The Hawaiian gazette., 1879-12-24
CAUTION TO the PUBLIC

TO aVOlu InpOsllOn, purchasers OF nhltnam hhtcne5
will observe that every genuine watch whether gold
silver, bears trade both aud movement.
Gold stamped "a. W. Co." and guarantee
certificates accompany them silver cases are stamped
Watch Co.. Waltham. Mass, Sterling silver" and
are accompanied by guarantee certic,tes signed r. E.
Robbins. Treasurer The name a. waltham" is plainly
engraved upon all movements, irrespective of either dis
tDgushing marks.
This caution rendered by of the fact
that frequently separated from
and put into worthless Of other makers,
and thus affecting njuriously the performance
watches and Whaling guarantee. which is
tended only complete watches wholly made
by 1t necessary also because It Is notorious
be public scandal thai there is fiaud In the
metal quality OF both gold and silver
rally sold We have demonstrated by frequent assays
that many gold and silver offered in the market
debased from from 10 TO 20 per from the quality
they assume to be- This fraud upon the and
the low price at which such cased watches
We take this occasion to announce that we have re-
Gently entirely remodeled the popular grades OF full
plate movements, known by the marks I. VIM. Ellery,'
ga ppleton. Tracy Co, - 'wallbam Watch Co., p s.
Bartlett" and "a Broadway" giving them only
highly improved appearance but great additional vaue
embody them such of the results of expe-
popuar form of watch We give these model
special recommendation all who look for good per-
formance and solid excellence at moderate cost The
alterations have been made with the view of pleasing
practical watch makers well ss watch wearers,
We avail ourselves, too, of this occasion to the
public against cAEAP watches The superiority of
Waltham goods, in all grades, is generally
seem to have no resource but 10 present the Of
Price. Their goods being Inferior to they have
to sell them for what they get Times hard and
people generally not knowing good watch from bad
often allow small price to decide them. VIII
liam Norris the eminent English Lecturer Art and
Labor Topics, n recent lecture delivered before the
Trades Guild" says.
that the public in general set upon having
things cheap, being ignorant that they do know
when they get them nasty also ignorant that they
neither know whether they give his
know that the manufacturers called set
carrying out competition to its utmost, competition of
che Ipness of excellence that they meet the bargain
hunters half and cheeruly furnish them with nasty
wares at the cheap price they asked for by means
what can be called by no pretier name than fraud"
We much mistaken If this Is what the public
expects, Of u.s. least Good watches 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, loo quality, cih
loiU performance and high repairs.
Our mission was. aud our business Is 10 make good
watches, whatever the cost holding firmly this single
purpose have seen Improvement in quality and reduc
on In cost by means of discoveries and Improvements in
until truly say. waltham Watches in their re.
spectve grades the best watches made
lower grades, they within the reach of everybody
who earns wages Ou- prices low ought to
be- and low they Will be. Watches be made
tor nothing by machinery. We say the public
buy good watch while abont 1t, and pay proper
price for It, The more honest dealer the bet
ter satisfied will be In the end don't be deceived by
chespness quality descends faster than price,
For American Watch Co., OF Watham Mass.
ROBBINS g. APPLETON,
76o 1y General Agents, New York, U. s. A.