The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-05-31
WALTHAM
WATCHES!
To Buyers Of Watches Everywhere

The greater part Of the jewellers Of the Unite,
States keep Wahhsm Watches, and cordially 70
commend them TO theircustomcrs, notwithstand
ing the fact that loss profit is made on thcs
watches than on any others generally sold by tn
trade. The reason Of this is, that the reputa
| tion Of the WaItham Watch renders it an easy
sale, and the result is that, although tho deaIe,
does not make as much money on each indlyi-
dual watch as he may on the sale of other watch
es, be is still the gamer through larger and live
lier sales There are some, however, among tho
trade, who DO not give the WNlthAm Watch that
hearty support which it deserves. This portion
portion Of the trade fancy there is moro 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
Wsltham Watches, use that kind of language
which leads the customer finally to buy just such
watch as is the most profitable for the dealer
to sell
orthe Information Of persons about to buy
watch; and who may be uniavorably affected by
the Representations Of those unfriondy to our
~aoOne', we call attention to the following sup-
geEtions:
Since the manufacture Of watches was ipitia.
ted at Walthsm, the company have and sold
about 400, 600 watches. In every town and
village Of the country some wearer of Wal
'oam 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
ouycr has now only to satisfy himself that the
N@tham Watches are THE CHEAPEST a.
vel as the best. On this head we have a few
words to say,
It's awolI known fact in manufacturing, that
tne greater the number Of articles manufactured
oy one establishment, the smaller will be the
Gust u each individual article. Keeping this 10
view our policy has always been to sell our pro.
uuo's at the lowest possible price in order to SO.
tufe watches at sminimum cost. WE BELIEVE
IN SMALL PROFITS AND A LARGE BUSI- !
NESS. Ihs policy we have successfully car
rled out, sud the result is, that to-day we manu-
tac'ure 'Voe 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 Choa2er than they do quality for quail |
ity.
We would further remark that in increasing |
our productions We have constantly improved It's |
QUALIFY AND ITS VARIETY. We have |
had the refusal Of nearly all inven tons intended
70 imPro'e time-pieces, and have adopted ell !
those, and those only, which have proved TO be |
really valuable We have retained in our eu.
PIoyment every head Of department we have |
ever had, whose services were OF any Importance |
to the company, and our corps of designers and |
master mechanics cannot be equaled in this or |
any other country, In addition to this we make |
gold aud silver cases, not only for our own move
ment', but for those Of other factories, ours being
the only establishment that turns out watches |
complete IN every respect.
As these watches are for sale by the trade gen
orally throughout the United States, aud st q re-
tail profit made most honorable BY competi tion
the company invariably decline orders of a retail
2oBBxNs & APPLETON.
General Agents,
1aa Broadway, ~. =.