The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1881-05-25
Notice to the Public.

To avoid imposition purchasers of Waltham Watches
will observe that every watch, whether gold
silver hears our trade both aud movement
Gold cases stamped ga. W. Co." and guarantee
certificates accompany them silver cases are sampet
are accompanied by guarantee certificates. signed r.
Robbins Treasurer. The name & Waltham" is plainly
engraved upon all movements irrespective OF either dis
This caution is rendered necessary by the fact
that our frequently separated from our move
and put into worthless movements OF other
and rice sTEa affecting injurousy the performance
of watches and Whaling our guarantee, which is an
tended 10 cover only complete watches wholly
nv rs necessary also because II Is so notorious as
quality Of both gold and silver cases as now gene
rally sold We have demonstrated by frequent
that many gold and silver offered in the market
debased from from 10 TO 20 per cent from the quality
they assume This is fraud upon the purchaser and
Tor 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. Ellery,'
s4Appleton Tracy 4 Co. - waltham Watch Co. s.
Rartlett'' and Broadway" giving to them not only
bgbiv improved appearance but great additional value
we embody them such OF the best results Of
rence 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-
formance and solid excellence o. 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 the
public against watches. The superiority Of
WaItham goods, in all grades, is now so generally ac-
knowledged that our competitors, Swiss and American
but present the attraction Of
rrce Their goods being Inferior to ours they have
10 sell them for what they can get
People generally not knowing good wptch from bad
one very often allow small price to decide them. Will
liam Morris the eminent English Lecturer on Art and
Labor Topics in recent lecture delivered before the
Trades Gmld,'' says:
al know that public in general set upon having
things cheap, being ignorant that they do not know
when they them also ignorant that they
neither whether they give man his due
knew that the manufacturers called are so set on
carrying competition to its utmost competition of
pness, not of excellence that they meet the bargain
hunters half way and cheeTuy furnish them with
the cheap prc they asked for by means OF
wnat can called by no prettier than fraud"
We much mistaken il this is what the public wants
or expects of atIeAs 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
price, especially in watches means loo quality, uth
lOtc performance and high repairs
mission was. and Our business is. TO make good
watches whatever the cost holding firmly TO this single
purpose have seen improvement in quality and reduc'
by Of discoveries and Improvements In
machinery by steadily together,
spectve grades the hest watches made and to the
lower grades they within the reach Of everybody
who Ou= prices low as 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 it. The you pay honest dealer the bet
Ter satisfied you be deceived by
quality descends faster than price
For American Watch Co, Of Walttam, Mass.
ROBBINS & APPLETON,
sI2 iy General Agents, New York. o. S. A.
CT All the above line Of waltham Watches for sale at
the Store OF NJ. McINERNY Sole Agent for this King
Also. Agent for the GoRuAM STERLING SILVER.
WARE. The Trade supplied at the LOWEST PRICES.
$40