The Hawaiian gazette., 1880-06-16

To avoid imposition purchasers of Waltham Watches
will observe that every genuine watch, whether gold
silver trade marx both aud movement.
Gold stamped "a. W. Co." and guarantee
certificates accompany them. Silver cases stamped
cam. Watch Co., Waltham Mass, Sterling silver and
are accompanied by guarantee certhcates' signed r. b.
Robbins, Treasurer. The name Waltham" Is plainly
engraved upon all movements Irrespective of either dis
tinguishing marks.
This caution rendered by the fact
that frequently separated from our move
ments and put into worthless of other makers,
thus affecting injurously the performance
of the watches and vatng our guarantee, which is l
tended 10 cover only complete watches wholly made
by 1t IL necessary also, because is notorious
public scandal, that there is fIaud in the
metal quality OF both gold and silver cases now gene
rally sold We have demonstrated by frequent
that many gold and silver offered In the market
debased from 10 20 per from the quality
they This fraud upon the purchaser, and
tor the low price at which such cased watches
have been sold.
we take this occasion to announce that we have re-
Gently entirely remodeed the popular grades OF fu
plate movements, known by the marks " VIM. Eery,"
.sApplcton Tracy Co. - Waltham Watch Co., p S.
Bartlett, and Broadway" giving to them not only
highly improved appearance but great additional value
We embody In them such of the best results OF our expe-
rence and study for be usef 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 cHEAP watches. The superiority OF
WaItham goods, In all Grades is now generally ac
knowledged that competitors, Swiss and American,
20 have resource but 10 present the attraction OF
Price Their goods being inferior to they have
to sell them for what they can get Times are hard and
people generally not knowing good watch from bad
one, often allow small price to decide them VIII
liam Morris the eminent English Lecturer on Art and
labor Topics, in recent lecture delivered before the
Trades Guild" says:
know that the public in ranera are set upon having
things cheap being igno ut that they do not know
when they get them nasty, 40 so ignorant that they
neither know care whether they give man his due.
know that the manufacturers called set on
carrying competition to its utmost, conpeton OF
cheapness excellence that they the hargal
the cheap price they asked for by means OF
wnat can BE- called by prettier name than fraud"
We much mistaken If this is what the public want.
expects of least GoOd watches cannot he made
cupation interest and pleasure in the work both
wanting and both essential In good watch making.
Low price, especially in Watches Iou quality, Nth
loio performance and high repairs
Our mission was. and our business is. 10 make good
watches whatever the holding firmly TO this single
purpose have improvement in quality and reduc'
ton in cost by means of discoveries and improvements in
machinery and by natural go steadily together
until truly say, Watham Watches In their re-
specve grades the best watches made and as to the
lower grades, they within the reach of everybody
who wages. Our prices law tney ought TO
he, and as low they will be- Watches cannot be made
for nothing even by machinery. Wa say IN the pnblc,
buy good watch while about it, and pay proper
price for it, The more You All honest dealer the bet
satisfied you Will be in the end don't he deceived by
cheapness- quality descends faster than price.
For American Watch Co., of Waltham, Mass
ROBBINS g. APPLETON,
760 1y General Agents. New York, u s. A.
All the above line OF waltham Watches for sale at
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.