The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1879-09-24
CAUTION TO the PUBLIC

To avoid imposition, purchasers of waltham Watches
silver bears trade mark both and movement
Gold cases are stamped "a. w. Co." and guAran tee
certificates accompany them. Silver are stamped
"Am Watch Co.. Waltlaui, Mass. Sterling silver" and
accompanied by guarantee certificates. signed r. T.
Robbins, Treasurer. The name Watham" Is plainly
engraved upon all movements, Irrespective Of either dis
tiDguishing marks
This caution necessary by reason Of the fact
that our cases are frequently separated from
and put into worthless movements other makers,
and thus affecting njuriousy the performance
of the watches and vitang our guarantee, which Is
tended TO only complete watches wholly
by 1t is necessary also because 1t is notorious
TO be public scandal that there is great faud in the
metal quality of both gold and silver gene
rally sold. We have demonstrated by frequent assays
that gold and silver offered In the are
debased from from 10 to 20 per cent from the quality
they assume TO be- This fraud upon the purchaser
accounts for the low price at which such cased watches
have been sold.
We this occasion to announce that we have re-
Gently entirely remodeed the very popular grades
plate movements known by the marks :" VIM. Eery,''
'.Appeton. Tracy & Co, a. Waham Watch Co., p s.
Bartlett" and broadway" giving to them not only a
hghy improved appearance but great additional value
We embody them such of the best results of expe
rence and study for twenty be useful In this
popular form of watch We give these new model watches
special recommendation to 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, as well as watch wearers
We avail ourselves, too, of this occasion to the
public against CHEAP watches The superiority of
Waltham goods, in all grades, is generally &c.
knowedged that our competitors, Swiss and American,
to have resource present the Of
low Price Their goods being inferior to ours they
to sell them what they can get Times are hard and
people generally not knowing good watch from bad
one, very often allow small price to decide Ihem Will
liam Norris the eminent English Lecturer Art and
Labor Topics in lecture delivered before the
'.Trades Guild says:
"I know that the public in general upon having
things cheap, being ignorant that they do
when they get them nasty also ignorant they
neither know whether they give his
that the manufacturers called are SO set on
carrying out competition to its utmost competition of
cheapness not of excellence that they bargain
hunters half and cheeruy furnish them with nasty
at the cheap price they asked for by of
what can be called by pretter name than fraud"
We much mistaken if this is what the public want.
expects, of least Good watches be made
when neither workmun employer has pride in his
cupaHon interest and pleasure in the work both
wanting, and both essential in good watch making.
Low price, especially in watches, Lo quality, c
lotr performance and high repairs
our mission was, and our business is. TO make good
watches, whatever the cost holding firmly this single
purpose We have seen improvement in quality and reduc
ton in cost by means Of discoveries and Improvements in
machinery and by natural canses steadily together
until truly say, Waltham Watches in their re-
spectiye grades the best watches made
lower grades they within the reach of everybody
who wages 0u- prices low they ought
be, and as low they Will be. Watches be made
buy good watch while you about it, and pay proper
price for it. The you pay honest dealer the
ter satisfied you will be In the end don't be deceived by
cheapness- quality descends faster than price.
For American Watch Co, OF Waltham, Mass.
ROBBINS g. APPLETON,
76o 1y General Agents. New York, U. S. A.
the Store of NJ McINERNY, Sole Agent for this King
dom.
Also Agent for the GoRHAM STERLING SILVER.
WARE. The Trade supplied at the LOWEST PRICES.