The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-03-16
WALTHAN
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To Buyers Of Watches Everywhere.

The greater part Of the jewellers of the United
States keep Waltham Watches, and cordially re-
commend them to their customers, notwithstsud-
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 tho reputN-
ttou Of the Waltham Watch renders it an easy
sale, and the result is that, although the dealer
does not make az much money on each indiy-
dual watch as he 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 Waltham Watch that
hearty support which II deserves. This portion
portion Of the trade fancy there is more money
to be made by dealing in watches about which
the public are ignorant and in which there is
less competition, and are content to make an
occasional sale Of such watches at a 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
watch as is the most profitable for the dealer
to sell.
or the information Of persons about to buy a
watch; and who NAV he unfavorahly Affected Ny
tne representations Of those unfrendly to our
ws,ohes, we call attention to the following sug-
gestions:
Since the manufacture Of watches wa, initia
ted at Walthnm, the company have and sold
about 400 900 watches Ia every town and
village Of the country some wegrer of Wal
than Watch may bo found Let the party about
to buy ask this owner Of an American Watch
this question:
HAS YOUR WATCH GIVEN YOU Salts
I FACTION
We are not afraid to ask those wishing to buy
/ a watch to guido themselves by the owner Be-
ing satisfied as to the quality of the watch, the
/ ouyor has now only to satisfy himself that the
WaItbam Watches are THE CHEAPEST as
/ we'll as the best On this head we have few
words to say:
Itis we'll known fact in manufacturing, that
the greater the number Of articles manu- fsotursd
by one establishment, the smaller will bo the
cost 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 SO.
cure large sales, aud thus enable US to mAnufsc-
IN SMALL PROFITS AND A LARGE BUSI-
NESS, This policy we have successfully cur
RED out and the result is that to-day we manu-
iaetwe twice as many watches as all the other
factories ia tn. 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 We have constantly improved lis
QUALITY AND ITS VARIETY. We have
had the refusal nearly all inven tions intended
70 improve time pieces, aud have adopted all
those, anu those o.ly, which have proved to be
really valuable. We have retained in our ern.
Ploymeht every head of a department We have
ever had' whose services were of any Importance
to the CON .uy. aud our corps of designers and
master mechanics cannot be equsled in this or
any 0'Aef country. In addition to this we make
s0'd 1uu SILVER ca,es, not only for our own move.
men's' Out for taoseof other factories, ours being
Inc only establishment that turns out watches
compete In every respect.
AS 'n0'e watches are for sale by the trade gen.
crazy 'l''as-. the United States, aud at a re-.
Tall Pr'n' made most honorable BY conpetitjoD
the com any Invariably decline orders Of $ retail
character.
ROBBINS d. APPLETON,
General Agents,
. 4s2 Broadway, n. X.