The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1879-06-07
CAUTION TO THE PUBLIC.

To avoid imposition, purchasers of Waltham Watches
will observe that every genuine watch, whether gold or
silver. bears our trademark on both case and movement.
:" Am. Watch Co., Waltham, Mass, Sterling Silver"
r.. E. Robbins, treasurer. The name "waltham"
either distinguishing marks.
This caution is rendered necessary by reason of the
fact that our cases are frequently separated from our
movements and put upon worthless movements of other
makers, and rice rersa, thus affecting injuriously the per
Torrance of the watches and vitiating our guarantee,
which is intended TO cover only our complete watches
notorious as to be a public scandal, that there is great
fraud in the metal quality of both gold and silver cases
guent assays that many gold and silver cases offered in
quality they assume to be. This is a fraud upon the pur-
chaser, and accounts for the low price at which such
cased watches have been sold.
We take this occasion to announce that we have re-
Gently entirely remodened the very popular grades OF fuii
@ Appleton, Tracy Co." Waltham Watch CO.,""P.S S.
highly improved appearance, but great additional value.
We embody in them such of the best results of our expe-
popular form ofwatch. We give these new model watches
formance and solid excellence at moderate cost. The
alterations have been made with the view of pleasing
practical watch makers, as well as watch wearers.
We avail ourselves, too. of this occasion to warn the
public against CHEAP watches. The superiority of
Waltham goods, IN all grades, IS now so generally ac-
knowledged that our competitors, Swiss and American,
seem to have no resource but to present the attraction of
low price. Their goods being inferior to ours. they have
to sell them for what they can get. Times are hard, and
William Morris. the eminent English Lecturer on artsnd
Labor Topics, in q recent lecture delivered before the
:" Trades Guild" says:
." know that the public in general are set upon having
things cheap, being so ignorant that they do not know
when they get them nasty, also so ignorant that they
neither know nor care whether they give a man his due
l know that the manufacturers, so-called,' are so set on
carrying out competition to its utmost, competition of
cheapness, not Of excellence, that they meet the bargain
hunters half way, and cheerfully furnish them with nasty
wares at the cheap rate they are asked for, by means of
We are much mistaken if this is what the public wants
or expects. of us, at least. Good watches cannot be made
when neither workman nor employer has pride in his
occupation interest and pleasure in the work are both
wanting, and both are essential to good matchmaking.
Low price, especially in watches, MEANS Low QUALITY,
WITH Low PERFORMANCE AND HIGH REPAIRS.
Our mission was. and our business is, to make good
watches, whatever the cost holding firmly to this single
purpose, we have seen Improvement in quality and re-
dUction in cost, by means OF discoveries and improve
meuts in machinery and by natural causes, go steadily on
together, until we can truly say, Waltham Watches, in
their respective grades, are the best watches made, and
body who earns wages. Our prices are as low as they
ought to be, and as low as they will be. Watches cannot
be made for nothing, even by machinery. We say to the
public, buy a good watch while you are about it, and pay
a proper price for il. The more you pay an honest dealer
the better satisfied you will be in the end don't be de
Ceived by cheapness-quality descends faster than price.
For American Watch Co., Of Waltham, Mass.
ROBBINS & APPLETON, General Agents,
apl9 New York, I. X A.
RI All the above Line OF Waltham Watches for Sale at
the Store of NJ. M~CINERNY, Sole Agent for this Kingdom.
Also. Agent for the GORHAM STEBLING SILVER
WARE.
The Trade Supplied at LOWEST PRICES. sp25 3m