The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1879-06-28
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.
Gold cases are stamped A. w. Co." and guarantee GER
IAN. Watch Co, waltham, Mass, Sterling Silver"
and are accompanied by guarantee certiheat9g, signed
is plainly engraved upon all movements, irrespective of
This caution is rendered necessary by reason of the
fact that our cases are frequently separated from our
makers, and rice rersa, thus affecting injuriously the per-
which is intended to cover only our complete watches
wholly made by us. 1t is necessary; also, because1tis SO
notorious as to be a public scandal, that there is great
fraud in the metal quality of both gold and silver cases
auent assays that many gold and silver cases offered in
the market are debased from 10 to 20 PEI, cent. from the
chaser, and accounts for the low price at which such
cssed watches have been sold.
We take this occasion to announce that We have re-
Gently entirely remodeled the very popular grades OF full
R RAppi M8GerT Traey : kp Gov" w i Watch Co. "P: 5.
biGbiY imn a ! D apn a J e bnt great ad Idm nal az =
We embody in them such of the best results of our expe-
popular form o fwatch. We give these new model watches
special recommendation TO all who look for good per-
alterations have been made with the view OF pleasing
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 as-
knowledged that our competitors, Swiss and american;
TO sell them for what they can get. Times are hard, and
Wii xtr yro UIJeh tb mie eminen Sm FneIPis 81 T eeturer ON IN ART and
'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
what can be called by no prettier name than fraud.
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 il his
occupation interest and pleasure in she gork axe both
wanting, and botn are essential 70 good matchmaking.
WITH Low PERFORMANCE AND HIGH REPAIRS.
Our mission was, and our business is, 10 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
ments 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
as to the lower grades, they are within reach of every
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
q proper price for it. 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.
apld New York, U.S.A-
~ All the above Line Of wsltham Watches for Sale at
the Store of N. MCINERNY, Sole Agent for this Kingdom
Also, Agent for the GORHAM sTERLING SILVER
WARE.