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Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1500, 7 March 1887, Page 1

* J ■".' SPECIAL NOTICE. DURING the past twelve months five _, jewelers m Chri-tchnrch have either filed or baen rompelled to close their shop*, and now some of the old «__ .Wished firms are advertising " selling offi " s^les to reduce their stock, and as they state they never had a sale, some for 10 ye .rs, othors as long ns 23 years ago,the only stock they can offer. ia only an accumulation of old st ck during all these years which is fit for nothing el'e but the ■'- me, ting pot. This clearly Bhows that tho public will no longer support the old system of retail business. 7he ordinary retail dealers . . have to bnv their goods frcm the wholesale / merchants, here,' and then have to pay heavy*" expens.s, and so ore obliged to charge exorbitant profits to try and cover all these extra expenses, "" „^ ... ..-,._., J. F. STRATZ & CO! Are tbo only firm m New Zealand who are their own Manufacturers, own Importers, and their o_n Retail Dealers; . And thereby saving all intermediate profits can sell direct to the public at Manufacturers' pnees, The r reason no other firm can comp et with our k prices is that having secured our premises m te early dajs, on a long lease when renta wer very low, wo have just one-third the rent to pay that other firms have, nnd having Eight Practical Watchmakers and Jewellers m onr employ, we do a large amount of repairing and manufacturing on tho premises, th__eby .. making far more than all our expenses by our own handwork. Remember that we havo no old stock, ever" article being ol the newest design, which w are selling at one-half the ordinary < Beta ' : Prices. J . r, •", Every article marked m Plain Figure. , which compare with the prices of any other firm m New Zeala d. J. E. STRATZ & COS ENGLISH HUNTING LEVER WATCHES Capped nnd full-jewelled movements m Strong Solid Silver Cases, Hall Marked, for £3. Guaranteed for three years, gold by Retail Dealers for £7 10s. J. F. STRATZ & CO.'S ENGLISH HUNTING LEVERS, ' With real Comp6nsation Balance, ; : capped and extra jewelled movements. . extra heavy, Hall Marked, silver cases, £_. Guaranteed four years. Well worth £8 10s. . . . THE BEST f THE BEST J. E. STRATZ & CO.'S CHALLENGE ENGLISH HUNTING LEVERS At £6 10s. Guaranteed for 25 years: Tho above being positively worth J.lO 103. £100 REWARD. To who can biing me a better finished or more serviceable Watch for a Working man than the above. J. E. STRATZ & CO.'S ; Specially mado WALTHAM LEVER WATCHES In extra heavy Hall-marked Ed glieh silver cases, with gold balance, £2 16s; with real chronometer balance, £8 10b These watches are sold at double the above prices. WARRANTED FOR 8 YEARS J. E. STRATZ & CO. Have also m stock a very large assort" ment of the celebrated BOTHERHAM ENGLISH LEVERS At £ _;ios. The retail price of came ia £100 REWARD IF NOT G J. E. STRATZ & CO. 5r a yts.J.^ Iar 5° assortment of ronst WATCHES suitable for Boya and Youths from £1 upwards EVERY WATCH EXAMINED AND WARRANTED J. E. STRATZ & CO.'S Beautiful assortment of LADIES, WATCHES m handsomely engrave English Hall-marked cases, m silver from £1 ss. m gold from £2 10s. Well worth double the money CAREFULLY EXAMINED AND WARRANTED FROM 2 YEARS Clocks. Clocks, J. E. STRATZ & CO. Have a larger stock of Clocks to chocße from than any other firm m the Australasian Colonies. Timepieces from 2s Gil, worth 4s 6d American Lever Clocks 8s 9d, worth 6s Gd. Imitation Peep o' Day Alarm Clocks 6s 6d, retail value 8s 6d SPECIALITIES. English Lever Timepieces at 8s 64 and the genuine Peep 0' Day Alarm Clocks for 10a 6d. **-»«- Beware ot imitations and buy no other but those that have our name and addreßa printed on the dials GUARANTEED FOR 3 YEARS Striking Clocks m endless variety, both m wood and marble, from 10s Gd J. E. STRATZ & CO.'S Own manufartured Ladies' and Gentlemen's Genuine GOLD AND SILVER JEWELLERY of every description, too numerous to partioularise, at one-half the retail dealers pnees Before purchasing elsewhere, you are re. quested to inspect our Stock-in-Trade, which you can do without being pressed to buy ENERY ARTICLE "ttARIfIiD IN PLAIK FIGURES ; J. E. STRATZ & CO., PRACTICAL WATCHMAKERS JEWELLEBS, * AND MANUFACTURERS 261, High B.reot,';__riangl<» , OHRISTOBDBOH.