The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-02-26
W-ALTILAH
WAT CHE:
To Buyers Of Watches Everywhere.

The greater part Of the jewellers Of tho United
States keep Waltham Watches, and cordially re.
commend them to hciroustomers, notwithstand
ing the fact that less profit Is made on these
watches than On any others generally sold by the
trade. Tho reason 0f this is, that the reputa.
'Jou Of the Waltbam Watch renders it an easv
sale, and tho result is that, although tho dealer
docs not make as much money on each indivi-
dual watch as he may on the sale Of other watch
es, heis still the gamer through larger and live
llcr sales. There arc some, however, among tho
trade, who do not give the WaIthlm Watch that
hoarty support whiohit deserves. Thisportiou
portion Of tho trade fancy there is more money
to bo made by dealing in watches about which
the public are ignorant, and in which there IS
les, competition, and are content 20 make an
occasional sale Of such Watches at large profit
1t Is this class Of dealers who, when asked about
WSltham Watches, use that kind OF guRgo
which leads tho customer finally to buy Just such
a watch As ts the most profitable for the dealer
to sell
the information Of persons about to buy u
watch; aud who may be unravoraby affected BY
the representations Of those uufricudly to our
wa'chcS, We call attention TO the following sug-
gestions;
Since the manufacture Of watches was initia.
ted at Waltbam, tho company have and sold
about 400, 900 Watches. In every town and
village Of the country some welror Of q Wal
than Watch may be found Let the party about
to buy ask this owner Of al American Watch
this question.
HAS YOUR WATCu GIVEN YOU salts,
FACTION
We are not afraid to ask those wishing to buy
a watch to guide themselves by the owner. Be
ing satisfied as to tho quality Of the watch, tho
Ouyor has now only to satisfy himself that the
WOItham Watches are THE CHEAPEST as
well as the best. On this head We have few
words to say:
It is we'll known fact IN manufacturing, that
the greater the number Of articles manufactured
by one establishment, the smaller will be- tho
cost Of ouch 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.
ture watches ut minimum cost WE BELIEVE
IN SMALL PROFITS AND A LARGE BUSI-
NESS. This policy wo havo successfully car
led out and tho result is, that to-day we manu-
acture twice as many watches as all the other
acIories in the United States put together.
Ne can, therefore, afford TO sell Cheaper than
hoy do, and actually do ssll Twenty-Five per
ent Cheaper than they do, quality for quail
ty.
Wo would further remark that in increasing
,ur productions W. have constantly improved its
QUALITY AND ITS VARIETY, We have
nad the refusal Of nearly all inventions intended
10 improve timc-piecos, and have adopted all
those, and those only, which have proved to tc
really valuable. We have retained in cur om-
.I0ymcnt every hoad Of a department We have
yer had, whose services were ct any Importance
o the com pauy, and our corps Of designers and
lastcr mechanics cannot Jo equa!ed in this or
ny othor country. In addition 10 this we make
Old aud silver cases, not only for our own move
lents but for those of other factories, ours being
lo only establishment that turns out watches
ompIcle in every respect.
As these watches are for saIo BY the trade gen
rally throughout the United States and at u re-
III profit made most honorable by competition,
10 company invariably decline orders Of II retail
hNrueter.
ROBBINS g. APPLETON,
General Agents,
1s2 Broadway, n. x.
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