The Hawaiian gazette., 1882-05-17
Notice to the Puhiic.

To avoid imposition purchasers cf Walthsm Watches
viii observe that e,ery genuine watch whether gold OF
silver, bears trade marx both and movement
Gold eases stamped "a, " Co." and guarantee
certificate. accompany them silver cases are stamped
Am Watch Co. Malihain Mass. sterling silver and
accompanied by guarantee certhcAies signed r T.
Robbins. Treasurer The name Waitham" Is plainly
engraved upon an movements, irrespective OF either
distinguishing mark.
hi. caution rendered necessary BY reason Of the
fact that cases frequently separated from our
movements and put into WORTHLESS, movements of other
makers, and rice rcrsa, thus Affecting tuiuriousy the
which Is Intended TO cover only our complete watches
wholly made by II i necessary, also because Il Is
notorious as 10 be public scandal that there l.
cases generally sold. We have demonstrated by
frequent assays that many gold sud silver offered
In the market are dehased frum 10 20 - per cent from
the quality they assume to be. This is fraud puuu the
purchaser aud accounts for the low price which such
cascd watches have been sold.
We take this occasion To announce that We have re
Gently entirely remodelled the very popular grades of
fail plate movements. known by the mark. 'wm FL
= : Bartlett" aud " broadway giving to them not
only highly improved appearance su great additional
value We embody In them such Of the best results Of
experience and study for twenty years can be
useful in this popular form Of watch. We give these
model watche. special recommendation 10 all who
look for good performance and solid excellence al mod
trste cost The alterations have been made with the
view Of pleasing practical watch makers, a. well
We avail ourselves too Of thi. occasion to warn the
public against CHAR watches. The superiority Of
Wsltham goods, In all grades, Is now generally nc
knowcd.ed that our competitors Swiss aud American
20 have hut 10 present the attraction
OF low price Their goods being inferior TO ours they
have 20 cell them for what they can get
People generally not knowing good watch from a
bad one. very often allow small price TO decide them
William Morris the eminent English lecturer on Art
and Labor Topics in recent lecture delivered before
the % Trades Guild" says
know that the public N general are upon hay
ing thing, cheap, being ignorant that they do not
know when they get them nasty; also ignorant that
they neither know whether they give man his
due. know that the manufacturers, called are so
tou OF cheapuess not of excellence that they meet
bargain hunters half way, and chccrfuly furnish them
with nasty az the cheap price they asked for
by means Of what can be called by no prettier
than fraud
We arc much mistaken II thi. what the public want.
expects, Of ~, az least Good watches cannot be
made when neither workman nor employer has pride in
his occupations interest and pleasure in the work are
both wanting. and both are essential in good watch
making. Low price. especially in watches fotr
quality. trih i0ir Performance and high Tcpdirs.
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
ducton in cost means OF discoveries and prDyr
together, until we can truly say, Watham Watches in
their respective grades the best watches made and
10 the lower grades they within the reach OF
eryboiy Who earns wages. Our prices are q. low a.
csnuot be made for nothing, even by machinery. We
10 the public, buy good watch while you about
it. and pay proper price for IT, The more you pay
honest dealer the better satisfied You will be In the end
than price.
For American Watch Co. Of walthsm, Mass
ROBBINS 4 APPLETON,
sl2 iy General Agents, New York, L. S.A.
EE- All the above line Of wslthsm watehe, for sale
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