The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-06-21
W-AETHAM
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10 Buyers Of Watches Everywhere.

The greater part Of the jewellers of the Unite
states keep Waltham Watches, and cordially re
commend them to their custom ers notwithstand
ing the fact that less profit is made on theE
watches than ON any others generally sold by tn
trade. The reason Of this is, thst the reputa
! ton Of the WaItham Watch renders it an eary
sale, and the result is that, although the dealer
does not make as much money on each indiyi,
dual watch as he may on the sale Of other watch.
es he is stu the gamer through larger and live
her sales. T1ore are some however, among the
trade, who DO not give the WalthAm watch that
hearty support which it deserves. This portion
portion Of the trade fancy there IL more money
~ 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 slargs profit.
1t is this class Of dealers who when asked about
Waltham Watches, use that kind Of language
which leads the customer dnally to buy Just such
4 watch asts the most profitable for the dealer
to sell
orthe information Of persons about to buy
watch; aud who may be unfavorably affected by
the representations Of those unfr'"-aiy TO our
wasohys, VIZ call -',-utIOn TO the following sug.
s~"HOnS:
Since the manufacture Of watches was initia.
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
PACTION2
We are not Sfraid to ask those wishing to buy
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
"aItham Watches are THE CHEAPEST a.
well as the best. On this head We have few
words to say:
III well known fact In manufacturing, that
the greater the number Of articles manufactured
ny one establishment, the smaller will be 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 80
cure large sales, ana thus en- able US to manusao.
'ufe watches at minimum cost. WEBELTEVE
IN SMALL PROFITS AND A LARGE BUsI-
NESS. This policy we have successfully car
E'ed out, AM the result is, that to-day we manu-
ia''uFe 'W'ce as many watches as all the other
factories u the United States put together |
we can, therefore, afford to sell Cheaper than |
they do aad actually do sell twenty-five per
cent Cheaper than they do, quality for quail.
ity.
We would further remark that in iperes,ips
our productions We have constantly improved its
AND ITS VARIETY. We have
laa inc refusal Of neSry all inyen tions intended
10 improve time-pieoes, and have adopted all
nose ana those only, which have proved 10 be
-esily valuable. We have retained in our or.
segment every head of department we have
''sf had' 'aose services werO Of any Importance
70 the omPany, and our oerps of designers and
Master mechanics cannot be equsled in this or
Wy otner country In addition 10 this we make
'oIa aud 81 yer cases, not only for our own move.
nen'' out Tor those Of other factories, ours being
ne only e'tsblishmeut that turns out watches
onPieie II every respect.
AS these Fs.e1es are for sale By the trade gen
rally throughout the United States, aud at a re-
Gil pFoh' made most honorable by competition
be company invariably decline orders Of retail
harActer.
ROBBINS q APPLETON.
General Agents,
1s2 Broadway, ~. y.