The Hawaiian gazette., 1880-04-28
Sperial Clothes.
Notice to the Public.

To avoid imposition, purchasers of WaItham Watches
will observe that every genuine watch, whether gold
silver, trade both aud movement.
Gold cases stamped "a. W. Co.. and guarantee
certificates accompany them Silver cases are stamped
sAm Watch Co.. Waltham, Mass, Sterling silver" and
accompanied by guarantee certificates signed r. L.
Robbins Treasurer. The name q Waltham" Is plainly
engraved all movements Irrespective of either dis
tingushing marks.
This caution is rendered necessary by the fact
that frequently separated from move
and into worthless of other makers
thus affecting injurously the performance
of the watches and Whaling our guarantee which is an
tended only complete watches wholly made
by is necessary also, because is notorious
be public scandal that there is great fraud in the
metal quality of both gold and silver
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 remodeed the very popular grades of full
plate movements, known by the marks VIM. ElleryH
i'Appleton. Tracy Co.. Waltham Watch Co., " P. s.
Bartlett" and broadway" giving to them not ouly
highly improved appearance, but great additional value.
We embody them such of the best results of expe
rence and study for twenty be useful in this
popular form OF watch We give these new model watches
special recommendation TO all who look for good per
formance and solid excellence at moderate 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 the
public against watches. The superiority of
Watham goods, in all grades, is generally
knowledged that petito-s, Swiss and American
have but the attraction of
Price Their goods being Inferior ours they have
to sell them for what they get Times hard
people generally not knowing good watch from bad
one very often allow small price decide them. Will
liam Morris the eminent English Lecturer Art and
Labor Topics in a recent lecture delivered before the
"Trades Guild" says:
az that the public in ranera set upon having
things cheap, being gno that they do not know
when they get them nasty 40 ignorant that they
neither know care whether they give his due
know that the manufacturers so called,
carrying competition to its utmost, composition of
cheapness of excellence that they the bargain
hunters half and cheerfully furnish them with nasty
tha Chaap fhprn alnd by nf
wnat can be called by no prettier name than fraud"
much mistaken If this is what public
expects, Of least Good watches cannot be made
when neither workmun employer has pride in his
cupaon interest and pleasure in the work are both
wanting, and both essential in good watch making
Low price, especially in watches l0D quality Dih
Iobc performance aud high repairs.
Our mission and our business is. to make good
watches, whatever the cost holding firmly 10 this single
purpose have improvement in quality and reduc
ton in by of discoveries and improvements in
machinery and by natural steadily together
until truly say, Watham Watches in their
spective grades the best watches 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
buy good watch while you about it, and pay proper
price for 1t. The honest dealer the bet
satisfied you 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,
760 1y General Agents, New York, @. s A.
r- All above line of Waltham Watches for sale at
the Store of NJ McISERNY, Sole Agent for this King
dom.
Also Agent for the GoRHAM STERLING SILVER
WARE The Trade supplied at the LOWEST PRICES.
$50