The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-05-15
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The greater part Of the jewellers Of the United
States kcep Waltham Watches and cordially re-
commend them to their customers, notwithstand-
ing the fact that less profit is made on those
watches than on any others generally sold by the
trade. Tho reason Of this is, that the rcputa.
ton Of the Waltbam Watch renders it VA easy
sale, and the result il that, although the dealer
does not make as much money on each indivi-
dual watch rs he may 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
| hosrty support which it deserves. This portion
! portion Of tho trade fancy there is more money
/ 10 he male by dealing in watches about which
the public are ignorant, and in which there is
less competition, and are content to make
occasional sale Of such watches at large profit.
1t is this class Of dealers who, when asked about
Watham Watches, use that Kind Of language
which Ieals tho customer finally to buy just such
a watch as is the most prohta lie for the dealer
to sell.
Orthe information Of persons about to buy a
watch; and who may be uufayorably affected by
the representations Of those unfrendly to our
wa'oheg we call attentio" 60 tne following sug-
E--,i-as.
Since the manufacture Of watches was initia
ted ut WaIthsm, the company have and sold
about 400, 600 watches. Ia every town and
village Of the country some wosrer of q 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
a 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 a. the best On this head we have few
words to say:
LII well known fact in manufacturing, that
the greater the number Of articles manu- lsotured
by one establishment, the smaller will be the |
cost OF each individual article. Keeping this 10 |
Nie" our policy has always been to sell our pro.
ducts at the lowest possible price 10 order to &c.
cure large sales, and thus nHbls us TO manufAc-
IN SMALL PROFITS AND A LARGE BUSI- |
MESS. This policy we have successfully car
Tled out aud he result is that to-day We manu- !
facture tH &c as many watches as ell the other
factories . 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 predictions W have constantly improved lie
QUALITY AND ITS VARIETY. We have
had the refusal OF nearly all inventions intended |
70 improve time pieces. and have adopted all |
those, and those only, which have proved TO be
really yau Die. We have retained in our EN-.
Ployment very hoei 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 oqualsd in this or
any other country. In addition to this We make
gold and SILVER cases, not only for our own move
ments but for those of other factories ours being
the only establishment that turns out watches
complete II every respect.
As these watches are for sale BY the trade gen
orally throughout the United States, and st re-
tail profit made most honorable By competition
the compsny invariably decline orders Of a retail
shsrRCter
ROBBINS d APPLETON,
General Agents,
g1s2 Broadway, u. z,
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