The Hawaiian gazette., 1880-02-25
CAUTION TO The PUBLIC

To avoid imposition, purchasers of waltham Watches
VIII observe that every watch, whether gold
silver trade mark both aud
Gold cases are stamped "a. w. Co." and guarantee
''Am Watch Co.. Waltham, Mass, Sterling silver" and
accompanied by guarantee certificates, signed R. E.
Robbins. Treasurer. The name "Waitham plainly
engraved upon all movements, Irrespective of either dis
This caution is rendered by reason of the fact
that frequently separated from move
and put into worthless of other Makers
thus affecting njuriousy the performance
of the watches and vitiang guarantee, which Is
tended to only complete watches wholly made
by 1t s necessary also because 1t so notorious
public scandal that there is great fIaud in the
tai quality of both gold and silver cases now gene
rally sold. We have demonstrated by frequent assays
many gold and silver offered in the market
debased from from 10 20 per from the quality
they be- This fraud the purchaser and
tor the low price at Which such cased watches
have been sold.
We take this occasion to announce that have re-
Gently entirely remodeled the popular grades OF full
plate movements, known by the marks " VIM Eiery,'
''Appeton Tracy & Co., WaIham Watch Co., p s.
Bartlett" and Broadway" giving to them not ohly q
highly improved appearance but great additional value
We embody them such of the best results of expe
popular form of watch We give these model watches
special recommendation to 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, as well as watch wearers.
We avail ourselves, too, of this occasion to warn the
public against cBEAP watches The superiority of
WathGm goods. in all grades, is now generally ac-
knOwedsed that our competitors, Swiss and American,
to have resource but present the attraction of
low Price Their goods being Inferior TO ours, they have
to sell them for what they get. Times hard and
people generally not knowing good watch from bad
very often allow small price TO decide them VIII
liam Norris the eminent English Lecturer Art and
Labor Topics in recent lecture delivered before the
'T Trades Guild, says:
al that the public in raneral upon having
things cheap, being gno mt that they do know
when they get them nasty, ignorant that they
neither know whether they give his due.
know that the manufacturers, Called
carrying competition to its utmost competition of
not of excellence that they the bargain
hunters half and cheerfuy furnish them with nasty
at the cheap price they asked for by OF
what can be called by prettier name than fraud"
We much mistaken If this Is what the public wants
of least Good watches cannot be made
when neither wormun 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, l0U quality, gi
loU performance and high repairs.
Our mission was, and business Is. to make good
watches, whatever the holding firmly this single
purpose we have seen improvement in quality and reduc
on in cost by means Of discoveries and improvements in
until truly say, Walthan Watches In their re-
spective grades the best watches made and
lower grades, they within the reach of everybody
who ou- prices low they ought tc
be- and low they will be- Watches cannot be made
for nothing even by machinery We say TO the public
buy good watch while about IL, and proper
price for It, The honest dealer the bet
satisfied Will be Ia the end don't be deceived by
cheapness-- quality descends faster than price,
For American Watch Co, OF Watham Mass.
ROBBINS g. APPLETON,
76O 1y General Agents, New York, o. s A.