The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-06-26
WAETHATE
WAT CHE
TO Buyers Of Watches Everywhere.

The greater part Of the jewellers Of the United
! States keep WaItham Watches, and cordially re-
commend them to thoir customers, notyithstspd.
ing tho fact that less profit is made on these
watches than on any others generally sold by the
| trade. Tho reason Of this is, that tho reputa-
ton Of the Wnlthtm Watch renders it an EASY
sale, and the result is that, although the dealer
does not make as much money on each indivi-
dual watch as he may on the sale Of other watch
es, he is still the gamer through larger and live
her sales. There are some, however, among the
trade, who do not give the Walthsm W atch that
hearty support waioh 10 deserves. This portion
portion Of the trade fancy there is more money
10 he made by dealing in watches about which
the public are ignorant and In which there ~
less competition, and are content to make AZ
occasional sale Of such watches at a large profit
1t ia this class Of dealers who, when asked about
Wrllhsm Watches, use that kind Of language
which leads the customer GnaIIy to buy Just such
a watch as ts the most profitable for tho dealer
to sell.
orthe Information Of psrsonS about to buy
watch; aud VINO may he uutayorably affected by
the representations Of those uufrendly to our
wa.ohes, we cal, attention to tho following sug-
goGtionss
Since the manufacture Of vatobea was initia
ted at Wa'tham, the company have and sold
about 400 600 watches. In every town and
village Of the country some wearor Of Wal
than Watch may be found. Let tho party about
TO buy ask this owner Of an American Watch
this question.
HAS YOUR WATCH GIVEN YOU Salts
FACTION
We are not afraid to ask those Wishing to buy
a watch to guide tlemselvos by the owner. Re.
ing satisfied az to the quality Of tho watch. the
buyer has now only to satisfy himself that the
Walthan Watches are THE CHEAPEST 9,
well rs the best. On this head We have few
words to say.
lis a we'll known fact in manufactures. TINT
| the greater tho number Of articles manufactured
! 10y one establishment, the smaller viii he ths
cost Of each individual article Keeping thi, in
view, oar policy has always been to sell our pro-
ducts st the lowest possible price in order to &C.
| cure large SALE and thus enable US to m,nufac-
/ toFe watches a.s minimum cost WEBELIEyE
IN SMALL PHgFITs ANDALARGE BUsI.
NESS. This policy We have successfully oar-
ried out, and Vie result is, that to-day we manu-
iacture twice q, many watches as all the other
factories IN tie United States put together.
We can, therefore, afford to sell Cheaper than
they do and actually do sell Twenty-Five DER
cent Cheaper than they 90, quality for quail
ity
We would further remark that In increasing
our product oas We have constantly improved its
q Atty AND ITS VARIETY. We have
haa the refasa aG nearly all tnyen ton intended
% improve time pieces, and have adopted all
those aud those oaly, which have proved to be
really valuable. We have retained in our en-
F'3Ement evo-y bead Of a department We have
e'e' mad wh"'e services were OF any Importance
50 he oompaag, and our corps Of designers and
master mechs. lcs cannot be equaled in this or
an other ooua'ry. Ia aidi.ionto this we make
god and silvc. cases, not only for our own move.
me1ts but for hose Of other factories, ours being
IL only estS sdmen, that turns out watches
complete il 81 - respect.
As these va ass are for sale by the trsds gen
eflIy through. ut The United States, aud at a re-
TAI profit mad, most honorable by eoupeti ton
The company il rsriab]y decline orders Of retail
character.
ROBBINS g. APPGHToRT,
General Agents,
1s2 Broadway, m. =.