Registry No. 1215-1-03 

NATIONAL RECOVERY ADMINISTRATION 

PROPOSED CODE OF FAIR COMPETITION 

FOR THE 

AMERICAN JEWELED WATCH 

MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY 

AS SUBMITTED ON AUGUST 31, 1933 

WE DO OUR PART 

The Code for the American Jeweled Watch Manufacturing Industry 

in its present form merely reflects the proposal of the above-mentioned 

industry, and none of the provisions contained therein are 

to be regarded as having received the approval of 

the National Recovery Administration 

as applying to this industry 

UNITED STATES 

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 

WASHINGTON : 1933 

For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, Washington, D.C. • 

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SUBMITTED BY 

THE AMERICAN JEWELED WATCH MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION 

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PROPOSED CODE OF FAIR COMPETITION FOR THE AMERICAN JEWELED WATCH MANUFACTURERS OF THE 

UNITED STATES 

T ffectuat the poli y f Tjtle 1 of the National In lu trial 

Rec Y ry Act, the follo"ing provi ion ar e tablished a a code of 

fair competi6on: 

I. The term ' J " led , atch IoYement mean a high-grade 

watch n1ovement ontaining even or more je\\'el , each of which 

·erve a mechanical purpo a frictional bearing a di tingui hed 

from the loi\er-oTa le type of 11atche . 

The term 'Indu tr ' i defined to rn.ean the manufacture of 

jeweled wat h movement with labor 11ithin the nitecl States. 

Th term 'J\Ianufacturer i l fined to n1ean any per on partnerhip a ociation an l corporation engaged in uch Indu try. 

The term " Employee i defined to mean any per on employed 

in such "Indu try ', except anyone engaaed in executive and upervi or. r positions and outside ale men. 

The term "Learner" is defined to mean any per on doing producti, e work while being in tructed jn a particular ype of factory work, 

the value of whose productivity doe not equal the minimum "age. 

The term tudent" i defined to mean any person receiving part 

or full time in truction in factory, town hip, city, or private vocational chool , th '\'alue of who productiYity, if any, doe not equal 

the cost of instruction. 

The t rn1 ' sociation ' i defined to mean the American Jeweled 

Watch ~Ianufacturer As ociation of the nited tate . Th term " Commi ioner n is defined to mean a disinterested person or agency appointed by the s ociabon in connection with the 

admini tration of thi code. 

II. The minimum wage for all employee ( except errand boys, 

learner and tud nt ) hall be at the rate of 35c per hour. 

The minimum "ag for errand boy and learner hall not be le. s 

than 80 of the minimum. 

,Vage and hour of tu lent in public schools shall be governed 

by regulation made by the respective school authoritie . Students 

receiving in truction in private school at the expen e of the 

emplo er need not b paid. Ea h employer hall make a monthly 

report to the As ociation (and to the Admini trator if required) as 

to the number of . tudent a ociated with the employer, hour of 

work, and hour of tudy and if any, the amount of com pen ation. 

III. o manufa turer hall employ any per on in exce of an 

average of -!O hour · per'i\eek during ea h ix month period, starting April 1 t and O tober 1 tin each year and not to exceed 48 hours 

in any one 11eek. 

Learner and err an l boys hall not be em ployed more than 40 

hou~' per i\eek. The per cent of learner to emplo, ee and the length 

of tune they an be cla ed as learners hall be agreed upon by the 

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manao-e1nent and the representatives of the local factory employee 

organization in each factory. Their agreement shall be subject to 

approval by the Administrator, and in the event that they are unable 

to agree the issue shall be referred to the admini tr a tor for decision. 

1, . No manufacurer shall mploy any employee under the age of 

sixteen year . 

\ . All manufacturers hall compl with the requirements of the 

Act a follows:' (1) That emplo ee hall have the right to organize 

and bargain collecti vel through rep re entati ves of their own choo -

ing, and shall be free from the interference, re traint, or coercion of 

employers of labor or their agent in the de ignation of uch representative or in self-organization or in other concerted activities for 

the purpo e of collecti e bargaining or other mutual aid or protection; (2) that no employee and no one seeking employment shall 

be required as a condition of employment to join any company union 

or to refrain from joining organizing or a si tino- a labor organization of hi own choo ing; and (3) that employer shall comply with 

the maximum hour of labor 1ninimum rate of pay and other condition of employment appro ed or pre cribed by th Pre ident. 

VI. Each manufacturer will furni h the ommis ioner ( and the 

.A.dmini trator if required) with such information and report as 

he 1na require from time to time rela ti ,e to the adm..ini tration and 

enforcement of hi code. 

VII. The following hall con titute unfair competition and a 

violation of this code : 

1. elling or offering to ell jeweled watch movement or watches 

containing them below the standard co t or if partl made- in 

foreign countries below the rea onable domestic co .... t of production. 

2. nfairly di criminating between cu tomer a to n1erchandi -

ing terms or practices b3 not giving equal term , prices, and 

advantage to all whole ale bu er . 3. Giving or permitting to be given or offering to give money 

or anythin<T of value to ag n , employe or repre entatives of 

cu tom r or prosr ective cu tomer without the knowledo-e of their 

employers or principal a an inducement to influence their employ· 

ers or principal to purcha e product fron'l the maker of uch gift 

or offer or influencing in an manner uch emplo3 er or principals 

to refrain from dealing or contra ting with competitor . 

4. Falsely marking or branding of the products of the indu try 

in any way that tend to mi lea l or deceive purcha er with re pee 

to the quantit quality grad or ub ance of the good purcha ed. 

5. Making or cau ing or permi ting to be made or published any 

fal e, untrue or d ceptive tatem nt by advertisement or oth rwise 

con erning the o-rade quantit qualit sub tance, haracter natur 

origin size or pr paration of an product of the industry havin 

the tendency to mi 1 ad or deceive purcha ers or pro pectiv purchasers or to affect injuriou ly the bu iness of competitor . 6. Failure to adhere to pric rerm , and discount Ii ted and filed 

as her inafrer set forth. 

III. Each manufac ur r hall within ren days aft r the effectiv 

date of thi cod fil with th s iation ( and · ith the dmini -

trator if r quir d) a list of ales pri s di ounts and t rm ; and 

thereafter revi ion th reof a he ma el ct. Each uch li t and r -

vision thereof shall tare the eff dat , which shall not be le 
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than t n days after filing. Each list and revision thereof shall be 

open to in pection at all reasonable times to any person in the 

industry. 

In the e ent any member of the Association shall object to any 

item o filed as contrary to the provisions of this code, the item o 

objected to shall not be put into effect for thirty days during which 

tim the per on filing said prices shall ( within fifteen days after 

being reque t d by the Association so to do) furnish a sworn tatement of costs and all other ·material information as and when called 

for or at the option of the A sociation, permit an inspection and 

inve tigation of all books and documents by the "Commissioner.',. 

IX. The A ociation or it successor, or successors, shall be empowered to administer the provisions of this code to secure adherence 

thereto, to hear and adjust complaints, to consider proposals for 

amendments thereof, to determine standard and comparable costs,. 

and otherwise to carry out within the industry the purposes of the 

Act. The Association, with the approval of the Admini trator, shall 

prescribe such rules and regulations as may be neces ary for the 

adn1inistration and enforcement of this code. 

X. In order to supply the Admini trator and the Association 

with data and information necessary for the enforcement of this 

code, the Association may appoint a neutral agency, and/or a firm 

of public accountants, as a Commissioner to formulate a comparablemethod for determining costs and to co,mpile statistical and other 

information. 

XI. This code and all the provisions thereof are expressly made 

subject to the right of the President, in accordance with the provision of Clause 10 (b) of the National Industrial Recovery Act, from 

time to time, to cancel, or modify any order, approval, license, rule,-

or regulation, issued under Title I of said Act, and pecifically to 

the right of the President to cancel or modify his approval of 

this code, or any conditions impo ed by him upon his approval 

thereof. 

XII. The As ociation may, by a majority vote of the members 

of the Association, submit to the Administrator amendments for this 

code, and said amendments when approved by the Administratorwill have the same force and effect as if originally a part hereof. 

XIII. This code shall become effective on the first Monday following its approval by the Administrator. 

ELGIN .ATIONAL "\VATCH Co., 

By TAYLOR STRAWN (signed), 

Vice Pres. 

w .ALTHAM w ATCH COMPANY, 

By F. C. D1Jl\,IAINE (signed) 

Pres. 

HAMILTON WATCH COMP.ANY, 

By C. M. KENDIG (signed), 

Vice President and Treasurer .. 

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