The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1879-07-16
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
CAUTION TO THE PUBLIC

To avoid imposition purchasers of waltham Watches
will observe that every WATCH whether gold
silver bears our trade mark on both case aud movement
Gold stamped "a. W. Co." and guarantee
certificates accompany them. Silver stamped
cam. Watch Co.. waltham Mass, Sterling silver" and
accompanied BY guarantee certicates signed R. Z.
Robbins Treasurer. The name " watham" is plainly
engraved upon all movements Irrespective Of either dis
This caution rendered by the fact
that cases frequently separated frum
ments and put into worthless
and thus affecting injurousy the performance
OF the watches and vitating guarantee which Is
tended only our complete watches wholly made
by u.s. 1t necessary also because Il is 50 notorious as
to be public scandal, that there is aud
me tai quality of both gold and silver cases IS now gene
rally sold. We have demonstrated by frequent assays
that gold and silver offered in
debased from from 10 TO 20 per cent from the opaity
they assume TO be- This fraud upon the purchaser
accounts for the low price at which such cased watches
have been sold.
We take this occasion announce that we have re-
Gently entirely renOelled the popular grades OF
plate movements known by the marks VIM. Ellery,"
stAppleton. Tracy Co ~ Waltham Watch Co. &
Bartlett and broadway giving 10 them not oaly
highly improved appearance, but great additional value
We embody them such of the results Of expe
rience and study twenty years In this
popuar form of watch We give these model watches
formance and solid excellence at moderate cost The
alterations have been made with the view Of pleasing
practical watch makers. as well ss watch wearers
We avail ourselves, too, of this occasion the
pubic against watches. The superiority of
Waitham goods in all grades. is generally
knowledged that our competitors Swiss and American,
to have resource but of
low Price Their goods being inferior have
to sell them for what they Times hard and
people generally not knowing good watch from bad
one very often allow a small price decide them
liam Morris. the eminent English Lecturer Art and
Labor Topics, in recent lecture delivered before the
" Trades Guild" says:
al know that the public In general upon having
things cheap, being ignorant that they do know
when they get them nasty, alsn ignorant
neither know whether they give his due.
1 know that the manufacturers, called 81
Carrying out competition to its utmost compe Of
che'pness not OF excellence, that they
hunters half and cheerfuy furnish them with nasty
wares at the cheap price they asked of
We are much mistaken If this Is what public
expects, OF Us stieast Good cannot made
when neither workmun employer has pride In his
cupation; interest and pleasure in the bnih
wanting. and both ESSENTIAL in good making
Low price, especially in watches, Op qualify, eih
tou performance and high repairs.
Our mission was. and our business is to make good
watches, whatever the holding firmly this single
purpose we have seen improvement quality and reduc
on In cost by means Of discoveries and In
machinery and by natural steadily together,
until we truly say, Waham Watches in their
spectve grades the best watches made the
lower grades they are within the reach Of everybody
who earns wages Ou- prices low they ought
be, and as low as they Will be- Watches be made
for nothing. even by machinery We the pnblic,
buy good watch while about 1t, and
price for 1t. The honest dealer bet
ter satisfied you Will be la the end don't deceived by
ehespness quality descends faster than price
For American Watch Co., OF Waltham Mass.
DnRRIAC