Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1869-02-17
SPECIAL NOTICES.
WAITHAM
w A TIC FL r s .
To Buyers Of Watches Everywhere.

The greater part OF the jewsner. OF. tho United
States keep wsltnam Watches, and cordially rec
ommsnd them to their customers notwi thst landing
the fact that less pfoat L. made ON these watches
than on any o,hers generally sold by the trade The
resson OF this 10. that the reputation Ct the Waltz
am Watch renders 1t an easy sale, and the resnt 10
tn A. although the dealer does not make 90 much
money each individual watch az he may on the
sale ofother watches. he I. sti the gainer through
larger and liveier sales. There are SOME however,
among the trade, who do not give the walthan
Watch that hearty support which 1t deserves. This
portion ofthe trade fancy there 10 more money to
henads By dealing IN watches sboat which the pub
Inc are ignorant. and In which there 10 Les eonps
ution, and are content to make An occasional sale
OF such watches st large profit. II 10 this class Of
dealers sho. wh,n asked about waltham Watches,
usc shst kind oflanguage which leads the Customer
finally TO buy just such wvtch a. Is the most prof
liable for the dealer to sell
For the Information of persons abolt to buy q
watch, and who may be unfAvorahly affected by tho
representations ofthoss unfriendy TO our watches,
we cali attention TO the following suggestions:
Since the manufacture OF watches was initiated at
waltham. the Compsny have made aud sold about
100000 watches. In every town and village
OF the country some wearer OF wsltham Watch
owner Of an American Watch this question
HAS YOUR WATUH GIVEN YOU sATIsFAC-
| TION. We are not afraid to advise those wishing
| to buy watch to guide themselves by the answer.
Being satisfied ., to the quality OF the watch, the
buyer has only to satisfy himself that the Wal.
than Watches are THE CHEAPEST - we'll as tho
best. On this head we have few words TO say,
tits we'll known fact In m anu facturing. that the
| al nyttr II fact h.
establishment, the smaller will be the cost ofeach
individua article Keeping this In view. our policy
has always been 70 sell our produ at the lowest
price In order TO eslee and thus
enable us to manufacture watches at minlum coat.
WE BELIEVE IN SMALL PROFlls AND A
LARGE BUSINESS. This policy we have succsss-
fully carried ont and the result Il. that today We
manufacture twice % many watches - all the other
factories in tn, United s.a,es put together We
rHEREroRR. Avr DID TO SILL CnrArsR IHiN rmKY DO
Axp Actual LY SELL TWENTY-FIVE rrR CENT. CnsAr
N THAN THEv DO. QUALITY roa euAilsr
Wewould further remark that in increasing Oul
productions, we have constantly improved its QuAL
| rTY AND ITS VARIETY. We have had the refusal Of
nearly all inventions intended 10 improve time. pie
ces, and have adopted all those. and those only
which have pro ed to be really valuable We hav,
retained In our employmente very head Of depart
mcnt We have ever had. whose services were Of any
{ importance to the Company. and our present corp
of designers and aster mechanics cannot be equal
ed In this or any Other county In addition to thi
make gold and silver asee not only for our VI
movements. but for those OF other factories. our
being the only Establishment that turns out watchs
| complete In every respect.
ally throughou the United States. and 1t retail
| profit mooe most reasonable by competition, tn
Company invariably decline orders Of retail char