The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-10-21
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WALTAAM
WATCHES,

To Buyers Of Watches ErerywAere.
The greater part OF the jewellers of the
United States keep Waltham Watches, and
cordially recommend them to their Gus
toners, notwithstanding the fact that less
profit is made on these watches than on
any others generally sold by the trade
"he reason of this 10, that the reputation
of the Waltham Watch renders 1t an easy
sale, and the result liz. that, although the
dealer does not make as much money on
each individual watcL as he may on the
sale OF other watches, he is still the CARER
through larger and Hvelier sales. There
are some. however, among the trade, who
do not give the Waltham Watch that
hearty support which ii deserves. This
portion of the trade fancy there Is more
money to he made by dealing in watches
about which the public are ignorant, and
in which there is less competition, and
are content TO make al occasional sale
OF such watches at n large prolit. 1t is
this class of deulers who, when asked
about Waltham Watches, use that kind of
language whichiea, DIS the customer nnalt
ly TO buy just such a watch, as is the me s.
profitable for the dealer TO SELL
For the Information of persons about to
buy n watch. ana who may be uniavora.
bly, affected by the representations Of
those unfriendly TO our watches, We call
attention to the following suggestions:
Since the manufacture OF watches was
Initiated at Waltham, the Company have
made and sold about 400, 600 watches. In
evory town and village of the country
some wearer m a Waltham Watch may be
found. let the party about 10 buy ASK
his owner of an American Watch this
questions:
HAS YOUR WATCH GIVEN You
SATISFACTION.
We are not afraid To advise those wish.
ing to buy waicl, to guide themselves by
the answer. Being satisfied as 10 the quail
ny OF the watch, the buyer has now only
TO satisfy himself that the Waltlan
Watches are II h CIiEAPEST as well as
the best On this head we have few
words to say:
1t Is we'll Ruown tact in manuf .ctut-
ing, that the greater the number ui ar
dcles manufactured by onc establishment
tue smaller VIII nc the cost OF zach i.ldi-
ridual article Keeping this 10 view. our
policy has .lways been TO sci, our pro-
ducts at the le west possible price In order
to secure large sales, abd thus enable us
to manufacture watches II, minimum
cost. WEBELIEVE IN SMALL PROF
IFS AND A LARGE BUSINESS. This
policy we have successfully carried out,
and tho result is, that to-day we manufac.
turo twice as many watches as all the 9th.
err factories i'll the United States put 70.
sether. We can, therefore, afford TO cell
Cheaper than they do, and actual, 40 sell
Iwenty-f Five per ceut. Cheaper than they
do, quality for quality.
We would further remark that in in
crossing our product we have constantly
improved its QUALITY AND IT'S VA.
RlErI. We have had the refusal OF
nearly all inventions intended TO improve
tme-pieees, and have adopted all those,
and those My, which Lave proved TO be
really valuable. We have retained in our
employment every head OF department
We have ever had, whose servics were OF
any Importance TO the Company, aud our
present corps OF designers and master
mechanics cannot 30 oqpaled in this or
nay other country. In addition 10 this
We make gold aud silver cases, not oily
for our own movements, bat for those 81
ttler factories, ours being the only estab-
| ,ishment thai turns out watches cempls'e
n every respect,
As these wntche, are To: sale by tbs
trade generally throughout the Unite
states, aud at nretail profit made mo,
reasuaahle hv 1ompaliu N, to Company
Invariably anriiue orders - Il retail char
acter.
"A fail lWr al Ih"Sc celebrated Watchc.
hwnvs IA Sale a. mt'st reasonable prices
| by TRASH 4 BEo.
RtHRiN| q APpLEI0N, Gent Agents.
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