The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-06-08
WALTHAM
WATCHES!
To Buyers Of Watches Everywhere.

The greater part Of the jewellers Of the United
States keep Waitham 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 rsputA-
| tiou Of the WalthNm Watch renders it an easy
sale, and the result is that, although the dealer
docs not make As much money on each indivi,
dual watch as he may on the sale Of other watch
es, he is still the gamer through larger and live
lier sales. There are some, however, among the
trade, who do not give the WalthAm Watch that
hearty support which it deserves. This portion
portion of tho trade fancy there is more money
70 be made by dealing in watches about which
! the public are ignorant, and in which there is
less competition, and are content 70 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
which leads the customer finally to buy Just such
a watch asls the most prohta lie for the dealer
to soil.
orthe information of persons about to buy
watch; and who may be uniavorsbly affected by
the representations Of those unfrieudly to our
wa,ohes, we call attention to the following sug
gestions:
Since the manufaotr-~ ""'ones was in'Ha
-, ....nam the company have and sold
about 400, 900 watches. Ia every town and
village Of the country some wesrer 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 to buy
watch to guide themselves by the owner. Be-
ing satisfied as to the quality Of the watch, the
ouyer has now only to satisfy himself that the
Watham Watches are TIE CHEAPEST as
well As the best On this head We have few
words to say
Itisawell known fact in manufacturing, that
the greater the number Of articles manufactured
by 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 Sc,
cure large sales, and thus enable us TO manufac-
ture watches at minimum cost WE BELIEVE
IN SMALL PROFITS AND A LARGE BUsI.
NESS This policy We have successfully car
red OUT and the result is, that to-day we manu-
tacture twice as many watches as ell the other
factories in the United STATES put together.
We can, therefore, afford to sell Cheaper than
they do and actually do sell Twenty-Five per
cent Cheaper than they do, quality for quail
ity.
We would further remark that in increasing
our productions Ne have constantly improved its
QUALITY AND ITS VARIETY. We have
had the refusal Of nearly all inven ton s Intended
70 improve lme-pieces, and have adopted all
those, and those only, which have proved to be
really va4us..e. We have retained in our EN-.
Fioyment every head Of department We have
ever had, whose services were of spv imnortaD,s
TO the eomp'ny aud our corps Of designers and
master he'l'nic' cannot be equalsd in this or
any DINER e9'ntry. In addition to this we make
gold aua '''oF cases, not only for our own move
menti, but ir those of other factories our, be;pg
the only e'abIisbment that turp, ont va,obs,
/ 'omPIels IN every respect.
| As 'n0'0 Watches are for sale BY the trade Ven-
orally throughout the United States. and
'A'' PrOD' made most honorable by competition
tue company invariably decline orders of a retail
! character.
ROBBINS d APPLuTorr
General Agents,
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