired.
Accurate, because it VIII run twenty-four
hours, and keep time equal to the better
grades of watches.
Cheap, because If VIII wear for years, and
is offered at a price within the reach Of
everybody.
Remember, the Waterbury watch is not
toy, but a real watch, having less than one
half the number of parts to be found in any
other going watch in the world
A watch which differs from all others in
that the entire movement revOlves in the
case once every hour. and thus regulates or
adjusts itself to varying positions.
A watch having long thin main spring
NEARLY four times the length of an ordinary
spring. every one being calculated to out
wear the watch.
A watch winding at the stem, ard having
a stop-work which prevents its being dam
aged by overwinding.
A watch strong and durable in ali its
parts, and calculated to do ge0d service for
years.
watch too staple in construction to be
likely to get out of order, and which, if out
of order, can be repaired at a triAiDg cost.
A watch, the parts Of which are inter
ehangeable, and any broken part of which
can be procured at the factory.
A watch which has many novel and Won
derfuI features, covered by Ietters-patent
granted by the governments of the United
States, France, Great Britain, Austria
Canada, Spain, Germany, Sweden, Russia,
Denmark, and Belgium.
| As an evidence of the favor with which
the Waterbury watch has been received BY
our subscribers and the service which 1t has
rendered them, we print the following tsssi-
monials.
The Waterbury watch Won sent me some ten days
AGO has eg5s correct time with our city regulator,
NS9 ~, slr1t when start 70 attend Aligs and re
uiii0'is E B. DIaaL.
aIrSxEor,, sTryS., Agg. 81, 1855.
TIE Waterbury watch keeps as good TIME as any
/ watch I ever had
/ Yours. truly GEO A. CARFEE-
NORTH DaSyrr1E VI, Aug. g. 1855
I The Waterbury watch you sent IS excel
lent line-pieee, and Is as1aiEss. - All VINO have
| seen it. Aosa7 T. li-0S
ERrr. Pa, Aug. q. 1855.
\ Ihave received The watch and chain 7h.ch you
| sent me, and am well pleased witA thenl. The
watch far exceeds my expectations, and the chain
/ is very pretty
| Respectfully, yours JAMES z. ToUErEr-
WARRINGTON. IND., Sers. l. 1ssss.
/ The Waterbury watch TO hand al righss
| and am very much pleased with it.
Yours, truly, JoHS AILLEls-
4 RED CTOUD. NEB. Aug. 81, tssss-
am more than pleased with the Wateroury
| watch. It has not varied one second since assFe
/ had it.
Respectfully, yours, sAAL "isr-
GENOA. o.. Sept 4 1883.
The watch and chain came safely TO nsine anu L
am thoroughly satisfied with eotn- w..
Truly yours, IAN L "-i---Nns'
Awrrv " Y, Aug. %, 1888.
The watch came safely to hand, and - as good as
any SIS watch.
Truly yours y Y. ot11NA3.