The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1879-05-03
CAUTION TO THE PUBLIC.

To avoid imposition, purchasers of waltham Watches
siver, bears our trademark on both case and movement.
Gold cases are stamped A. w. Co" and guarantee Ger;
Am. Watch Co, waltham, Mass, Sterling Silver"
r. f Robbins treasurer. The name "Waltham
is plainly engraved upon all movements, irrespective OF
This caution is rendered necessary by reason of the
tact that our Ga nnt u \ WeIaSHs m eI : ." other
makers, and rice rerSa. thus affecting inJuriousiy the per-
Torrance of the watches and vitiating our guarantee,
which is intended to cover only our complete watches
wholly made by us. 1t is necessary; also; because 1t Is so
fraud in the metal quality of both gold and silver cases
quent assays that many gold and silver cases offered in
the market are debased from 10 to 20 per cent. from the
chaser, and accounts for the low price at which such
We take this occasion to announce that we have re-
Gently entirely remodelled the very popular grades of full
Appleton, Tracy 4 Co." "waltham Watch Co, S.
Bartlett. =" and 4" Broadway" giving to them not only a
We embody in them such of the best results of our expe-
popular form OF watch. We give these new model watches
special recommendation to all who look for good per
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
knowledged that our competitors, Swiss and American,
seem to have no resource but to present the a,ff fps OF
to sell them for what they can get. Times are hard, and
p1epiv veTr often allow a small price to decide them.
William Morris, the eminent English Lecturer on Artand
LAbOL LbH4No III a AtNNA NNN-
" Trades Guild" says:
4" 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
1 know that the manufacturers, 'so-caled, 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
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
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
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 1T, 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,
ap19 New York, |. :. A.
~ All the above Line of WalthHm Watches for Sale at
the Store of NJ. MCINl:RNY, Sole Agent for this Kingdom.
Also, Agent for the GORHAM STERLING SILVER
WARE.