The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1880-05-12
SreriaI sAatifes.
Notice to the Public.

10 avoid imposition. purchasers of waiiham Watches
WI observe that every genuine watch whether gold
Gold cases stamped "a. W. Co." and guarantee
certificates accompany them. Silver stamped
are accompanied by guarantee certificates signed R. T.
Robbins. Treasurer. The name -" Waltham" is plainly
engraved upon all movements Irrespective Of either dis
tinguishins marks
This rendered by Of the
and put worthless movements Of other makers
and TINS affecting iniuously the performance
Of the watches and ytating our guarantee, which is
tended oaly complete watches wholly made
by Us Necessary also, because notorious
be public scandal, that there is fiaud in the
metal quality Of both gold and silver cases
rally sold We demonstrated by frequent assays
gold and silver offered in the market
deoSSed from from 10 10 % per cent from the quality
they be- This fraud upon the purchaser and
for the low price ST which such csed watches
have been sid.
We take thi. occasion to announce tina, we have re-
oeni entirely reodeed the popular grades OF full
Appleton. Tracy Co., ,, .swalIham Watch Co., p.
Bartlett" and " Broadway giving 10 them not oay
hShly improved appearance but great additional value
We ehody them such of the best RESULTS Of
and study fT twenty be uSefl in this
popular form of watch We give these modei watches
fsrmAaca ard salt excellence at moderate cost The
.ssrSoaS have ocen made with the view Of pleasing
lr4csAcsi watch mSi,ers, as well ss watch wearefS
We avail ourselves, too, Of this to the
pUbsc against cHEAF watches The superiority OF
Waltlam goods. in all grades, is generally
SnoHiesec that our competitors Swiss and American
have resource but the attraction Of
low Price Their goods being Inferior 10 they have
to sell them for what they get Times hard and
people generally not showing good watch from bad
one very ofiea allow small price decide them. VIII
liam Morris the eminent English Lecturer and
labor Topics, in lecture delivered before the
Trades Guild.'' says
that The public in rAnerAl set upon having
things cheap being gno mt that they do not know
When they get them nasty Aa so ignorant they
neither know whether they give his due.
know that the manufactures called
carrying ooapetitos 10 its utmost, composition Of
cheap1es, Of excellence tina; they the bargain
hErters half and chesrfuly furnish them with nasty
81 the cheap price they asked for by means OF
can bs called by preiiier name than fraud"
We much mistaken II this is what public
expects, Of aEiezS Good watches be made
when neither workmuu employer has pride in his
clpzt:oa interes. and pleasure in the both
wanting, and both essential in good watch making.
Low price especially in watches loo quality, Irih
I0rs psIfsrEs=aes ard high Tep1irs
OOr nilsson was and business IS. 10 make good
matches. whatever the holding firmly this single
purpose have Improvements in quality aud reuc
ton in by Of discoveries and Improvements in
machinery and by natural steadily together,
SPectire grades the made;
lower grades they within the reach Of everybody
who wages 0u- prices low they ought
BE- and low they viii be Watches cannot be made
tor nothing, even by machinery. We 20 the public
buy good watch while you about it, and proper
price for il The more honest dealer the bet
ter satisfied YOU vii be ID the end don't be deceive by
chsspnesS-- q1sliIy deScends f-ster than price
For American Watch Co. Of waltham, Mass
ROBBINS & APPLETON,