The Hawaiian gazette., 1879-11-19
CAUTION To THE PUBLIC

To avoid imposition, purchasers of Waltham Watches
will observe that every watch, whether gold
silver bears trade mark both movement
Gold cases are stamped ga. w. Co." and guarant tee
certificates accompany them Silver cases are stamped
"Am. Watch Co., waltham, Mass, sterling silver" and
are accompanied By guarantee certificates signed r. Z.
Robbins Treasurer. The name I. walthamF Is plainly
engraved upon all movements, irrespective of either dis
tinguishing marks.
This caution rendered necessary by reason Of the fact
that our cases are frequently separated from
and into worthless other makers
and rice resa thus affecting inurioy the performance
Of the watches and vitatng guarantee, which
tended TO cover only our complete watches wholly
be public scandal, great aud in the
tai quality of both gold and silver gene
rally sold We have demonstrated by frequent assays
that many gold and silver offered the market are
debased from from 10 to 20 from the quality
they assumed be- This fraud upon the purchaser
accounts for the low price at Which such cased watches
have been sold.
We take this occasion announce that we have re-
Gently entirely remodeed the popular grades full
plate movements, known by the marks " VIM. Eery,n
Appleton Tracy Co.." Z" WaIham Watch Co., p. s.
Bartlett" and Broadway" giving them not only a
highly improved appearance but great additional vane
We embody in them sucrof the of expe-
popular form Of watch We give these model watches
special recommendation to all who look for good per-
Torrance and solid excellence at moderate cost The
alterations have been made with the view of pleasing
practical watch makers well watch wearers
We avail ourselves, too, of this occasion the
public against CHEAP watches The superiority OF
Waltham goods, In all grades, is so generally ac-
knOwledged that our competitors Swiss American
to have but present attraction of
low Price Their goods being inferior ours they
70 what they can get. Times hard and
people generally not knowing good watch from bad
one, very Oen allow small price decide Ihem VII
liam Morris. the eminent English Lecturer on Art and
Labor Topics in recent lecture delivered before the
Trades Guild'' says:
al know that the public in general upon having
things cheap. being ignorant that they
when they get them nasty als0 ignorant they
neither know nor care whether they give his due
know that the manufacturers called so set on
carrying out competition to its competition Of
cheapness not Of excellence that they
hunters half way and cheerfnly furnish them nasty
at the cheap price they asked for Of
what can be called by no prettier than fraud"
We much mistaken If this the public want,
expects, of at least Good watches made
when neither workmun nor employer has pride in his
cupaton interest and pleasure in the are both
wanting, and both essential in good watch making
Low price, especially in Watches quality NTH
l0c Performance and high repairs
Our mission was, and business Is, make good
watches, whatever the cost holding firmly this single
purpose have improvement in quality reduc.
lion In cost by means Of discoveries and
machinery and by natural steadily together,
until We can truly say, Waltham Watches in their re-
spectve grades the best watches as to the
lower grades they within reach of everybody
who Our prices as they ought to
be- and as low they Will be. Watches made
tor nothing even by machinery. We say to the public
buy good watch while you about It, pay proper
ter satisfied you win be in the end don't be deceived by
chespness- quality descends faster than price.
For American Watch Co., of Waltharn, Mass