The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-03-18
WALTHAM
WAT CHI z S !
70 Buyers Of Watches Everywhere.

The greater part Of the jewellers Of the United
States keep Watham Watches and cordially re-
commend them to their customers, notwithStand-
ing the fact that less profit is made on these
watches than on any others generally sold by the
trade. The reason Of this is, that the reputu-
ton of the WGltham Watch renders it an easy
sale, and the result is that, although the dealer
does not make as much money on each indVi-
dual watch as be may on the sale of other watch
es he is still the gamer through larger and live
lier sales There are some, however, among tho
trade, who do not give the WathAm Watch that
hearty support which il deserves. Thsportion
portion Of tho trade fancy there is more money
t9 he made By dealing in watches about which
the public are ignorant and in which there ls
less competition, and are content to make an
occasional sale of such watches Rt large profit.
1t is this class Of dealers who, when asked about
Waltham Watches, use that kind of language
which leads the customer finally TO buy Just such
a watch rs is the most profitable for the dealer
to sell
oTthe information Of persons about to buy n
watoh; and ~ho -.,~y 10 unf"voraoly affected by
the representations Of those unfriendly to our
wa'cheS, we call attention to the following sug.
geetons;
Since the manufacture Of watches was intia.
ted ct WsItham, the company have and sold
about 400 900 watches. In every town and
village Of the country some we1rer Of a Wal
than Watch may be found. Let the party about
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this question:
HAS YOUR WATCH GIVEN YOU salts,
FACTION?
We are not afraid to ask those wishing to buy
Il watch to guide themselves by the owner. Be
ing satisfied as to the quality Of the watch, the
buyer has now only to sotisfy himself that the
Wa.tbam Watches are THE CHEAPEST as
well As the best. On this head we have few
words to say
Its awell known fact in manufacturing, that
the creator the number Of articles nufsotured
by one establishment the smaller will bo the
cost Of each individual article, Keeping this in
view, our policy has always been to sell our pro-
ducts at the lowest possible price in order to Sc
cure large sales, and thus enable us to manufac-
ture watches at a minimum cost. WE BELIEVE
IN SMALL PROFITS AND A LARGE BUSI-
NESS. This policy we have successfully car
ried out and the result is that to day we manu-
facture twice as many watches as oil the other
factories in the United States put together
We can, therefore, afford to sell Cheaper than
they do, and actually do sell twenty-five per
cent Cheaper than they do, quality for quail
ity.
We would further remark that in increasing
our productions W have constantly improved its
QUALITY AND ITS VARIETY. We have
had the refusal Of nearly all inyen tions intended
to improve tme-pieces, and have adopted all
those, and those ouIy, which have proved to be
really valuable. We have retained in our em-
Ployment every head of department we have
ever had whose services were OF any Importance
to the company, and our corps of designers and
master mechanics cannot be equRled In this or
any other country. In addition to this we make
gold aud silver cases, not only for our own move
ments, but for those Of other factories, ours being
the only establishment that turns out watches
complete in every respect.
As these watches are for sale by the trade gen
orally throughout the United States, and at re-
tail profit made most honorable by competition,
the company invarlably decline orders Of Il retail
character.
ROBBINS & APPLETON,
General Agents,
asa Broadway ~. Y.
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