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Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1553, 9 May 1887, Page 1

Stratz and 00. ' REVOLUTION IN THE WATOH TRADE. AS formerly a Watch' could only b« bad by a wealthy man, but now, • with the aid of improved machinery, and a new Byßtem of business,! J. F. STEATZ & CO., PRACTICAL WATCHMAKERS; , JEWELLERS & MANUFACTURERS, 261, High Street," GH^ISTQHUROH, Places them within the reach of all. 1 X » SEE WHAT READYjMONEY WILT/ DO. 5 l - _ I J We have just received the FIRST r SHIPMENT of EHRHARDT'S ENGLISH LEVER WATCHES, under our new contract with Mr W. Ehrhardt, and as our contract is to tako bo many bnndred a year, wo get them at a price that f enables us to sell at £2 lOb. a piece and we guarantee them to be exactly the k same kind of Ehrhardt'a Watch that has 1 been sold m hundreds m your districts, ®n credit, at from £d to £8 a piece, and then perhaps £2 10s was paid down to etart I with. » i ~— NOTICE. Please notice that if we ha"d not started to sell Watches at a low profit m yonr districts, yon would still have to pay the same old exorbitant prices. J. P. 'STEATZ & COS F £s 10s ENGLISH HUNTING LEVERS. If anyone can get a better made, better finished, or more suitable Watch for colonial use at £10 10a at any place m New Zealand than our £5 10s English Levers we will make you a present of ours, J. F. STBATZ AND CO. Are the Government contractors for the Repairing and Timing the Clocks on the Canterbury- Railways, which we do at the rate of 2a per Clock a year. These Clocks j have to go to half a minute, and since Ihs beginning of our' contract, which is now 13 montliß, we hare not Jwa a einsjle complaint. BOMETHKSG TO ASTONISH THE WORLD. J. F. STEATZ & CO. Have juet been established 10 years the beginning of June, and m that time have more Clocks out with their name and address on than any other firm m Canter* bury, many of whom have been established 30 years. 1100 To anyono who can provo this not to be true. We would be pleased if our customers who have bought watches^from ua would eend tcEtimoniils of the watch's* performance, and satisfaction given, as they are of great service to us, and if any Watch or Clock does not give perfect satisfaction, we are willing to change it 50 iimeu if neceß* sary, UDtil satisfaction is given. 1 THE WATERBITRY WATOH, • Which is so well published »M over New • Zealand, acd 3b Bold at 13s Cd, can be had , from onr Sim. for 1 Its 6d And as soon an we can make direct . l arrangements with the makers, we expect to be able to sell them at a much lower price. In 1881 we had 26 Waterbury Watches as a sample, and sold some of them then as low as 12s 6d. I — SPECTACLES I SPECTACLES ! ! J. F. STEATZ & CO. Havo received a large consignment of Spectacles of every description, to Bnit all eights, which wo are selling from Is a pair ; genuine crystals, 5s Gd. Guaranteed best pebbles, 7s 6d pair ; goggles, 6d pair ; eye protectois, 2s pair. We have also imported the lateßt improved instrumect for testing the sight, which we will do at any time free of charge. J. F. STEATZ & CO.'S NEW PRICE LIST FOR REPAIRS, Watch Glasses fitted to Waterbury and ))other Watches, 6d. Hands fitted to Wateibury Watches, 6d. Waterbury Watches cleaned and repaired from Is to 2s Gd, highest charge. Geneva Watches cleaned, large siza 4s Cd, email eiza 5s Gd. Geneva Watches mainsprings fitted, wi th bars 33 6d; f-plate, -is fid. American Levers cleaned, largo size is Gd, small size, 53 Gd. American Levers mainsprings fitted, with bars 3s .Gd ; f -plate, 4s 6d. English Levers, winding to the right, cleaned 5a Cd . Englieh Leyers, winding to the right, mainsprings fitted, 4s Gd. English Levers, winding to the left, cleaned 6s Gd. English Levers, winding to the left, main* springs fitted, 53 Gd. Watches sent from country districts, if ' they can bo returned by rail, Cd extra mus'Ji; bo added for carriage. ALL WORK GUARANTEED. J. F. STEATZ & CO. Sell over 1000 Clocks a year, which ig more than all the other shopkeepers m Christchurch pat together sell. £50 to who can prove we have not a Larger Stock of Clocks than any other shop m Christchurch. We have always GOO m stock, varying m prices from 2s Gd to £10 10a. CLOCK REPAIRS. Our charge for Clock Repairs, Time* pieces, is one half the Watch Repairs, ' Striking Clocks a small extra charge. Inspection of our largo and well aesorted Stock invited. , r Note the Addrefe, — J. F. STEATZ & CO. The only double-fronted Jewellers' Shop m the city, one window for Ladies Jewellery, and one for Gentlemen's. 201 HIGH STREET, TRIANGLE, CHEISTCHUECH.