The Hawaiian gazette., 1880-03-03
Notice to the Public.

To avoid imposition, purchasers of Watham Watches
will observe that every genuine watch, whether gold or
silver, trade mark both aud movement
Gold stamped "a. W. Co." and guarantee
certificates accompany them. Silver cases stamped
are mpaned by guarantee certificates signed Il. F.
Robbins, Treasurer. The name " Waitham" Is plainly
engraved all movements Irrespective OF either dis
tinguishing marks.
This caution by of the
that our frequently separated from move
ments and put into worthless movements Of other makers
and rice psrsd thus affecting injuOusly the performance
Of watches and Whaling guarantee, which is
tended to only our complete watches wholly made
u.s. 1t ia necessary also, because is notorious
be public scandal, that there is great fraud in the
metal quality of both gold and silver cases as now gene
rally sold We have demonstrated by frequent assays
many gold and silver offered in the market
debased from from 10 to 70 per cent from the quality
they be- This is fraud upon the purchaser and
the low price at which such cased watches
We take this occasion announce that have re-
Gently entirely remodeed the popular grades of full
plate movements, known by the marks g VIM EHery,'
IA ppIeton Tracy Co" Waltham Watch Co., p. s.
Bartlett" and Broadway, giving them not OLly a
highly improved appearance but great additional value
embCdy them such of the best results of expe
and study for twenty be useful in this
popular form of watch We give these model watches
special recommendation TO all who look for good per-
Torrance and solid excellence at moderate cost The
alterations have been made with the view of pleasing
practical watch makers $ well watch wearers.
We avail ourselves, too, of this occasion to warn the
public against CHEAP watches. The superiority of
Waltham goods, in all grades, is generally
knowledged that competitors, Swiss and American,
seem TO have no resource but 70 present the attraction
low Price Their goods being inferior to they have
to sell them for what they get Times hard and
people generally not knowing good watch from bad
one often allow small price to decide them VIII
liam Norris the eminent English Lecturer Art and
Labor Topics, lecture delivered before the
Trades Guild,'' says:
al know the public in raneral are set upon having
things cheap, being gnol that they do know
when they get them nasty 20 ignorant that they
neither know whether they give man his due.
that the manufacturers called set on
carrying competition to its utmost, competition of
cheapness of excellence that they meet the bargain
half and cheerny furnish them with nasty
the cheap price they asked for by means of
what be called by pretter name than fraud"
much mistaken If this is what the public want,
or expects of U.s. ateas Good watches be made
neither worSmun employer has pride in his
cupaon interest and pleasure In the work both
wanting, and both essential in good watch making.
Low price, especially in watches, loo quality, ci
loo performance and high repairs.
Our mission was, and our business is TO make good
purpose we impro quality and rednc
ton in cost by discoveries and Improvements in
machinery and by natural causes steadily together
until can truly say, Waltham Watches in their re-
spectiye grades the best watches made and
lower grades, they within the reach Of everybody
wages. Our prices low they ought t
be- and as low they will be- Watches cannot be madt
for nothing, by machinery. We say TO the public
buy good watch while about it, and pay pTope
price it. The pay honest dealer the bet
satisfied will be In the end don't be deceived By
cheapness- quality descends faster than price
For American Watch Co., of Waltham, Mass
ROBBINS & APPLETON,