The Hawaiian gazette., 1880-01-21
CAUTION TO THE PUBLIC

To avoid inlpositon, purchasers of waltham Watches
Will observe that every watch, whether gold
silver hears our trade mark on both movement
Gold stamped "a. w. Co." and guarantee
certificates accompany them Silver cases are 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
This caution is rendered necessary by reason of the fact
that frequently separated from move
ments put into worthless movements of other MAKERS
rice uersa thus affecting njurousy the performance
of the watches and vitiatng guarantee, which is
tended only complete watches wholly made
by 1t is necessary also because it is notorious
to public scandal that there is great fraud in the
quality of both gold and silver cases now gene
rally sold. We have demonstrated by frequent assays
debased from from 10 TO 20 cent from the quality
they This is fraud the purchaser and
for the low price at which such cased watches
have been sold.
We take this occasion to announce that have re-
Gently entirely remodeled the very popular grades of full
plate movements, Known py the MARKS " mh. Ellery,
'Appeton. Tracy & Co.." " Waiham Watch Co., "P. s.
Bartlett and Broadway" giving to them not ohy
highly improved appearance but great additional value
embody them such of the best results of
popular form of watch We give these new model watches
special recommendation TO 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. as well as watch wearers.
We avail ourselves too OF this occasion to warn the
public against watches. The superiority of
Watham goods, in all grades, is now so generally ac
knOwledged that our competitors, swiss and American
resource but present the attraction of
Price Their goods being inferior to ours they have
for what they get Times are hard and
people generally not knowing good watch from bad
one very offen allow small price to decide them. VIII
liam Norris the eminent English Lecturer Art and
Labor Topics, in recent lecture delivered before the
Trades Guild" says:
that the public in general set upon having
things cheap, being ignorant that they do not know
when they get them nasty, also ignorant that they
neither know whether they give his due
that the manufacturers, $50 called set
carrying competition TO its utmost competition of
cheapness excellence, that they the bargain
hunters half way, and cheerfuly furnish them with nasty
the cheap price they asked for by of
what be called by prettier name than fraud"
much mistaken If this is what the public wants
or expects u.s. least Good watches be made
when neither workmun employer has pride in his
cupation and pleasure in the work both
wanting both are essential in good watch making
Low price, especially in watches, ou quality nth
loD performance and high repairs.
Our mission was. and business is, to make good
Watches whatever the holding firmly to this single
purpose have improvement in quality and reduc
ton cost by of discoveries and Improvements in
machinery by natural go steadily together
until truly say, Waltbam Watches in their re-
grades the watches made and as to the
lower grades they within the reach OF everybody
wages Ou- prices low as they ought 10
be- and as low they will be- Watches cannot be made
for nothing, by machinery We say 10 the public,
buy good watch while you about it, and proper
price The you pay honest dealer the bet
Ter satisfied you be end don't be deceived by
cheapuess- quality descends faster than price.
For American Watch Co., OF Watham Mass