The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1881-03-02
Notice to the Public.

To avoid imposition, purchasers of waltham Watches
will observe every genuine watch, whether gold
silver bears trade mark both and
Gold cases stamped "a. w. Co.. and guarantee
certificates accompany them Silver cases are stamped
Am Watch Co., Walthaui, Mass sterling silver and
accompanied by guarantee certificates signed r. E.
Robbins Treasurer. The name q Waltham" IS plainly
engraved all movements irrespective Of either dis
This u;on is rendered necessary by reason of the fact
that frequently separated frUm move
and putint worthless movements Of other Makers
and rice uersa thus affecting inurOusly the performance
tended only complete watches wholly made
by 1t Is necessary also, because 1t is notorious
to be public scandal, that there is great aud in the
metal quality Of both gold and silver cases as now gene
rally sold We have demonstrated by frequent assays
that many gold and silver offered in the market
debased from from 10 to 20 per cent from the quality
they be- This fraud upon the purchaser and
accounts for the low price at which such cased watches
We take this occasion to announce that we have re-
Gently entirely remOdeed the very popular grades Of full
plate movements known by the marks VIM Ellery,'
Appieon. Tracy Co., a. Wallham Watch Co.. - p s.
BARTLETT, and " Broadway, giving 10 them not ohly
highly improved appearance bnt great adduoha VaIne
We embOdy in them such of the best results Of expe
Renee aud study for twenty years as can be useful In this
popular form Of watch We give these new model watches
special recommendation 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 the
public against CHEAP watches The superiority OF
Waltham goods, I'm all grades, is generally
knowedged that our competitors, Swiss and American,
have but present the attraction Of
Price Their being Inferior ours they have
to sell them for what they get
People generally not knowing good Wetch from bad
one very often allow small price to decide them. VIII
liam Morris. the eminent English Lecturer on Art and
Labor Topics in lecture delivered before the
Trades Guild" says:
know that the public In general set upon having
things cheap, being ignorant that they do not know
when they get them nasty, ignorant that they
neither know whether they give man his due
know that the manufacturers called set on
carrying competition TO its utmost, competition OF
cheapness OF excellence that they the bargain
half and cheerfuly furnish them with nasty
the cheap price they asked by
wnat be called by no prettier name than fraud"
We much mistaken If this IS what the public wants
expects, of Good watches cannot be made
when neither workmun employer has pride in his
cupauon interest and pleasure In the work both
wanting both are essential in good watch making
low price, especially in watches, oD quality Nth
iot9 performances and high repdirs-
Our mission and business IS. 10 make good
Watches whatever the holding firmly to this single
purpose we have seen Improvement in quality and reduc
machinery and by natural steadily together,
until truly say, Waltham Watches In their re-
specye grades the best watches male and to the
lower grades they within the reach of everybody
who Ou= prices low as they ought to
be, as they will be- Watches cannot be made
buy good watch while you about 1t, and proper
price for It, The pay honest dealer the bet
satisfied you will be Ia the end don't he deceived by
cheapness-- quality descends faster than price,
For American Watch Co, Of waltham, Mass.
ROBBINS g. APPLETON,
sl2 Iy General Agents, New York, U. S. A.
All the 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.
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