The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1882-04-19
Notice to the Public.

To avoid imposition. purchasers Of Waltham Watches
will observe that every genuine watch whether gold OF
silver bears our trade mark on both and movement
Gold case. are stamped a W. Co.." and guarantee
certificates accompany them Silver cases are stamped
Am Watch Co. Watham. Mass. Sterling Silver. and
are accompanied by guarantee certificates signed
Robbins Treasurer. The name Waiiham l. plainly
engraved upon all movements, irrespective OF either
This caution Is rendered necessary by reason Of the
fact that frequently separated from ouI
movements and put worthless movements Of other
makers and rice uersd, thus affecting inJuricusy the
which i Intended TO cover only complete watches
wholly made by II is necessary also because II is
y, Gtorions as 10 be a public scandal that there j.
great fraud in the metal quality Of both gold and silver
cases generally sold We have demonstratedb by
frequent assays that many gold and silver cases offered
in he market debased from 10 to % per cent from
the quality they to be- This is fraud IRon 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 remodellsd the very popular grades Of
full plate movements, known by the marks " VIM. El
lerv Appleton Tracy 4 Co, "Waltham Watch Co.
'' T. : Bartlett and ' Broadway giving TO them not
only highly improved appearance but great additional
value We embOdy in them such Of the best results Of
experience and study for twenty year, can b.
useful in this popular form OF watch we give these
look for good performance and solid excellence at mod
crate cost. The alterations have been made with the
view Of pleasing practical watch makers as well as
We avail ourselves too Of this occasion to warn the
public against CHEAT watches. The superiority OF
Watham goods in all grades, i now generally
knowed.ed that our competitors Swiss and American
to have but TO present the attraction
Of low price Their goods being inferior TO ours they
have TO sell them for what they can get.
People generally not knowing a good watch from
bad one. very often allow small price to decide them
William Morris. the eminent English lecturer Art
and Labor Topics in recent lecture delivered before
the Trades Guild, says;
1 know that the public n general set upon hay
ing things cheap being ignorant that they do not
know when they get them nasty; also ignorant that
they neither know whether they give his
due. know that the manufacturers, called. are "a
set on carrying out competition to its utmost eOmpet
tOn of cheapness Of excellence that they meet the
bargain hunters half way, and chcerfully 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 nor 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, iOH
quality, irith fOtC performance and high repairs.
Our mission was, and our business Il. TO make good
watches whatever the cost holding firmly to this single
duction in cost by means discoveries and improve
ments in machinery and by natural causes 90 steadily
together, until we truly say, Watham Watches in
their respective grades the best watches made and
to the lower grades they within the reach of
erybOdy who earns wages. Our prices low a.
they ought to be. and low they will be. Watches
cannot be made for nothing by machinery. We
say to the public 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 be deceived by descends faster
than price.
For American Watch Co., Of Waltham Mass.
ROBBINS APPLETON