The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1879-06-18
CAUTION To THE PUBLIC

To avoid imposition, purchasers of waltham Watches
VII observe that every genuine WATCH whether gold or
silver bears trade both and
Gold stamped "a. W. CO." and guarantee
certificates accompany them. Silver cases stamped
'Am Watch Co., Waltham, Mass. Sterling silver" and
accompanied by guarantee certificates signed R. Z.
Robbins, Treasurer The name -Waltham" is plainly
engraved upon all movements Irrespective of either dis
tingulshing marks.
Ihs rendered by of the
that frequently separated from
ments and putino worthless of other makers
thus affecting njuriOusly the performance
of the watches and vitang guarantee. which is
tended TO cover only complete watches wholly made
by Ii 3 necessary also, because notorious
be public scandal, that there great aud in the
metal quality of both gold and silver
rally sold We have demonstrated by frequent
many gold and silver offered in the market
debssed from from 10 to 20 per cent from the quality
they be This fraud the purchaser and
acrourts tor the low price at Which such cased watches
have been sold.
occasion to announce that have
Gently entirely remodeed the very popular grades full
plate movements, known by the marks " VIM Enery,N
sAppleton. Tracy Co :" waliham Watch Co., p. s.
Bartlett and Broadway" giving to them not odly
highly improved appearance, but great additional value.
embody them such OF the results of expe
rence and study for twenty be useful in this
popular form Of watch We give these model witches
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 wearers
We avail ourselves, too, of this occasion the
public against caEAP watches The superiority of
watham goods in all grades is generally &C.
knowledged that our competitors Swiss and American,
seem TO have no resource but 10 the attraction Of
Price Their goods being Inferior ours, they
sell them for what they get Times hard and
people generally not knowing good watch from bad
often allow small price decide Them VII
liam Morris the eminent English Lecturer Art and
abor TONES. in lecture delivered before the
=" Trades Guild" says:
81 that the public in general upon having
things cheap, being ignorant that they do know
when they get them nasty also ignorant that they
neither know nor care whether they give man his due
know that the manufacturers Called, set
carrying competition its utmost, competition OF
che pness not of excellence that they the bargain
hunters half and cheerfully furnish them with
at the cheap price they asked for by means of
what can b. called by pretier than fraud"
We much mistaken If this Is what public
expects, of us, teast Good made
when neither workmun employer has pride in his
cupatOn; interest and pleasure in the work both
wanting, and both essential In good watch making
Low price, especially in Watches lOp quality uih
| lOtC performance and high repairs
our mission and business is. to make good
watches, whatever the cost holding firmly this single
have Improvement quality and reduc
in cost by means of discoveries and Improvements in
machinery and by go steadily together
until truly say, Waltham Watches in their
spectiye grades the best made and the
lower grades they within the reach of everybody
who wages Ou= prices low they ought TO
be- and low they Will be. Watches cannot be made
tor nothing even by machinery. We tn the public
buy good watch while you about IT, and pay proper
price for it, The You pay honest dealer the bet
satisfied Will be In the end don't be deceived by
clespness-- quality descends faster than price
For American Watch Co, of Waltham, Mass.
ROBBINS g. APPLETON,
745 3mS General Agents, New York. q. S A.
n- All the above line Of waltham Watches for sale at
the Store of NJ McIN ERNY, Agent for King
dom.
Also, Agent for the GORUAM STERLING SILVER
WARE. The Trade supplied at the LOWEST PRICES.