The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1880-09-15
I. MELLIS.
Notice to the Public.


To avoid imposition purchasers of waltham Watches
will observe that every genuine watch, whether gold
silver, trade marx both and movement.
Gold stamped "a. W. Co." and guarantee
certificates accompany them. Silver stamped
"Am. Watch Co.. waltham, Mass Sterling silver and
accompanied guarantee certificates signed r. T.
Robbins Treasurer. rhe name g. Waltham" Is plainly
engraved upon all movements irrespective Of either dis
This caution rendered necessary by fact
that frequently separated from
and into worthless other makers
v,rsa thus affecting injurousiy the performances
of the watches and vitating guarantee, which Is
tended cover only complete watches wholly made
by u.s. 1t necessary also because
public scandal that there Is aud In the
metal quality OF both gold and silver cases as now gene
rally sold We have demonstrated by frequent assays
that gold and silver offered In the market
debased from from 10 to 20 per cent from the quality
they be- This Is fraud the purchaser, and
accounts for the low price at which such cased watches
have been sold
We take this occasion to announce that have re.
Gently entirely remodelled the popular grades Of full
plate movements, known by the marks VIM. Ellery.r
..Appleton. Tracy Co. - waham Watch Co., p s.
Bartlett and Broadway' giving to them ohly
highly improved appearance but additional value
We embody them such of the best results Of
rience and study for twenty be useful 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 wearens.
avail ourselves, tuo, of this occasion th,
public against CHEAP watches The superiority o.
knowedged that our competito-s- Swiss and American
have resource but present the attraction os
Price Their goods being inferior to they have
to sell them for what they can
People generally not knowing good watch from bad
one often allow small price tu decide them VIII
liam Morris. the emident English Lecturer Art and
Labor Topics In recent lecture delivered before the
Trades Guild,' says
know the public in general are set upon having
things cheap, being ignorant that they do not know
when they them nasty, also ignorant that they
neither know whether they give hts due.
know that the manufacturers called, set on
carrying competition to Its utmost, competition Of
pness not of excellence that they meet the bargain
huners half and cheerly furnish them with nasty
the cheap they asked for, by OF
wnat can be called by no pretter name than fraud.
We much mistaken If this Is what the public want.
expects, Of least Gond watches cannot be made
cupaon interest and pleasure in the work both
wanting, and both ssntial in good watch making
Low price, especially In Watches ioV quality, trh
lotU performance and high repairs
Our mission and business Is, to make good
watches, whatever the holding firmly to this single
purpose have improvement In quality and reduc
ton in cost by Of discoveries and in
machinery and by natural causes steadily together
until we can truly say, Waltham Watches In their
spectve grades the best made and
lower grades they within the reach OF everybody
who wages Ou- prices low they ought to
be- and low they will be. Watches cannot be made
for nothing, even by machinery. We the public,
buy good watch while about 1t, and pay
price for it, The pay honest dealer the bet
satisfied will be In the end don't be deceived by
chespness-- quality descends faster than price.
For American Watch Co, of Waltham, Mass
ROBBINS g. APPLETON,
el2 iy General Agents. New York, q. s. A. Fl
nB- All the above line OF watham Watches for sale
the Store OF NJ MCINERNY, Sole Agent for this King
dom.
Also, Agent for the GoRHAM STERLING SILVER
WARE. The Trade supplied at the LOWEST PRICES
HE E7Ursf- $40 ru .Hrr II