The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1879-04-30
CAUTION To THE PUBLIC

To avoid imposition purchasers of waltham Watches
will observe that every genuine watch whether gold
silver bears our trade both aud
Gold cases are stamped "a. W. Co." and guarantee
certificates accompany them. Silver stamped
"Am. Watch Co., WAlthAm, Mass, Sterling silver" and
accompanied by guarantee certificates signed r. E.
Robbins. Treasurer. The name WaItham" is plainly
engraved upon all movements Irrespective of either dis
tnguishing marks.
This caution rendered necessary by reason Of the fact
that frequently separated frUm
ments and put into worthless of other makers
and thus affecting injnrously the performance
of the watches and vtains our guarantee which is
tended to cover only our complete watches wholly made
by 1t IL necessary also, because is notorious
be public scandal, that there is great aud in
metal quality OF both gold and silver gene
rally sold We have demonstrated by frequent assays
that gold and silver offered in the
debAsed from from 20 per from the quality
they be- This fraud upon the purchaser and
accounts tor the low price at Which such csed watches
have been sod.
Gently entirely remodeed the popular grades full
plate movements known by the marks VIM ElIery,H
BARTLETT and " Broadway" giving them oaIy
highly improved appearance but additional value
We emoody IN them such OF the best results of
Renee and study for twenty years as can be useful In this
popular 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 as watch wearefs.
We avail ourselves. to- of this occasion the
public against caEAP watches The superiority Of
watham goods. IN all grades, is generally
knowedged that competitors, Swiss and American
have resource but the attraction Of
low Price Their goods being Inferior they have
sell them for what they get Times hard and
people generally not knowing good watch from q bad
one very often allow small price to decide them Will
liam Morris. the eminent English Lecturer Art and
Labor Topics in lecture delivered before
"Trades Guild says:
Z" know the public in general upon having
things cheap, being ignorant that they do know
when they get them nasty, also ignorant
neither know whether they give his due
know that the manufacturers, called
carrying competition to its utmost composition Of
spness excellence that they the bargain
hunters half way and cheerfuy furnish With nasty
the cheap price they asked for, BY of
what BE- called by pretfier name than Fraud
We much mistaken if this is what public wants
expects of U.s. atieast Good watches made
when neither employer has pride in his
cupzuon Interest and pleasure In the both
wanting. and both nral IN good watch making
Low price, especially in watches, 6U qualify giA
Los performance GHd high repdirs-
Our mission and business Is, TO make good
watches whatever the holding firmly this single
purpose have Improvements in quality and reduc
cost BY discoveries and improvements In
machinery and by go steadily together,
until truly sAy. Waltham Watches In their
specye grades the best watches made aud
lower grades they within the reach Of everybody
who wages 0u- prices low they ought 10
be, and low they will be- Watches cannot be made
for nothing. By machinery. We say the public,
buy good watch while about IT, and pay proper
price for H. The you honest dealer the bet
r satshed VIII be In the end dout be deceived by
chespuess- Quality descends faster than price
For American Watch Co, Of Walthzu Mass