Allen v. Tornek, an Individual, Trading as Allen v. Tornek Company v. Federal Trade Commission

This is a petition to review an order of the Federal Trade Commission holding, inter alia, that petitioner made unfair and deceptive representations to the effect that a watch he was marketing was a 21-jewel watch. The practices were found prohibited by § 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act, 15 U.S.C.A. § 45.

Examination of the testimony before the Federal Trade Commission shows clearly that in the 21-jewel watch commonly sold by others in the trade there are no jewels that do not have either a function of bearing or a function of pro tection against wear from friction, and that it is only…