The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-02-05
WALTHAM
WAT CHES !
To Buyers Of Watches Everywhere.

The greater part Of the jewellers of the United
| States keep Wnltham 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 reputa-
sale, and the result is that, although the dealer
| does not make as much money on each ndiyi-
| dual watch as he may on the sale of other watch
es, he is still the gamer through larger and live
| ler sales. There are some, however, among tho
trade, who do not give the Waltham Watch that
hearty support which il deserves. This portion
portion If 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 large profit
1t is this class Of dealers who, when asked sbout
WaIthSm Watches, use that kind of language
which leads the customer finally to buy just such
a watch as 10 tho most roftaoIe for the des Ter
to sell.
orthe information OF persons about to buy
watch; and who may be unfavorably affected by
the representations Of those unfriendly to our
wa ches, we call attention to the following sug-
gestions:
Since the manufacture OF watches was iuitia.
ted at WaItham, the company have and sold
about 400, 900 watches. In every town and
village of the country some wearer of Wal
than Watch may be found. Let the party about
to buy ask this owner of an American Watch
this question;
HAS YOUR WATCH GIVEN YOU salts,
FACTI0N2
We are not afraid to ask those wishing to buy
a watch to guide themselves by the owner. Be-
ing satisfied as to the quality Of the watch, the
buyer has now only to satisfy himself that the
Waltham Watches are THE CHEAPEST as
well as the best. On this head we have few
words to say:
1t is we'll known fact In manufacturing, that
he greater the number Of articles manufactured
" one establishment, the smaller viii be the |
cost Of each individual article. Keeping this in
Jew, our policy has always been to sell our pro-
lucis at the lowest possible price in order to Sc
ure large sales, and thus enable us to manuSsc- |
ure watches at minimum cost. WE BELIEVE !
N SMALL PROFITS AND A LARGE BUSI- |
'Ess. This policy We have successfully car
led out, and the result is, that to-day we manu-
acture twice as many watches az sill the other
actorics in the United States put together.
We can, therefore, afford to sell Cheaper than
hey do, and actually do sell Twenty-Five per
ent. Cheaper than they do, quality for quail
ty.
We would further remark that in increasing
ur productions We have constantly improved its
lUALITY AND ITS VARIETY. We have
ad the refusal Of nearly all inven tions intended
o improve time-Pieoes and have adopted all
hose, and those only, which have proved to be
eaIly valuable. We have retained in our EN-.
loyment every head Of a department we have
yer had, whose services were of any importance
0 the company, and our corps of designers and
lsster mechanics cannot be equaled in this or
ny other country. In addition to this we make
old aud silver cases, not only for our own move.
lents, but for those of other factories ours being
be only establishment that turns out watches
omPlete in every respect.
As these watches are for sale by the trade gen
rally throughout the United States, and at n "a.
Nil profit made most honorable by competition.
be company invariably decline orders Of . retail
hsractcr
ROBBINS & APPLETON,
General Agents,
1s2 Broadway, y. z.
fsb4dw?m.