The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1882-03-08
Notice TO de Pnhlin.

Toavoid imposition. purchasers Of Walthsm Watchc,
viii observe that every genuine watch whether gold OIL
silver, bears our trade mark both case and increment
Gold case. are stamped a. ". Co.. and guarantee
certificates accompany them. Silver cases are stamped
Am. Watch Co, WAlthAm Mass Sterling Sirer M
are accompanied by guarantee certificates signed
Robbins; Treasurer. The name .Waiihan"is is plsinlv
Distinguishing marks.
This caution is rendered necessary BY reason of the
TACT that our cases are frequently separated from our
movements and put into worthless movements of other
makers, and rice thus acctinr injuriouslv The
performance OF the watches and vitstDg guarantee
Whlch INTENDED 10 cover only our complete watches
wholly made by II is necessary also because h s
30 notorious as 10 be public scandal that there IL
ease; as now generally sod Ne have ,
frequent assays that many gold aud silver cases offered
in the market dtbased from 10 to 90 per cent fro
the quality they assume 10 be- This Is fraud upon the
purchaser and accounts for the low price which such
cascd watches have been sold
We AXE this occasion to announce that we have rc
Gently entirely remodeled the very popular grade. Of
inLl piaie movements, known BY The marks 'Wm. EI-
7. ;, Bartlett" and Broadway giving 10 them no,
only highly improved appearance but great additional
value We emhody In them such Of the best results of
our experience and study for twenty years as can h.
useful in this popular form Of watch We give these
look for good performance and solid eTeeiIe5 - WI
crate cost. The alterations have boon made win m.
view Of pleasing practical watch makers, a. well a.
We avail ourselves too OF thi. occasion TO warn ,
Rn5iie against CHEAP watches The superiority OF
W Naitham goods, in all grades is 60 rcneraiIv a.
knowledged that our competitors, Swiss and American
seem TO have no resource but 10 present the attraction
OF low price Their goods being inferior TO ours hcv
have 10 sell them for what they can get N'
People generally not knowing a GOOD watch FINN, ,
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 e Trades Guild" says: 'V''
Il know that the puplic n general .rr So, p,,r h
ing lhlnss cheap, being so ignorant that they do not
know when they get them nasy also 40 Ignorant thai
they neither know whether they give man his
due know that the manufacturer so called arc 70
set on carrying ont competition its utmost romnet
on o. cheApness not Of excellence that thev meet fbc
bargain hunters half way and chcerfully furnish Them
with nasty wares at the cheap price hey are asked for
oy means OF what can be called by no prettipr nams
We much mistaken II this what the rubljr ,yr,.
or expects, Of us at least Good watches cannot he
made when neither workman nor employer has pride in
M occupations interest and pleasure n the work are
both wanting and both are essentsl in pt,od watch
akinE Low price. especially in watches mans Eo,r
Ysgtny, irtth foto Performance and high repdirs
Our mission was, and our business IS. 10 make good
watches whatever the cost; holding firmly to this soe
purpose we have seen improvement in quality and r.
duclon IN cost by means Of discoveries and improve
nents in machinery and by natural cnuse- 90 steadily
together. until We truly say wEltham Watches in
her respective grades are the best waiche, made and
as 70 the lower grades, they within the reach Of e
efyhody who earns wages. Our prices are a. low a.
hey ought TO be and low they will be- Watrbe.
.annot be made FOR nothing, even by machinery We
ay 10 The pnbt. buy good watch while you arc about
T. and payh proper price for g. The more you nav an
honest dealer the better satisfied you the end
ION be deceived by ehespnes-quaity descends faster
For American watch Co. OF yy.rb.u w..