The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1880-03-10
Notice to the Public.

To avoid imposition, purchasers wslthau Watches
VII observe tE every genuine watch, whether gold or
Gold cases are stamped a. W Co.. and guarantee
certificates accompany them silver cases are stamped
An Watch 60, Wathanir Mass, Sterling silver and
Robbins Treasurer The name '- WAtaau" Is plainly
engraved upon al movements Irrespective OF either dis
tiagulsbius uarss-
mis- caution rendered necessary BY reason Of the fact
that frequeHty separated from cur move
and rs rgrat cdus affecting iaiIEllsy the performance
tended % cover only our CON pete Ntcnes "hoiy nte
by Il Is necessary also bscause Il 5 notorious
n IA Qy OF both sold and Siyer cases as now sene-
rally sold have demonstrated bv frequent ASSAYS
that many gold and silver cases offered IN the market are
tsbssd frUu from u % per cent from the quality
they assume This fraud upon ths purchaser and
accounts tor the low price At which such csed watches
Ne take this occasion to announce that we have re-
Gently entirely rsOdesd the very popular grades OF full
plate movements known by the narss Wn- EIlsry'
-ApuIetou, Tracy Co ' WalIhaul Watch Co, p
highly improved appearance 01L great iaaltoaAI value
eUbgty then such Of the best results OF our sIpe
popular forn or watch We give these new model watches
special recommendation al who look for good per-
flrmlHcs and solid excellence At moderate cost The
alterations nave usrl male WIKI tAe Vie" OF pls-siLs
pracucIl watch makers as syell ss watch Searers-
We avail ourselves. tJO, Of this occasion 20 warn the
pubIc against eHEAF |atches. me superiority OF
waltham goods in al grades is nov so generally
Su0TIeised that our competitors Swiss and American,
seem 10 have 10 resource but % present the attraction OF
Price Their goods being Inferior 10 ours they have
70 sell thzu for what they Times are hard sRd
people generally not showing gOod watch from bad
cue very Cfteu allow small price to decide them W.
Liam Morris the eminent English Lecturer O1 Art and
Labor Topics. in recent lecture delivered before the
Trades Guild,'' SAYS:
II thas the public in raHera are set upon having
things cheap, being lga0l that they do not know
when they get them nasty. 40 iguorant that they
neither SNOW care whether they give man his due
know that the unanuflcurers called set
carrying competition 70 its utmost, competition Of
ChsIpaess Of sxCeeuce that they the bargain
hunters half way, and chesrfIily furnish them with nasty
the cheap price they asked for By means Of
what can be called by no prettizr name than fraud
We mistaken II this is EhAt the public
expects, OF arleast Good watches be made
when Hsither wOrSlGu employer has pride in his
cupa1a interest and pleasure in the work both
wanting, and boSh essential IN good watch making
Low price especially in watches l0r gtIiy, rits
I0tr performance and hiyh rgDuirE
Our mission and business Is, to make good
watches, whatever the cost; holding firmly to this single
purpose have seen improvement in quality and reduc-
cost By Gf discoveries and Improvements in
machinery and By natural causes steadily together
until truly say, WaIthau Watches in their re-
specvs grades the best watches male; aud as 70 the
lower grades, they wiihin the reach Of everybody
who Ou- prices low they ought %
be. and Low they vii be- Wstches cannot be made
Tor nothing by machinery. We % the public,
buy good watch while you about IT, and pay proper
price for IL The yOu pay honest dealer the bet
satisfied EOu VIII Be In tie end don't be deceived b.
/ chsap1ess--q qGllity desceuds flsseE than price
For American Watch Co, Of Wzithaul, Mass