The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-02-25
WALTHAM
WAT CHES
TO Buyers of Watches Everywhere.

| The greater part Of the jewellers of the United
States keep Waliham 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-
tion Of the WAltham Watch renders it an easy
sale, and the result is that, although the dealer
dooS not make as much money on each indivi-
dual watch as he may on the sale Of other watch
os, he 10 still the gamer through larger and live.
lier sales. There arc some, however, among the
trade, who DO not give the WalthEm Watch that
hearty support which deserves. This portion
portion Of the trade fancy there is more money
to bo 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 q large profit
! 1t. this class Of dealers who, when asked about
Wal'hsm Watches, use that kind Of language
which eais the customer finally tobuy just such
a watch asis the most profitable for the dealer
to sell
I0Tthe Information Of persons about to buy q
| watch; and who may be unlavorably affected by
the representations Of those unfriendly to our
Ws'ohes, we call attention to tho following sug.
gestons:
Since the manufacture Of watches was inita.
ted at Walthsm the company have aud sold
about 400 900 watches. In every town and
village Of the country some welrer 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,
FACTION?
We are not afraid to ask those wishing 10 buy
a watch to guide themselves by the owncr. Be
ing satisfied as TO the quality Of the watch, the
ouyer has now only to satisfy himself that the
Waltham Watches are THE CHEAPEST a.
well as the best. On this head We have u few
words to say
It's well known fact IN manufacturing, that
the greater the number Of articles Manufactured
by one establishment, tho 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 Sc
euro large sales, and thus enable US to manufRo-
turo watches alta minimum cost. We BELIEVE
IN SMALL PROFITS AND A LARGE BUSI-
NESS. This policy wo have successfully car
led out, and tho result is, that to-day we manu-
acture twice as many watches as ell the other
actories in the United STATES put together.
Ho can, therefore afford to sell Cheaper than
hey do, and actually do sell Twenty-fve per
ent Cheaper than they DO, quality for quail
ty.
We would further remark that in increasing
,ur productions We have constantly improved its
QUALITY AND IT'S VARIETY. We have
had the refusal of nearly all inventions intended
10 improve time pieces, aui have adopted oil
those and those only, which have proved to he
eslly valuable. We have retained in our en-
'loyment every head Of department We have
yer had, whose services were Ot any Importance
D the company, aud our corps Of designers and
Iastcr mechanics cannot be equaled in this or
ny other country. In addition to this we make
old aud silver Oasos, not only for our own move
lents, but for those Of other factories, being
he only establishment that turns out watches
omplete in every respect.
Az these watches for sale by the trade gem
rally throughout the United States, aud at a re-
Ill profit made most honorable by competition,
he company invariably decline orders of n retail
haracter.
ROBBINS d. APPLETON,
General Agents,
1s2 Broadway, u. Y.
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