The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-07-01
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WALTHAM Il
WATCHES.
To Buyers of Watches Ev.
erYWhere.

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
The reason of this is, that the reputation
of the Waltham Watch renders It On easy
sale, and the result is, that, although the
dealer does not make as much money on
each individual watch as he may on tie
sale of other watches, he Is still the gamer
through larger aud livelier sales. There
are some, however, among the trade, who
do not give the Waltham Watch that
hearty support which it deserves. This
portion of the trade fancy there Is more
about which the public are ignorant, and
in which there is less competition, and
are content to mako an occasional sale
of such watches at a large profit. 1t is
this class OF dealers who, when asked
about Waltham Watches, use that kind of
language whichlea.ds the customer finalt
ly TO buy just such watch, as is the mos
profitable for the dealer to sell.
For the information of persons about to
buy watch. ana who may be unfavora.
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, 900 watches. In
every town and village of the country
some wearer Of a Waltham Watch may be
found. Let the party about to buy ASK
this owner of an American Watch this
HAS YOUR WATCH GIVEN YOU
SATISFACTION:
We are not afraid to advise those wish
ing to buy 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 Waltharn
Watches are THE CHEAPEST as well as
the best. On this head we have a few
words to say:
1t is 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-
policy has. always BEEN to sell our pro-
ducts at the t west possible price in order
TO secure large, sales, ard thus enable us
to manufacture watches al minimum
cost. WE BELIEVE IN SMALLpRO
IT'S AND A LARGE BUSINESS. This
policy we have successfully carried out,
and the:rssult is, thatto-day we manufac.
ture twice as many watches as all the 9th
err factories in the United States put TO-
gether. We can, therefore, afford to sci
Cheaper than they do, and actually do sell
Twenty Five per ceut. Cheaper than the /
do, quality for quality
We would further remark that in in
creasing our product we have constantly
| improved its QUALITY AND ITS VA.
RIETY. We have had the refusal OF
| nearly all inventions intended to improve
time-pieccs. and have adopted all those,
and those only, which have proved to be
really valuable. We have retained in our
| employment every head of 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 OF
any other country. In addition to this
we mako gold and silver cases, not only
| fer our own movements. but for those Of
other factories, ours being the only estab.
| lishment thatturn out watches complete
| III 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, the Company
| invariably decline orders Of retail char
| ncter.
| 4 fuh line of these celebrated Watches
! always for saleat most reasonable prices
| by TRASH IL BRO.
| ROBBINS & APPLETON, Gen'l Agents
| Isl broadway, n, Y.