New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-11
THE AMERICAN WATCH.
A PRODUCT TYPIFYING THE MECHANICAL
ATTAINMENTs OF THIS PRO
GRESSIVE AGE

In October last the city OF Boston presented TO
Admiral Dewey a Watham watch. in grateful
recognition of his distinguished services to the
country. The Mayor of Boston. in his address on
that occasion, stated: This form of gift has at
least the merit of enabling utilize a dis
tinctive product Of the mechanical skill which lies
at the foundation of New-England's prosperity"
If one were asked to mention an industry that is
typical Of the excellence that has been attained by
the mechanican and craftsman of New-EngIand,
he would mention the American Waltham Watch
Company. In Chambers's Encyclopedia, long
1875, this high tribute to the American
Waltham Watch Company appeared: In sim
picity, accuracy and permanency It's products rep
resent the highest stage in the watchmaker's art.
and it has revolutionized the industry which that
company has transferred to The New World"
What said this subject twenty-five years
ago. when there had been but Ave hundred thou
sand Waltham watches made, applies with equal
force to-day, when nine million Waltham watches
are recording time all over the world.
The progress in watch manufacturing at Waltham
during the last forty-six years is illustrated not
only by the improvements in the mechanical con-
structien and the finishing Of the watch move
ments, but. as well, by the extraordinary achieve
ments in sizes and calibres. A generation ago
people were satisfied TO carry large watches; now
adays the average watch wearer wishes a pocket
timepIece that is thin and moderately small in
circumference. Sensible of this demand, the Amer
lean Waltham Watch Company introduced few
years ago what is known ''12 size" watch for
men. This movement, while very strong and du-
rable is as small and light is practicable for
the purpose. It is made in various qualities, the
best having twenty-one diamond and ruby jewels.
with adjustments heat cold. sochronism and
FIVE positions It may be obtained in silver, gold
filled or gold cases in various patterns.
Among the noteworthy Waltham productions is
the Jewel Series watch. This is the smallest
lever escapenent watch movement made in Amer
lea It was introduced about year ago. and at
present is supplied in qualities viz ID jeweled
and II jewelled adjusted. The dial is the size OF
a % cent piece and the movement is nicely pro
portioned A quarter of a century ago an Amer
lean made watch small as this would have
been an impossbility; but so great has been the
advance in matchmaking at Waltham that the
ninutive dimensions is one or the strongest
watches ever constructed and runs with the same
accuracy as a larger watch or equal quaAty
The marked tendency toward artistic watches for
women has found a happy response IN the JeWel
Series watches. which may be procured IN cases
ranging from the richly simple plain pohshed goIo
10 the most ornate conceptions of the watch case
makers art. Too often an inferior SWISS move
menU is sold in deliberately decorated case, out
the excellence of the Waltham Jewel series move
ment justffes the richness of the casing I1ls
watch like all other Waltham watches, may De
obtained with either hunting or open face, anu Is
defect in material or construction Inc. wearing
qualities of the Watham watch are traditional LOT
a WaItham watch properly cared Tor VIII last d
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