The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1879-05-14
CAUTION To THE PUBLIC

To avoid imposition, purchasers of Watham Watches
will observe that every genuine watch whether gold or
Gold cases stamped "a w Co." and guarantee
certificates accompany them Silver cases are stamped
are accompanied by guarantee certleates signed X T.
Robbins. Treasurer. The - Walthau" Is plainly
engraved all movements Irrespective of either dis
tiDguishing marks
rendered by of the fact
that frequently separated fr'rn move
ments and put into worthless movements OF other makers
rice ueTsd thus affecting inurously the performance
of the watches and vatng our guarantee, which is ~
tended only complete watches wholly made
by 1t is necessary also, because is so notorious
be public scandal, that there is great fiaud in the
metal qay 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 per cent from the quality
they be- This fraud upon the purchaser and
for the low price at which such cased watches
have been sold
We take this occasion to announce that we have re-
Gently entirely remoded the popular grades of full
plate movements known by the MARKS VIM Ellery,n
ppleton. Tracy Co.. WalIham Watch Co., P. s.
Bartlett, and Broadway, giving to them not only
highly nproved Appearance hut great additional yape
We embody them such of the best results of
and study for twenty be useful In this
popular form Of watch We give these model watches
special recommendation all who look for good per
formance and solid excellence moderate cost The
have been made with the view of pleasing
practical watch makers, as well as watch wearers.
We avail ourselves, too, of this occasion the
public against watches The superiority Of
waIthnn goods in all grades is generally
knowledged that our competitors Swiss and American,
have but 70 present the attraction OF
sell them for what they get Times are hard and
people generally knowing good watch from bad
one very often allow small price TO decide Them. VIII
liam Morris the eminent English Lecturer on Art and
Labor Topics. a recent lecture delivered before the
,Trades Guild" says:
public in general set upon having
things cheap being ignorant that they do not know
when they get them nasty, also ignorant that they
neither know whether they give his due
know that the manufacturers, so called set
carrying competition to its utmost competition Of
cheapnes Of excellence that they meet the bargain
half way, and cheerfuly furnish them with nasty
the cheap price they asked for by means Of
what be called BY no pretuer name than fraud"
We much mistaken if this is what public
expects. Of least Good watches cannot be made
when neither Eorkmun employer has pride In his oc
cupation and PLEASURE in the work both
wanting, and both essential in good watch making
price especially Watches R1eans op quality ici1
lotc performance and high repdfrs.
Our mission and business Is. TO make good
watches. whatever holding firmly 70 this singie
purpose have in quality and rednc
cost by Of discoveries and proveents in
machinery and BY natural causes steadily together,
until truly say, WaIthan Watches IN their re-
specEe grades the best watches made and 10 the
lower grades they within the reach Of everybody
who wages ou- prices low as they ought 70
and low they will be- Watches cannot be made
for nothing, by machinery. We say TO the public
buy good watch while you about it, and pay proper
price for it, The honest dealer the bet
satisfied you VIII be In the end don't be deceived oy
ches pneSs--Q quality descends faster than price.
American Watch of Waitham. Mass