The Waterbury Watch (1884)

‘ WATERBURY WATCH. _*_ FACTORY: WATERBURY, CONN. E t U. S. A. t’r ‐*‐ NEW YORK OFFICE, i. 52 MAIDEN LANE. t i To whom all orders and corresmnd‐ GEO.MERRITT, Gm’lSellingA gt. _ z, 1112515to Prices and Terms for PWatches andMaterialshouldbe addressed. SERIES C. Above cut is 2-3 actual size. ' . INDEX. 2. CUT OFFACTORY. 3. CUT OF WATCH, SERIES C. 6-1]. PREFACE. 12. CUTOFTESTING276WATCHES. 117. H o w a o START T H E WATCH. ‘ WATCH. 19. CUT OFWATCH W I T H BEZEL‘ OFF. 20. How To SET THE WATCH. 21-25. How To GET YOUR WATCH - REPAIRED. 2&28. NUMBERS, NAMES A N D PRICES , OFPARTSor WATCH. "29-31. CUTS OFPARTS OFWATCH. The Waterbury Watch Co. Capital, $400,000. GORDON W. BURNHAM,Pres’t. CHAS. DICKINSON, Sec’} a n d Treas. DIRECTORs. v GannonW.Bunnxnu, can.Dionne], " EbwnnL. Bnonsuu, Enw.A. Loan, Groin: Minx-n. NOTE.‐Since the first edition of this pamphlet was issued we have placed on the market 300,000 Series 0 Watches‐ These have gone into the hands pf farmers, mechanics, and the boys of America, and reports of the most flat‐ tering character reach us from all parts i of the United States. i PREFACE. THE WATERBURY WATCH COMPANY was incorporated March 1, 1880. Our object in organizing this company w a s to manufacture a n d f u r n i s h to a l l a g o o d time-keeping watch at a price lower than was ever before known. It is four years since the date of our organization, and we have already pro‐ ducedthreeseriesofwatches. Theone which accompanies this pamphlet we designate " Series C=” thus completing what we term the RED OF HDRDLDGY. mammal. vu We have the most complete factory (see page 2) in the country, fully equipped with the best automatic machinery that can be procured, and are at present manufacturing 1000 Watches every working day. With each series we have greatly im-v proved the quality of the WATCH, and are fully satisfied that " Series C” will be admitted by everybody to be a. decided step in advance. The past four years’ experience has enabled us to make the decided im‐ provements, so well known and ac- ' knowledged by those who have handled the Waterbgz since its first intro‐ duction. The “ Series A” had open dial and _‐ skeleton plates, through which the works could be seen. Our iudgmen: in making the change in “ Series B " vm PREFACE. to full dial and solid plates hasreceived the unanimous verdict of approval, and we have retained them in “ Series C . " All “ Series C” are stamped on back of inside cap thus: 51m: s C The metal of the cases of the “Series C ” is nickel-silver, which always wears white and clean. Having found the Satin-lined Spn'ng Box admirably adapted for safe trans‐ portatiqn of WATCHES, we continue to fink“Series C ” i n thi-box. PREFACE. ix M We fumish material or parts of the watch from the New-York office Ollfi in any desired quantity (for illustra‐ tion, names, and prices, see pages 26 to 31). Many dealers in watch ma‐ terials throughout the country now keep the parts of the WaterbEz in stock. Repairing. The Waterbury would not prove the cheapest WATCH in the world if it could not be repaired correspondingly cheap. Realizing this fact, and having early in o u r history found that many of the wearers of the Waterbury were located“far away from watch repairers, and were having trouble to get their ~watches repaired, we commenced re‐ pairing in a small way‐more than anythingelse asan accommodation to l X PREFACE. our patrons. Later,and still further, to more completely fulfill our mission, We organized our Repair Denartment, which has become an institution, having in the past four years received, repaired, and returned by registered mail many hundreds of watches; without the loss of a single watch, and in no case charging over50centsforrepairs. Watches for repairing have been received from every State andTerritory in the United . States, from parties who express them‐ selves highly pleased with o u r method of repairing. B_E‐MEM:BER, every owner of a Wa-te‐rbWma t c h wishing the same repaired,mu registerit to our factoz, if sent in o u r satin-lined spring box, for 17 cents, without fear of- mis‐ > carriage. (See pages a: to 25.) PREFACE. XI We Guarantee all WATCHES to have beenArun at least six consecutive days in varying posi‐ tions, and carefully regulated, before leaving factory. None are allowed to go out that do not come up to standard. No one has aux authorigz to ranteean hin moreotan‐ thingdifferent than the above. We appoint no Special Agents, never sell watches in less guan‐ tities than one dozen, and do not Bax exgress charges. Parties o r ‐ dering less than one dozen are referred to the nearest jobber. We make but one size. All are oxen facegz none in Hunting Cases. (See cut on page 3.) WATERBURY, CONN., Aug. 15, 1884. Testing 276 Watches. THE WATERBURY WATCH. ‘ The Waterhug Watch will be found a marvel of simplicity, accuracy and cheapness. Simple, because “it is composed of less than one-half the usual number of parts in a watch, which are soarranged as to be easily cleaned or repaired. Accurate,becauseitwillr u ntwenty. eight hours with one windin , and keep time equal to the better grades of watches. Cheap.becauseit willwearforyears, and is offered at a price within the reachof everybody. --‐‐‐‐ Wife]! is not a toy, but a REAL REMEMBER, the Waterb ._'1TZ [4 THE WATERBURY WATCH. 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, andthusregulates or AD0515 ITSELF to varying positions. A Watch having a long thin main‐ spring (nearly four times the length of an ordinary spring); every one being calculated to outwear the watch. Awatchwinding at the stem, and having a stop-work which prevents its being damaged by overwinding. AWatchstrong and durable in all its parts, and calculated to do good service for years. A Watch too simple in construction to be likély to get out of order, and THE WATERBURY WATCH. 15 which, if o u t of order, can be repaired atatriflingcost. (Seepages21to25.) A Watch the parts of which are interchangeable, and any broken part of which can be procured at the N e w York oflice, 52 Maiden Lane (for prices, see pages 26 to 28). ‐ A Watchwhich hasmanynovel and wonderful features covered by Letters Patent granted by the gOvernments of the FRANCE, Ans-mm, SPAIN, SWEDEN, DENMARK, Such is the Waterbyz Watch, put upon the market at a.price within the reach of everybody. ‘ A UNITED STATES, GREAT BRITAIN, CANADA, GERMANY, Russm, BELGIUM. 16 ~ THE WATERBURY WATCH. READ CAREFULLY THESE FEW HINTS TO ALL W'ho own aWaterbm Watch, Because the watch costs you a small sum of money, do not think it can be abused. Treat it as you woula one costing FifgDollars. To'wind the watch. The best result: are obtained by winding night andmorning. ManywatehexIuweéeen returnedtn mfar rejuz'rs, which, apart gflzixzmz'mztzbn, ”til! needed winding. (“The long thin mainspring in this hvatch seldom breaks like those in other so‐ called cheap watches. " T H E WATERBURY WATCH. v 17 Be sure and wind until the stop‐ _‐ ‘ work acts, then the watch 15 fully wound. If rundown,it willtakeabout ‘two minutes to wind. A party in the West writes us: Q“ There is a way of winding the Waterbury which takes no time at all, Qviz., to give the crown a few turns whenever you have occasion to look at it fitting the day, and thus uncon‐ sciously your watch is always wound ‘H “P‐ Thewatch w i l l not start itself. After winding, to start the watch, hold ’ it between the thumb and fingers of the righth nd,andgiveitaSLIGHTracking motion by turning the wrist.’ ‘ i‘ _7 ,. fl£9613 Toreggaethe watch. Donot? "undertake to regulate the Wuterblrz untilyou are sure thatyou havea ” I t ; 18 T H E WATERBURY WATCH. aéktime-key” with which tocompare. Each watch is carefully regulated at our factory before it is sent out. A watch carried may require further slight regulating. To regulate the watch, remove the bezel containing the glass; ascertain the position of the regulator through the oblong openings in the dial-plate, about one-eighth inch of the regulator ( a n be seen projecting over the grad‐ uated plate. (See cut, page 19). The movement revolves once evegzho . The graduated plate is a part of the movement; its position, therefore, changes asthe movement r e ‐ volves. ”Ifthewatchlosestime,move the regulator toward the letter F. If it gains time, move the regulator toward the letter 8. (See cut, page 19). THE WATERBURY WATCH. 19 Serial0,Ben]ofl'. Abovecutis231mmsize RegulatorISshownm' this cut directly under figures V L , but understand that it is constant]! chanE'nE msition. ., 20 THE WATERBURY WATCH. Access to the regulator can only be obtained by removing the bezel containing the crystal. -ToSet. Movethehands_ineithei x direction. The hour and minute hands move independently, and must be moved separately. Never ogen the watch except to regulate or to set the hands, and thus egavoid filling the watch with dust. Should the watch fail to’mn satis‐ factorily, don’t t r y to repair it yourself, and newer under a n y circumstances remove the screws which hold “the cap at the back in position. pi other words, treat the Waterbury.as you would a.higher-pricedwatch,and you cannot fail to bepleased‘wit 3.4 THE WATERBURY WATCH. 2! REPAIR DEPARTMENT. Many watch‐makers do n o t keep the pans, and are not prepared to repair , the Waterbu_rz Watch. Many who c a n aWaterbury Watch are not'within my all'of awatch repairer. Allare w h i z ! reach of mail facilities. We ‘ havetherefpreorganized aRepairDe‐ prurient,“ will repair any watch ow”!manufacture; onthe semps, " wingiérms: 11 Watches which, having defects wufacture, should never have left Onal such wemake no charge; 3d. Watches which have begn injured afterrleaving the 2 g 22 THE WATERBURY WATCH flfactory,eitherin transit orthe hands of the purchaser. On all such the repairs are usually so trifling, that we make no charge, , except for return postage and reg"tering fee. _ 3d. Watches which have sustained , an accidental damage by fall or other‐ wise, or have received unfair usage. ’ On all such our charge for actual regain (including parts used) never exceeds 50 cents, unless by mutual Weement. Weaddtoour charge1 for repairs, the r e t u r n postage and; registering fee. T H E WATERBURY WATCH. 23 HOW TO SEND WATCHES FOR REPAIRS. {I Our “ Series C ” watches, also the boxes in which they are packed! are a l l a l i k e , therefore be s u r e to p u t y o u r full address (Name,Town, County, and State) on a slip of paper in the box with the watch. This is permitted by postal law or; fourth-class matter. Then address the package to The Waterbury Watch Cot, Waterbury, Conn.) and forward by mail, regM Don't fail to notify usb! letter that you have done so, inclosing 65 cents iii} stamps or postal note) for repairs, . return postage, and registering fee, as p we neveroena. ac' u n t i l {we receive such notice. 24 THE WATERBURY WATCH. ~ We will, when repaired, return the watch,notifyingyouofour charges(if' any), agdv inclose you back whatever ovefiyinent (if any) there isfor re‐ Paijsand postage, thus saving eon‐ side‘rable correspondence. Eachwatchisrepairedin itsturn, and is r u n sufiicient time, after repair‐ ing, to insure good time-keeping quali‐ ties. A l l repaired watches leave us in good running order, but occasionally they may be again injured by rough handling in the malls. Understand. weasxumenaresfiomz'éz'lz'tyofmfem f ‐ rz'age yr delivery of watches t fi r ‘ themails. Havinginthepastfo received,repaired, and retumedfis’eqw ‘ hundred Waterbfl Watche‘é,“’-we have yet to learn of one registered. , package which has miscarried. .. T H E WATERBURY WATCH. 25 Pleasebear in mind that were‐ pair onlz Waterb_u£z Watches 1 that we can make no use _of a “ Second-hand" or worn Watérbury watch, and that under no drum-1‐ stanoes will we allow anything on such watches in exchange for n e w ones; and that all watches for repairs.and all correspondence relatingto same,should be directed only to The Waterbury ‘Watch Co., Waterbury, Conn. 26 T H E WATERBURY WATCH. NAMES AND NUMBERS OI“ PARTS _QF__ THE WATERBURY WATCH. A l l orders f o r material should be addressed to New-York Oflice; 52 Maiden Lane. _‘‐_‐‐‐‐‐ Price per Dozen. _‐ SpecialDiscount to the trade. 1. Center-Band and Stem..... 3.Bow,-............. ,75 4. Winding-Arbor (with N o . 5 ) .75 5 . Crown(see No. 4 ) . . - . . . . . . . . 6. Winding-Pinion 7. Case Back ........... 8. .................... Bezel. 9.Dial-Plate(withNos.32&33) 2.50 1.1.Cap................. 1 2 . Spring-Wheel & Stop-Work. 2 . 0 0 x3. StppJWork...... Loo ....... ... .50 1.00 T H E WATERBURY WATCH. 27 14._ Stop‐WorkRivet(withNo.13)$.... 15. Click-Spring (with 16). . .. .75 16. Click-SpringScrew(seeNo.15). 18. Top-Plate. .... .. 19. Pillar-Plate.. 20. Cap-Jewels 22. Regulatorand Pin........ .. 1.00 24. Upper Central Arbor ....... . 1.50 25. Lower Central Arbor and Main-Spring Col]et....... 1.50 26. Pillars.. 33‐ Center Wheel 34‐ Hour-Wheel.. 35‐ Second-Wheel.. .. . 36. Third-Wheel and Pinion.... 2.50 37: Escape-WheelandPinion... 3.00 73.8,‐ Balance and Stafi. . . . .. .. .. . 3.00. " .‘39- ' Second-Wheel Pinion. . . . .-.. 1.50 43‐ Hair-Spring Collet (see No. ........ ......................... 45) Hair-SpringStud(seeNo.45) ....' . .. 6.00 .. .. .. 1.50 1.50 1.00 1.so $~ . 52. "‘53‐ T H E WATERBURY WATCH. Hair-Spring (with Nos. 43 '. 46. 47‐ 50. 51. In ordering parts of Waterbury Watches, to prevent disappointment, theletter“A”or“ B” or‘fC” should and 44) $1.00 . 2.00 . .25 .50 ................... Main-Spring.. Pillar-Screws. Hour-Hand.... Minute-Hand.. ...... ..... .so Dial..... .... .50 .75 57" Cap-Screw.... .5o i 1~be affixed to t number, according as saidi‘lstter wh denotes the‘ series shall befound upon the basket fife mg of the watch. * I f but one crystal is wanted, the « bezel should be removed and sent to ' be fitted, inclosing 10cents. Do not send the Watch. 3.‐ T H E WATERBURY WATCH. zi'g QB??? gg; , Escape‐Wheel& Pin‐ ionNo 37. ' 4"« Third-Wheel & Pin‐ ion No. 36. 30 THE WATERBURY WATCH. Center-Wheel No.33. Hair-Springwith C01‐ letandStudNo.45, 4 3 ) 44~ i B %' 1 m ; WATERBURY warren. 3x Regulator and Pin No. 22 C. Upper Central-Arbor No. 24C. Lower Central-Arbor No. 25C. Second-Wheel Pinion No. 391 Click-Spring No. 15C. A l l the above parts here illustrated, where the letter “ C " is not affixed to the number, will fit into any watch made bythe Wlurb'u‐rx Watch 00. 32 T H E WATERBURY WATCH. FINALLY, We have prepared for the season of x884‐5 the cheapest time-keeping watch in the world, which we designate Series 0. Further, we agree to repair all of -Series 0 watches at a cost not to ex‐ ceed 50 cents each, if sent to our factory, assee page 23. We hope all will appreciate this, and help on the good worlc by placing these facts before the public. There are none sopoor that they can‐ not now possess a time-keeping watch, thanks to The Waterbury Watch Co., Waterbury, Conn. -‐')0(‐ All orders for watches and material, and all correspondence as to prices and t e m , should be addressed only to GEORGE MERRITT, General Selling Agent, 52 MaidenLane,N. Y. City. afiiwiifn MARCH LIESD.