The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1881-07-06
Notice to the Public.

To avoid imposition purchasers of Waltham Watches
silver bears trade mark on both caseand movement
Gold stamped "A. W. Co.." and guarantee
certificates accompany them Silver cases are stamped
Am Watch Co, Waltham, Mass, Sterling Silver" and
accompanied by guarantee certificates signed r. E.
Robbins, Treasurer. The name Waitham" is plainly
engraved upon all movements irrespective Of either
distinguishing marks.
This caution rendered necessary by of the
fact that frequently separated from our
movements and put into worthless movements Of other
makers and rice UeTSd thus affecting injuriOusly the
performance of the watches and vtiang our guarantee
which is intended to only complete watches
wholly made by 1t is necessary also because it is
notorious to be public scandal, that there is
great fraud IN the metal quality OF both gold and silver
cases generally sold. We have demonstrated by
frequent assays that many gold and silver offered
in the market debased from 10 to 20 per cent from
the quality they assume to be- This is fraud upon the
purchaser and accounts for the low price at which such
cased watches have been sold.
We take this occasion TO announce that we have re-
Gently entirely remodelled the very popular grades Of
full plate movements, known by the marks !" VIM. Ell
leTy, Appleton Tracy Co, "Waltham Watch Co, !"
p S. Bartlett and " Broadway giving to them
only highly improved appearance but great additional
value We embody in them such of the best results Of
our experience and study for twenty years as can be
useful in this popular form of watch We give these
new model watches special recommendation TO all who
look for good performance and solid excellence ct mod
crate cost The alterations have been made with the
view of pleasing practical watch makers as well as
watch wearers.
We avail ourselves too of this occasion to warn the
public against CHEAP watches. The superiority of
Waltham goods, in all grades. is now so generally
have resource hut present the attraction
Of low price Their goods being inferior TO they
have to sell them for what they can get
People generally not knowing good watch from
bad very often allow small price decide them
William Norris the eminent English lecturer on Art
and Labor Topics in a recent lecture delivered before
the Trades Gnd,n says:
u know that the public in general are set upon nav
ing things cheap, being ignorant that they do
know when they get them nasty; also ignorant that
they neither know whether they give man his
due. / know that the manufacturers so called are so
set on carrying out competition to its utmost competi
ton of cheapness, not of excellence that they
bargain hunters half way and chcerfuly furnish them
with nasty at the cheap price they asked for
by means Of what be called by no prettier name
than fraud
We are much mistaken If this what the public wants
expects, OF Us, at least Good watches cannot be
made when neither workman employer has pride in
his occupation; interest and pleasure in the work
both wanting. and both essential in good watch
making. Low price,, especially in Watches means lotp
quality cith lou performance and high repairs
Our mission was, and our business il, to make good
watches whatever the cost holding firmly to this single
purpose we have improvement in quality and
ducon in cost, by means OF discoveries AMI Improve
mens in machinery and by natural causes go steadily
together, until truly say, Watham Watches in
their respective grades the best made and
to the lower grades they within the of
erybody who earns wages. OGr prices low as
they ought to be. and as low as they will be- Watches
TO the publit buy good watch while you about
it. and pay proper price for it, The you pay an
honest dealer the better satisfied you will be in the end
don't be deceived by descends faster
For American Watch Co., of waltham Mass.
ROBBINS g. APPLETON,
SIP iy General Agents, New York, U. S.A
r. All the above line Of Waltham Watches for sale
at the Store of NJ. McINERNY, Sole Agent for this
Kingdom.
Also. Agent for the GoRHAM STERLING SILVER.
WARE. The Trade supplied at the Lowest Prices.