The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-10-28
A ~ Z RIG A N
WAlTHAM
WATCHES,

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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 those watches than on
The reason of this is, that the reputation
Of the Waltham Watch renders 1t an easy
sale, and the result Is, that, although the
dealer does not make as much money on
each individual watch as he may on tho
sale Of other watches, he is still the gamer
through larger and livelier sales. There
are some, however, among the trade, who
hearty support which 1t deserves. This
portion OF the trade fancy there ID more
money to 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 large profit. 1t is
| this class of dealers who, when asked
about Waltham Watches, use that kind OF
language whichlea. DIS the customer fnaIt
| ly to buy just such n watch, as is the mcs-
| profitable for the dealer to SELL
For the information of persons about to
buy a watch, ana who may be unfavora.
bly, affected by the representations OF
those unfriendly to our watches. we call
attention to the following suggestions:
initiated at Waltham, the Company have
made and sold about 4O0, 900 watches. In
every town and village of the country
some wearer Of Waltham Watch may be
found. Let the party about to buy ASK
this owner Of an American Watch this
questions:
HAS YOUR WATCH GIVEN YOU
sATISFACTION:
We are not afraid to advise those wish
ing to buy q watch to guide themselves by
the answer. Being satisfied as to the quail
ity of the watch, the buyer has now only
to satisfy himself that the Waltham
Watches are THE CHEAPEST as we'll as
the best. On this head we have few
It is q well known fact in manufacture.
ing, that the greater the number of ar.
ticles manufactured by one establishment
the smaller will be the cost of each indi-
vidual article. Keeping this in view. our
policy has always been to sell our pro-
ducts at the Il west possible price In order
to manufacture watches al q minimum
cost. WEBELIEvE IN SMALL PROF
ITS AND A LARGE BUSINESS. This
policy we have successfully carried out,
and the result Is, that to-day we manufao
ture twice us many watches AS all the 9th
or factories in the United States put 60.
gether. We can, therefore, afford to sell
Cheaper than they do, and actually 40 sell
Twenty Five per ceut. Cheaper than they
do, quality for quality.
We would further remark that in in
creasing our product we have constantly
improved its QUALITY AND IT'S VA
RIETY. We have had the refusal OF
nearly all inventions intended to improve
time-pieces. and have adopted all those,
and those My, which have proved to be
really valuable. We have retained In our
employment every head Of u department
we have ever had, whose services were OF
any importance to the Company, and our
present corps of designers and master
mechanics cannot be equaled In this or
any other country. In addition to this
We make gold and silver cases, not only
for our own movements. but for those of
other factories, ours being the only estab-
lishment that turns out watches complete
| in every respect.
As these watches are for sale by the
trade generally throughout the United
States, and at aretail profit made mos
reasonable by competition, TIE Company
| invariably decline orders Of II retail char
| arter.
4 full line OF these celebrated Watches
| always Tor saleat most reasonable prices
lby VRAsK Il BRO.
| ROBBINS 4 APPLETON, Gen'l Agents
Isl Broadway. n, y.