The Hawaiian gazette., 1880-04-21
Notice to the Public.

To avoid imposition, purchasers of waltham Watches
will observe that every genuine watch, whether gold
silver, bears trade mark both and movement.
Gold cases are stamped 80. w. Co." and guarantee
certificates accompany them. Silver cases are stamped
accompanied by guarantee certicites, signed X f.
Robbins Treasurer. The name 6 Waltham" is plainly
engraved upon all movements, Irrespective of either dis
tngushing marks.
This caution rendered necessary by of the fact
that frequently separated from our move
and put into worthless movements of other makers
and thus affecting iDurousiy the performance
of the watches and Whaling guarantee, which is
tended to only complete watches wholly made
by u.s. 1t IL necessary also because notorious
TO be public scandal that there is great maud in the
metal quality OF both gold and silver gene1
rally sold We have demonstrated by frequent assays
that gold and silver offered in the market
debased from from 10 10 20 per cent from the quality
they be- This fraud upon the purchaser and
TOR the low price at Which snch cased watches
have been sold
We take this occasion to announce that we have re-
Gently entirely renodeed the popular grades of full
plate movements, known by the marks !" VIM Ellery,"
'Applcton. Tracy Co., 90 Wallham Watch Co., " P. s.
Bartlett" and Broadway" giving to them not only
highly improved appearance, but great additional vaue
We embOdy them such Of the best results OF expe
rence and study for twenty year as can be useu in this
popular form of watch We give these model watches
special recommendation TO 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, well as watch wearers.
We avail ourselves, too, OF this occasion to warn the
public against watches. The superiority of
Waltham goods in all grades, is now so generally
knowledged that our competitors, swiss and American
have but present the attraction of
rrice. Their goods being inferior they have
sell them for what they get Times hard and
people generally not knowing good watch from bad
one very often allow small price to decide them. Will
liam Morris. the eminent English Lecturer Art and
Labor Topics. in lecture delivered before the
"Trades Guild" says:
al tbs public in ranera set upon having
things cheap, being ignol mt that they do know
when they get them nasty, 20 ignorant that they
neither know whether they give his due
know that the manufacturers, so called set
carrying competition its competition of
cheapness of excellence that they the bargain
hunters half way, cheerfuly furnish them With nasty
the cheap price they asked for by Of
can be called by no prettier name than fraud"
We much mistaken if this is what the public
expects OF atieas Good watches cannot be made
when neither workmun employer has pride In his
cupaiion interest and pleasure in the work both
wanting and both are essential in good watch making
Low price, especially in watches, op quality i1i
lolc Performance and high rsptirs.
Our mission was. and our business is, 10 make good
watches whatever the holding firmly to this single
purpose. have in quality and reduc
ton In by OF discoveries and Improvements in
machinery and by natural cases steadily together
until truly say, Watham Watches in their re-
specve grades the best watches made aud 10 the
lower grades, they within the reach OF everybody
who Ou- prices as low they ought to
be- and as low they Will be. Watches cannot be made
for nothing by machinery. We say TO the pnhiic
buy good watch while about it, and proper
price for It. The pay honest dealer the bet
satisfied you will be in the end don't be deceived by
cheapness--quality descends hster than price
For American Watch Co., OF waltham, Mass