The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1881-04-20
Notice to the Public.

To avoid imposition purchasers of waltham Watches
will observe that every genuine watch, whether gold or
silver bears trade marx on both aod movement
I Gold cases STAMPED 'A. W. Co." and guarantee
certificates accompany them silver cases stamped
Am. Watch Co., watiism, Mass sterling silver aud
are panied by guarantee certificates. signed X. T.
Robbins Treasurer. he name e Waltham" Is plainly
engraved all movements, irrespective OF either DIS
tnguisning marks.
Is caution is rendered necessary by reason
that our frequently separated frUm our move
and worthless movements Of other makers
and rice usrsu affecting nlurousy the performance
of Watches AMI vitHtng guarantee, which is n
tended 10 cover only uur complete watches wholly made
bv us IL H necessary also because II is notorious
to be public scandal that there is great faud In the
metal quality OF both gold and silver cases rs now gene
rally sold. We hive demonstrated by frequent
that many gold silver offered In the market
dehtsed from trom 10 10 ~ per cent from the qualy
they be- This is fraud upOr the purchaser and
Tor the low price at which such cased watches
We take this occasion to announce that have re-
Gently entirely remodeled the popular grades Of full
plate movements, known by the marks ' WIN. ElleTN
..Appeton, Tracy K Co, ,"' Wnham Watch 10. " p. :.
Bartlett" and broadway, giving to them not oLiy
highly improved appearance but great additional value
We embOdy them Of the best results of expe
rnce aud study fr twenty years be useful In this
popuar form Of watch give these model watches
special recomm mendRtion all who look for good per-
formance and solid excellence at moderate cost The
alterations have been made with the view Of pleasing
practlct watch makers as well as watch
We avail ourselves, too, of this occasion 20 warn the
public against cHEAP watches. The superiority of
watham goods. in all grades IS generally
knuWledged that our competitors swiss and American,
seem 10 have no resource but 10 present the attraction of
to sell them for what they get
People generally knowing good wPtch from a bad
one very often allow small price To decide them VII
liam Norris the eminent English Lecturer on Art and
rOpcs, IN recent lecture delivered before the
Grades Guild.'' SAYS:
know that the public general set upon having
things cheap being ignorant that they do not know
when they get them nasty, also so tgnOnnt that they
neither whether they give man his due.
that the manufacturers, caed are set on
carrying competition to its utmost, competition Of
pness, OF excellence, that they meet the bargain
hur tas half way cheerfuy furnish them With nasty
the cheap price they asked for by means OF
wnat he called by prettier name than fraud"
We are much mistaken if this is what public want
expects OF stiedst Good watches cannot be made
when neither workmun employer has pride in his oc
cupation interest and pleasure in the work are both
wanting and both ntial IN good watch making.
price especially in watches, iolg quality, lgih
lot7 performances and high repairs.
Our mission and our business is, to make good
watches whatever the cost holding firmly to this single
purpose. impro in quality and reduc
by Of discoveries and Improvements IN
machinery by steadily together,
spectve grades Che best watches made and as To the
grades, they within the reach Of everybody
who Ou- prices A. low as ney ought 10
and a. low they VIII be. Watches cannot be made
buy a good watch while YOU about IT, aud pay proper
price The you pay honest dealer the bet
ter satisfied Will be in the end dont be deceived by
chespness-- quality descends faster than price
For American Watch Co, Of Waltham, Mass.
ROBBINS g. APPLETON,
si2 1y Geueral A gents, New York, q. 5 4.
rH- All the above line Of Waltham Watches for
the store OF ". MCTNERNY Sole Agent for this King
dom.
Also Agent for the GORHAM STERLING STLVER-
WARE. The Trade supplied at the LOWEST PRICES.