The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1879-10-15
CAUTION TO The PUBLIC

To avoid imposition. purchasers Of waltham Watches
VIII observe that every genuine watch whether gold
Gold cases are stamped "a. W. Co" and guArsstee
certificates accompany them. Silver stamped
accompanied by guarantee certncates. signed r. l.
Robbins, Treasurer The name " Walthan" IS plainly
engraved upon all movements irrespective OF either dis
tinguishing marks
This rendered necessary by Of the fact
that cases frequently separated from our move
ment and pat into worthless movements OF other makers
and rice thus affecting ijurousiy the performance
the watches and vitstng our guarantee, whch is
tended complete watches wholly made
by 1t is necessary. also, because it notorious
to publsc scandal. that there fiaud in the
metal QuSty OF both gold and silver cases now gene
rally sold We have demonstrated by frequent assays
that gold offered in the market
debAsed from nom 10 10 % per cent from the quality
they be This rand upon the purchaser,
tor the low price at Which such cAsed watches
have been sad.
We take this occasion to announce that we have re-
Gently entirely remodeed The popular grades of fuli
plate movements knoxn by the marks VIM Enery, ;,
ppleton. Tracy Co. - waltham Watch Co., P :.
Bartlett and broadway" giving TO them not ohly
highly improved appearance but great additional vAine
embody them such OF the reslts cf expe
rience aud study be usefa in this
popuar form OF watch We give these model watches
special Recommendation all who look for good per-
formance and solid excellence moderate cost The
alterations have been made with the view Of pleasing
practical watch makers, well ss watch wearers
We avail urselves, too, Of this occasion TO warn the
pubhc against caEAP watches The superiority of
waiiham goods in all grades. is now so generally ac
RnoNleged that our competitors swiss and American.
have resource 5nt the attraction Of
rrlce- Iber goods being Inferior nave
sell them for what they Times hard, and
people generally knowing good watch from bad
often allow small price To decide them Wal
liam Norris the eminent English Lecturer Art and
Labor Topics in recent lecture delivered before the
Trades Gnid.' says:
a. that the public in general set upon having
things cheap, being ignorant that they do not know
when they them nasty als0 ignorant that they
neither whether they give his due.
know that the manufacturers called set on
carry Ing competition TO its utmost, competition of
chespness, of excellence that they the bargain
hunters ha and cheerfuliy furnish them with nasty
the cheap price they asked for, by of
what bs called by pretler than fraud"
We much mistaken If this is what the public want
expects, of least Good watches cannot be made
when neither workman employer has pride in his
cupaIon interest and pleasure in the work both
wanting, and both ntial in good watch making.
Low price, especially watches loo quality, Cifh
loic IerfcrnsdRee and high repairs.
our mission and business is to make good
watches, whatever the holding firmly 10 this single
purpose we have seen Improvement in quality and reduc
by discoveries and improve in
machinery and by natural steadily together
until truly say, Waltham Watches in their re-
sPectve grades the best made and
lower grades they within the reach Of everybody
who ou- prices low tney ought &c
be- and low they will be- Watches caunOt be made
for nothing by machinery. We n the public
buy good watch while about it, and proper
price for II The honest dealer the bet
satisfied will be n the end don't be deceived by
chezpness--q qnalify descends faster than price
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