The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1880-05-26
Notice to the Public.

To avoid position, purchasers of waltham Watches
will observe that every genuine watch, whether gold
silver bears our trade mark both case and movement
Gold cases stamped "a. w. Co." and guarantee
certificates accompany them Silver cases stamped
are accompanied by guarantee certificates signed R. E.
Robbins, Treasurer. The name =" Wlltham" is plainly
engraved upon all movements, irrespective Of either dis
This caution is rendered necessary by
that frequently separated from our
and put worthless of other makers
and thus affecting njurousy the performance
of the watches and vitiang guarantee which is n
tended TO coversony our complete watches wholly made
by u.s. 1t IL necessary also because II notorious
be public scandal that there is great aud In the
quality of both gold and silver gene
rally sold. We have demonstrated by frequent assays
that gold and silver cases offered In the market
debased from from to 20 per cent from the quality
they 10 be- This Is fraud upon the purchaser and
for the low price at which such cased watches
have been sold.
Gently entirely remodeed the very popular grades of full
plate movements, known by the marks Z" VIM Elery,"
.'Appeton. Tracy Co, " Watham Watch Co., p s.
Bartlett" and /" Broadway giving to them not only
hgbly improved appearance but great additional value
rience and study twenty years in this
popular form Of watch We give these model watches
special recommendation 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 warn the
public against CHEAP watches The superiority Of
watham goods. in all grades, is so generally
kno~edged that petito-s, Swiss and American,
have bot the attraction Of
low rrce Their goods being Inferior they have
to sell them for what they get Times hard and
people generally knowing a good vPtch from bad
very often allow small price to decide them. VII
liam Norris the eminent English Lecturer Art and
Labor Topics, In recent lecture delivered before the
Trades GuiId'' says:
Know that the public in raneral are set upon having
things cheap, being gno mt that they do know
when they get them nasty, 40 so Ignorant that they
neither Know whether they give his due.
know that the manufacturers called
carrying competition to its utmost, composition Of
cheapness not OF exceence that they meet the bargain
hunters half and cheerully furnish them with nasty
the cheap price they asked for, by OF
wnat can be called BY no prertter name than fraud"
We much mistaken II this Is what the public
expects, of U.s. ateas Good watches cannot be made
cupaton interest and pleasure In the work both
wanting, and both initial In good watch making
Low price, especially in watches loD qaaiy, Nth
lou performances 0Hd kigh repgirs
Our mission aod business ts. 70 make good
watches, whatever the holding firmly TO this single
purpose have Improvement in quality and reduc
ton in cost by Of discoveries and Improvements In
machinery and by natural steadily together,
Until We truly say, Waltbani Watches In their
spectve grades. the made; and
lower grades they are within the reach Of everybody
who earns wages 0a- prices low sney ought TO
be. and low they will be- Watches cannot be made
tor nothing. even BY machinery We say % fhe public.
buy good watch while about It, and pay proper
price for H. The more pay honest dealer the bet
ter satisfied VIII be In the end don't be deceived BY
chespness Quality dsseends faster than price 5st
For American Watch Co, Of waithan, Mass
ROBBINS 4 APPLETON,
go Iy General Agsnts, New York, o. s. A.
An the above line OF waltsan Watches for sale at
the Store Of Il AcISERSY. Sole Agent for this King
dom
Also. Agent for the eoRHAM STERLING SILVER.
WARE Ths Tra1s supplied At the LOWEST PRICES.