The Hawaiian gazette., 1882-03-15
Notice TO the Public.


To avoid imposition. purchasers OF waltham watehet
win observe that every genuine watch whether gold oil
silver bear, trade ISl both case and movement
Gold eases arr stamped "A. ". CO. and guarantee,
certificates accompany them Silver cases are stamped
Am- Watch Co, Waltham, Mass Sterling Silver, and
are accompanied by guarantee certificates, signed r.
Robbins, Treasurer. The name Waitham" j. plainly
engraved upon an movements irrespective 81 cithci
distiu-uis hiug marks.
This caution rendered necessary by reason Of IN,
Tact that our frequently separated from oui
movements and put into Worthless movements Of Other
makers and rice Cssn, thus affecting iniurousy the
performance Of the watches and ytiating guarantee
which i intended TO cover only complete watche.
wholly made hy Us. II is necessary, also because 10 /.
so notorious as 70 be public scandal, that there /.
great fraud in the metal quality Of both gold aud lv,
frequent assays that many gold and silver cases Offered
in the market are debascd from 10 20 - per cent from
the quality they assume To be- This is fraud upon m,
purchaser and accounts for the low price at which suc
eased watches have been sold.
We take this OCCASION to announce that we have II,
full plate movements, known by the marks " VIM 81
lcry, Appleton, Tracy 4 Co, "Waltham Watch Co 81
+. ; Ba5yileit and = broadway giving to them not
ony highly improved appearance but great additional
value We Cmb0dy ia them such Of the best result, o
our cSpeienee and study for twenty year a. b,
useful ~ this popular form OF watch We give ihcs,
new model watches special recommendation 10 sill who
oo for good performance and solid excellence at mod
crate cost The alterations have been made with the
view of pleasing practical watch makers. we'll a.
watch wcarcrs
We avail ourselves too 81 this occasion 10 warn M
public against CHEAP watches. The superiority oi
Waltam goods In am GRADES is now 50 -enrraIIy ,r
knowictd that our eonipetitors S,vf-. and AIncr},
seem 20 have hut TO present the attraction
Of low price Their goods being inferior 10 ours tbry
have 90 sell them for what they can get.
People generally not knowing good watch from d
bad very often allow q small price To decide them
William Morris, the eminent English lecturer on Ari
and Labor Topics IN recent lecture delivered before
the Trades Guild says:
" ! know that the publie general are sct upon hay
ing things cheap, being ignorant that they do not
know when they get them nasty; also ignorant that
they neither know nor care whether they give hi.
due Know thlt the Manufacturers - called are So
set carrying ont competition 20 ifs utmost cnmpeti
ton Of chclpuc not ~ excellence that they meet the
with nasty the cheap price they arc asked ,r
by means OF what eau be called by prctticr name
tbau fraud"
We are much mistaken IL this what the public uapt.
expects, ~ us. least. Coed watches cannot he
made When neither workman employer has pride in
HE occupations interest and pleasure In the work nrg
both wanting. and both are essential In guod watch
making. Low price, especially IN watches ns1ns Iaf
Our mission was, and our husnrs, l.. TO make good
witches whatever the cost; holding firmly 90 this single
purpose We have seen improvement In quality and IT,
dltuuu M coat by means OF discoveries aud Improve
mcut, To- machinery aud 10y natural causes. 90 stcady
together. until we can truly saw Watham Watches IN
their respective GRADES are the hcSt Wntrbc. made AMI
20 the lower grades they within the reach OF ey
cNhody who earns wagCr. Our prices are a. low o..
they ought % be- aud a. low as they will be- Watrhc,
say TO the public buy good watch while You are about
a. aud pay proper price for it. The YOU paw an
honest dealer the better satisfied you will hcu the end
don pc deceived by chcapucs quality dcsccnds faster
ForAmerican Watch Co, Of waltham, Mass.
ROBBINS APPLETON,
sis ly General Agents New York. U.S.A.
- Az the above line u Waltham watthc. for sale
% The store Of ". McINERNN, sole Agent for this
Also. Agent Tor Che GoRuAM STERLING SILVER.
WARE The Trade supplied at the Lowest Price,.