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Temuka Leader, Issue 2573, 26 October 1893, Page 4

PRETTY CONCEIT The enormous sales of the Waterbmy have lovl firms who do not carp for a steady turn over at a legitimate profit to explore the purlieus of the Continent for cheap inferior “tickers ” —we do not call them watches —with which to “ run the Waterbmy.” These possess one virtue 011 l of showing the ii.ealer a return of some 150 per cent on his outlay. That they should keep time is a matter of no moment, so long as they resemble th Waterbary in. ontw.ard appearance, style of casing, etc , with sufficient closeness io deceive a careless or unwary puichasei e Finns doing this often say to us “ Wind, .Jo we care; we can make five shillings a witter more on them than we can on yours ; ami ag to keeping time, well, our troubles about that/” buyers requiring reliable watches can trust iinj JVaterbury, and the public requiring the iiuie should see that they get it. The gents’ or ladies Vlatei bury, goid filled or in sterling silver, fil'd handsome,* inexpensive, and durable ; whilst tjie nickel varieties are so well known that they require no further recommendation, It is a pretty conceit for here and there a stray trader to think his imports of the “Nebuchadnezzar,” the “ Gonbuug,” or some other specially titled monstrosity, has any effect on the market, whilst for every watch he nervously orders over one hundred Waterburys are always afloat for New Zealand. The real strength of the Waterbury lies in its absolute reliability, in other words its absolute refusal to keep anything but the correct time. We sometimes see “ tickers ” —wo still bar them any other title—offered for sale which are really wonderful combinations. They not only exhibit the whole of the celestial bodies on their faces, but keep time, or profess to, tell you the state of the money market, the amount of any particular member’s indebtedness at Bellamy’s, and