The Hawaiian gazette., 1879-08-27
CAUTION TO THE PUBLIC

To avoid imposition purchasers OF waitAam Watches
silver. bears trade marx both case aud movement
Gold cases are stamped "a. w. Gu" and guarantee
certhcates accompany them. Silver stamped
sam Watch Co. waitham Mass Sterling silver and
are accompanied by guarantee certificates signed r. e
Robbins, Treasurer. The name :. waitham'' Is plainly
engraved upon all movements Irrespective OF either as
tngushing marks.
This rendered necessary BY rcSson Of the fact
that our cases frequently separated FUN
ments and put into worthless movements makers
and ries srsa thus affecting injuouslr the
Of the watches and vitaslng guarantee which ~
tended 70 cover only complete watches wholly made
BY US IL Necessary also esanse 1t Is - notorious
TO be pu0ic scandal that there great fiand In the
metal quality OF both gOld and silver gene
rally sold We have demonstrated by frequent assays
that many gold and offered In market are
deeased from nom 10 10 20 cent from the quality
they assume 10 be- This is fraud the purchaser and
accounts tor the low price at Which such case watches
have beea sold.
We take this occasion to announce that we have re-
Gently entirely reodeled the very popular grades Of f
plate movements, known by the marks wm. EiIery, -
.'Appleion. Tracy Co, waliham Watch O., p 5
Bartlett aud broadway" +" giving TO them o1ly
highly improved appearance great additional value
We eoody IN theu such OF the best results of
popular form OF watch We give these new model watches
special recommendation all who look for good per-
f1rmanee and solid excellence at moderate cost The
alterations have been made with the view Of pleasing
practicsl watch makers. As well as watch wearers
We avAi ourselves, too, Of this occasion the
public against watches The superiority OF
WathAm goods. In all grades. is generally &C.
knowedsed that competitors. Swiss and American
10 have but present attraction
low free Their goods being Inferior ours they
TO sell them for what they Times hard and
people ceueraly not knowing good watch from bad
very often allow small price decide them VII
liam Morris. the eminent English Lecturer Art and
Labor Tories in lecture delivered before the
- Trades Guild,'' says:
81 know that The public general set upon having
things cheap, being ignorant that they do know
when they get them nasty also ignoraut thst
neither Know nor care whether they give hts due.
know that the manufacturers called 81 set on
carrying out competition to its utmost, competition of
chespnesS not Of excellence that they bargain
hunters half and rfuy furnish with nasty
wares at the cheap they for means OF
what can o~ called by pretter nAale than fraud"
We are much mistaken il this is what the public
or expects, Of ateAst Good watches made
when neither workmun employer has pride In hts
cupanon; interest and pleasure in the work both
wanting and both ntial In good watch making
Low price especially In watches l0p quality, trL
loar reEfcrSGHeS and higi reJdirs
Our mission was ard our business IS. to make good
purpose we have seen improvement in quality ana
ton in by of discoveries and in
machinery and by natural causes go steadily on together
until We can truly say, Walthani Watches their
spectye grades the best made TO the
lower grades, they within the of everybody
who earns wages Ou- prices low they ought
be, and as low they viii be- cannot be made
Tor nothing, even by machinery. We the public,
buy good watch while about it, and pay proper
price for It, The more pay honest dealer
ter satisfied you VIII be la the end don't be deceived by
eheapueSs- quality descends nster than price
For American Watch Co, OF Waltham Mass.
ROBBINS & APPLETON,