The Hawaiian gazette., 1879-12-31
CAUTION To The PUBLIC

To avoid imposition, purchasers of Waltham Watches
will observe that genuine watch, whether gold
silver bears our both movement.
Gold stamped "a. w. Co." and guarantee
certificates accompany them Silver are stamped
Am Watch Co. waltham, Mass, sterling silver and
accompanied by guarantee certificates. signed R. Z.
Robbins Treasurer. The name d Waltham" Is plainly
engraved upon all movements Irrespective of either dis
Tbs caution rendered necessary by reason of the fact
that our cases frequently separated from
put into worthless of other makers
md re r.a thus affecting injuriousy the performance
OF the watches and Whaling guarantee which is
tended only our complete watches wholly made
by 1t Is necessary also because 1t Is so notorious
to be public scandal, that there Is great fraud in
metal quality of both gold and silver cases
rally sold We have demonstrated by frequent assays
that gold and silver offered in the market
debased from from 10 TO 20 cent from the quality
they be- This fraud the purchaser and
accounts tor the low price at which such csed watches
have been sold.
We take this occasion to announce that we have re-
plate movements, known by the marks VIM. Ellery,"
tiAppleon. Tracy Co. !" WalIham Watch Co.. % s.
Bartlett" and Broadway" giving to them not oIly
highly improved appearance. but additional value
embody them such of the best results Of expe
popular OF watch We give these model
special Recommendation to all who look for good
formAnce and solid excellence moderate cost The
alterations been made with the view Of pleasing
practical watch makers, well ss watch wearers.
We avail ourselves too of this occasion to the
pubic against CHEAP watches The superiority OF
waltham goods In all grades is generally &C.
knowledged that our competitors Swiss and American,
have resource but 70 present the attraction Of
low rrce Their goods being Inferior to they have
sell them for what they can get Times are hard and
people generally not knowing good watch from bad
one very often allow small price decide them. VIII
liam Norris the eminent English Lecturer on Art and
Labor Topics. in recent lecture delivered before the
'.Trades Guild" says:
know public in general upon having
things cheap being ignorant that they do not know
when they get them nasty, asn ignorant that they
neither know whether they give his due
1 know the manufacturers, called
carrying competition It's utmost, composition or
chespness OF excellence, that they the bargain
hunters half way and cbeerfnly furnish them with nasty
the cheap price they asked for by Of
what can be called by pretfier name than fraud"
We much mistaken II this Is what the public
or expects OF u.s. tieAs Good watches be made
when neither workmun employer has pride In his
cupation interest and pleasure In the work both
wanting, and both essential 10 good watch making
Low price, especially in Watches l0p qualify, i
1ou performances and high repairs
watches whatever the holding firmly TO this single
in by Of discoveries and Improvements in
machinery and By natural steadily together,
until can truly say, Waltham Watches in their re-
spectve grades the best watches made and
lower grades, they within the reach OF everybody
who wages Ou- prices low they ought %
and low they VIII be- Watches cannot be made
nothing by machinery We say TO the public,
buy good watch while about II, and proper
price for It. The honest dealer the bet
ter satisfied will be in the end don't be deceived BY
cheapness-- qualify descends faster than price.
For American watch Co. OF walfham, Mass