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Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1558, 14 May 1887, Page 1

REVOLUTION IN THE WATOH * TRADF. '• ■— . AS formerly a Watch* could only he bad by a wenlfhy man, bat nor, with the ail of improved machinery, anl a new system of business, J. "F. STEATZ & CO., PRACTICAL WATCHMAKERS JEWELLERS & MANUFACTURERS, ■ 261, High Sweet, ,"' OHRIS.TOHOROH, B Places them within the reach of oil. • 0 ' : BEE WHAT BEADY MONEY WILL j)fc 8 \ """ ' '"■.;; 1 We have just received the FIRBT > SHIPMENT of EHRHARDT'3 ENG*' LIBH LEVER WATCHES, nnder onr new contract with Mr W. Ehrhardt, and as our contract is totako so many' hhndrod „ a year, wo get them, at a price thai* " enables ub to cell at ■; : £2 10s. a piece and wo guarantee them to bo exactly the" same kind of Ebrhardt'a Watch that h«« been Bold m hundreds m your districts,- *n credit, at from £4 to £3 a piece, and then perhaps £2 10j was paid down to Btart: with, NOTICE. Please notice that if we had not started to sell Watches at a low profit m your districts, you would still have to pay the ' same old exorbitant prices. J. P. STEATZ & COS £5 10s ENGLISH HUNTING LEVERS. If anyone can get a better made, better finished, or more suitable Watch for colonial use at £10 103 at any place m New Zaaland than our £5 10s English Levers we will make youa present of ours, J. F. STEJTfz AND CO. Are tho Government contractors for the Repairing and Timing tho Clock 3on the Oanterbnry Railways, which we do at the rate of 2s per Clock a year. These Clocks havo to go to half a minute, and since the beginning of onr contract, which is now . 18 months, we have not had a tingle complaint, SOMETHING TO ASTONISH THE WORLD. J. F. STEATZ & CO. \ H-.ve juet been ef.tnbliphed 10 years the beginning of June, and m that time have more Clocks out with their name and .. address on thnn any other firm m Canter* • bury, many of whom have been established .80 years, r £100 To anyone who can prove this not to be true. We would ba pleased if onr customers who have bought watches from as would send testimonies of the watch's perform* on co, and satisfaction given, as tneyaro of great eervico to us, and if any Watch or Clock does notgivo perfect satisfaction, we are willing to change it 60 times if necessary, until satisfaction is given. THE WATERBURY WATOH, Which is so well published «\U over New " Zealand, and is Bold at 13s Gd, can be had from our firm for 11b 6» And as soon as we can make direct arrangements with the makers, we expect to be able to sell them at a much lower price. In 1881 we had 25 Waterbury Watcheß as a sample, and sold some of them then as low as 12a 6d. SPECTACLES! SPECTACLES 1 1 J. E. STEATZ & CO. * ' Havo received a largo consignment of Spectacles of every description, to Buit all Bights, which wo are selling from 1b : a pair ; gtnnino crystals, 6s Gd. Guaranteed best pebbles, 7s Gd pair ; goggleß, 6d pair | eye prolcctois, 2s pair. We have also imported the lattßt improved instrumett for testing the sj ht, which wo will do at any time free of < hvge. J. I*. STEATZ & CO.'S NEW PRICE LIST FOR REPAIRS, Watch Glaesea fitted to Waterbury and other Watches, Gd. Hands fitted to Wate bmy Watches, 6d. Waterbury Watches cleaned and repaired from Is to 23 Gd, highest charge. Geneva Watches cleaned, large ciz 3 4a od, • small size 5a Gd. Geneva Watches mainsprings fitted, wi th bars 33 Gd; l-plate, 43 6d. :■• . American Levers cleaned, largo size 4s 6di small size, 63 Gd. American Levers mainsprings fitted, with I bars Ss Gd ; f 4s 6d. English Levers, winding to ths right, cleaned 53 Gd. >■ Englkh Levers, winding to the right, maineptin gs fitted, 4s Gd . English Levers, winding to the left, cleaned 6s Gd. s English Levers, winding to the left, main* v springs fitted, 5a Gd y Watches Bent from country districts, if they can be returned by rail, Gd extra must , be added for carriage, ct I I ALL WOBK GUARANTEED. >» il ; " J. F. STEATZ & CO.J s, Sell over 1000 Clocks a year, which is > r more than all the other shopkeepers m . Chi istcliurch. put together Bell. £50 to who can prove we have not a j- Larger Stock of Clocks than any other shop m Christchurch. We have always d GOO m Btock, varjing m prices from 2b 6d n to £10 10s. CLOCK REPAIRS. , Our charge for Clock Repairs, Time* .3 pieces, ia one half the Watch Repairs. Striking Clocks n small extra charge. 0 Inspection of our largo and well assorted Btock invited. Note the Address,— J.-P. STEATZ & CO. id 3' The only double-fronted Jewellora' Shop ii v the city, one window for Ladies Jewellery, am aC one for Gentlemen's. ;c. 2GI HIGH STREET, TRIANGLE, CHRISTCEURCH,