The Hawaiian gazette., 1881-11-16

Notice TO tho Public.

To avoid imposition. purchasers Ct Waltham Watches
win observe that every genuine watch. whether gold
silver bears trade msrk both and movement
Gold cases ART stamped "a. W. Co." and guarantee
eertiaeAtrs accompany thoa; Silver cases are stamped
accompanied by guarantee certificates signV r. L.
Robbins, Treasurer. The name 'Naitham Is plainly
engraved upon all movements Irrespective Of either
This oSuticn rendered necessary by OF the
fact that frequently separated from our
movements and put into worthless movements Of other
performances OF thcuatchcs and vatnr our cuarartcr
which IL intended only our ccmplete watches
wholly made by 10 Is necessary also. because IL Is
so notorious as TO be public scandal that there Is
great fraud in the metal quality Of both gold and svcr
cases generally sold. We have demonstrated by
frequent sssays that many gold aud silver cases offered
IN the market dehascG from 10 20 " per cent. frum
the quality they TO be. This Is fraud upon the
purchaser and accounts for the low price at which such
We take this occasion TO announce that have re-
Gently entirely rcmodccd the very popular grades OF
lcry. Appleton. Tracy 4 Co. "Wutham Watch Co. :"
" ,. : Bartlett" and Broadway giving to them not
value. We emh0dy in them such % the best results Of
experience and study for twenty years can b.
useful in this pcpuiar form OF watch. We give these
new Iaodel watches special Recommendation TO all who
look for good performance and solid excellence az mod
crate cost The alterations have been made with the
view OF pleasing practical watch makers as well as
watch wcar,'rs.
pubic against CHEAP Watches. The superiority OF
Waltham gods, In all grades, Is generally
knowicd.ed that competitors Swiss aud American.
seen 10 have no resource bat 10 present the attraction
OF low price Their goods being inferior ours they
have 10 sell them for what they yet.
People generally not knowing good watch from
bad one, very often allow small price 10 decide them.
William Morris, the eminent English lecturer Art
and Labor Topics. in recent lecture delivered before
the IS Trades Guild says
" / know that the public n general upon hav-
ing things cheap being Ignorant that they do not
know when they get them nasty; also Ignorant that
they neither known whether they give his
due. know ihai the manufacturers, called,
SEE a couOgttfnu ID IFS
ton OF chrapnc~s Of excellence that they the
bargain hunters half way. and choeruy furnish them
with nasty II the cheap price they asked for
BY Of what be called by prettiCr L-..iu
than fraud
We arr much mistaken II this what the public wants
or expects. OF al least. Good watches cannot be
made when neither workman employer has pride in
both wanting. and both essential in good watch
making. low price, especially IN wactes, means iotr
Our mission was. and our business L. TO make good
watches whatever the cost; holding firmly 10 this single
purpose, We have seen improvement in quality and
duction in Gust by means OF discoveries ant improve
in machinery and by natural causes, go steadily
together, until truly say, Waithan Watches IN
their respective grades the best watches made and
the lower grades they within the reach Of
cry body who earns wages Our prices are low
they ought to be- and a. low they will be. Watches
cannot be made for nothing, even by machinery. We
say t- poit. buy good watch while you about
IT, and pay proper price for it. The you pay an
honest dealer the better satisfied you will ben the end
don't be deceived by eheapnessquay descends faster
than price.
ROBBINS q APPLETON,
SIC ~ General Agents, New York. L. y.
To- All the above line az Watham Watches for sale
at the Store OF NJ. MoINERNY, Sole Agent for this
Also. Agent for the GoRHAof STERLING SILVER
WARE. The Trade supplied At the Lowest Prices.