The Hawaiian gazette., 1879-04-30
CAUTION To the PUBLIC

To avoid imposition purchasers of Waltham Watches
will that every genuine watch, whether gold
silver, trade mark both aud movement
Gold cases are stamped "a. w. Co." and guarantee
certificates accompany them Silver cases are stamped
accompanied by guarantee certificates, signed R. E
Robbins Treasurer. The name /" Waltham" is plainly
engraved all movements, Irrespective of either dis
tinguishing marks
This caution rendered necessary by of the fact
that frequently separated from our
and put into worthless of other Makers
and uics thus affecting njurOusy the performance
of the watches and Whaling guarantee, which is
tended to cover only complete watches wholly made
by 1t 10 necessary also, because 1t Is notorious
TO public scandal that there great fIaud in the
metal quality Of both gold and silver cases as now gene
rally sold We have demonstrated by frequent assays
that many gold and silver offered in the market
debased from from 10 to 20 cent from the quality
they be- This fraud the purchaser and
tor the low price at Which such cased watches
We take this occasion to announce that we have re-
Gently entirely remodeled popular grades of full
plate movements, known by the marks " VIM. Elery,N
'.Appeton Tracy Co.." Watham Watch Co., P. s.
Bartlett" and broadway giving them not odly
highly improved appearance additional value
We embody them such of results of e1pe-
aud study for be useful In this
nonuar form of watch We give these new model watches
special recommendation all who look for good per-
formance and solid excellence moderate cost The
alterations have been made with the view Of pleasing
practical watch makers well as watch wearefs.
We avail ourselves, too of this occasion to warn the
public against cHEAP watches. The superiority Of
Waltham goods, IN all grades, Is now so generally ac
knowledged competitors, Swiss and American,
have but the attraction of
to sell them for what they can get Times are hard, and
people generally not knowing good watch from bad
one often allow small price to decide Them. VIII
liam Morris. eminent English Lecturer Art and
Labor Topics in recent lecture delivered before the
"Trades Guld,'' says:
that the public in general are set upon having
things cheap being ignorant that they do not know
when they get nasty, also ignorant that they
neither whether they give his due.
know the manufacturers, called set
CARRYING competition to its utmost, cornpeon of
pness of excellence that they meet the bargain
hunters half way and cheefuy furnish them with nasty
the cheap price they asked for BY OF
what be called by prettier name than fraud"
We much mistaken If this is what the public want.
expects of least Good watches cannot be made
cupation interest and pleasure in the work both
wanting, and both ntial in good watch making
price, especially in watches, I0V quality tOi
| loo performance and high repairs.
Our mission was and business Is. to make good
watches the holding firmly 10 this single
purpose improvement in quality and reduc
ton cost discoveries and Improvements In
machinery by natural steadily together
until We can truly say, Waltbam Watches in their re
spectye grades best watches made aud the
lower grades they within reach of everybody
who wages Ou- prices as low as they ought
be- they will be. Watches cannot be madt
tor nothing by machinery. We say TO the public
buy q good while you about it, and pay prope
tr satisfied you viii be the don't deceived b.
| chespuess- quality descends faster than price.
| For American Watch Co, Of Waltham, Mass
ROBBINS T. APPLETON,
| 545 3rae General Agents New YORK, q. s. A.