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SPECIAL NOTICE. DURING tbe past twelve months fit* je*el'ers m Christchurch have 'eithsr filed or been compelled to elcss their shop* and now some of the old established firms are advertising « selling off » 8 »les ta reduce their stock, and as they state they never, had a salt. Borne for 10 years, others as long as 28 jean ago, the only stock they can offer is only an accumulati n of old «t ck during all these year.*, which is fit for nothing ele but tfca rnoMmg pot. This clearly shows that the public will no longer support the old system of retail business. The ordinary retail dealers have to buy their goodß ft. m the wholosale merchants here, and then have to pay heavy expenses, and so are obliged to charge exorhf* tant profits to try and cover all these extra eTe-rcs. ' TJ» F. STRATZ 6 C3j Are tbe only firm ia New Zealand who are their own Manufacturers, own Importers, and their o*n Detail Doa'ers. And thereby saving all intermediate profits. con sell direct to the pnVic at Manufao* turers' prices. The"reas'n no other firm can compete with our h prices is that having secured ourpremiaai m te early da>s, on a Jong lease when rents war very low, we have just one-third the rent to pay thit other fiuns have, and harm? Riant Practical Watchmakers and Jewellers m our employ, we do a large amount of repairing and manufacturing on the premises, thw«by miking far n ore than all our expenses by oar own handwork. Remember that we have no old stock, evtr* article being ol the newest design, which we are selling at onchalf the ordinary RataO Prices. * •«■■•• Every article marked m Plain Figures, which compare with the prices of any other firm ia JNew Zeala d, J. F. STEATZ & COS ENGLISH HUNTING LEVER WATOHM Capped and foU-jewelled movements m Etrong Solid Silver Cases, HaM Marked, for £8. Guaranteed for three years. Sold by Retail Dealers for £7 10s, J. F. STEATZ & CO.'S * ENGLISH HUNTING LEVERS, With real Compenaation Balance. capped an* r X t,ra jewelled movements, extra hea^, Hall Marked, silver cases, xi. Guaranteed ioar years. Well worth £8 10s. ■• "^ THE BEST !~ THE BEST J. E. STEATZ & CO.'S CHALLENGE ENGLISH HUNTING LEVERS At £6 10s. Guaranteed for 25 years: The above being positively worth £10 10s. £100 EEWAED. To who can bring me a better finished or more serviceable Watch for a working man than the above. J. F. STEATZ & CO.'S Specially made WALTHAM LEVER WATCHES In extra heavy Hall-marked English silver caßes, with gold balance, £2 16s; with real chronometer balance, £3 10s These watches are Bold at double the above prices. WARRANTED FOR 3 YEABB J. F. STEATZ & CO. Have also m stock a very large assortment of the celebrated ROTHERHAM ENGLISH LBVBBS At £4 10s. The retail price of same is £7 7a - £100 REWARD IF NOT G J. F. STEATZ & CO. s?ym2.^X lar Benß8 enB3 <>rtmentofa rong WATCHES suitable for Boys and l ouths from £1 upwards EVERY WATCH EXAMINED AND WARRANTED J". F. STEATZ & CO.'S \yaj.uhjsß m handsomely engraved English Hall-marked coses, m silver from £1 ss. m gold from £2 10s. Well worth double ths money CAREFULLY EXAMINED AND WARRANTED FROM 2 YEARS Clocks. Clocks. J. F. STEATZ & CO. Have a larger etock of Clocks to chor se from than nny other firm m the Australasian Color.ies. Timepieces from 2d Gd, worth 4s 6d American Lever Clocks fla 3d, worth 08 bd, ' Imita'ion Peep o' Day Alarm Clocks 6s 6d, retail valuers 6d SPECIALITIES. English Lever Timepieces at 8s <J-k and the genuine Peep o» Day Alarm Clocks for 10s 6d. j«m»uu. Beware of imitations, and buy no other but those that have our name and addresi printed on the dials GUARANTEED FOR 8 YEARS Striking Clocks m endless variety, bothm wood and marble, from 10s 6d J. F. STEATZ & CO.'S » Own manufnrtured Ladies' and Gentlemen's Genuine GOLD AND . SILVER JEWELLERY Tf every description, too numerous to particulanse, at one half tbe retail dealers pMceß Before purchasing elsewhere, you an requested to inspect our Stock-in-Trade, which you oan do without being pressed to buy ENERY ARTICLE "mlrkbD IN PLAI& FIGURES J. F. STEATZ h CO., PBACTIOAL WATCHMAKERS,' JEWELLEBS, ' :■::)/■'•#&, 261 t Wfffe^ Triangle OHBISTf&UBOgi

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Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1467, 27 January 1887, Page 1

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Page 1 Advertisements Column 7 Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1467, 27 January 1887, Page 1

Page 1 Advertisements Column 7 Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1467, 27 January 1887, Page 1

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