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Temuka Leader, Issue 2587, 28 November 1893, Page 4

PRETTY CONCEIT The enormous nsls# of the Waterbary have led firms who do u,ot care 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 Waterbary.” These possess one virtue duly —that of showing the dealer a return of some UtO per cent on his outlay. That they should keep tipie is a matter of no moment, so long as they resemble th VVaterbury in outward appearance, gtyfe of casing, etc , with sufficient closeness to deceive a careless or unwary purchasere Firms doing this often say to ns “ What 4o y,'e pare ; we can make five shillings a jyatch ruor.e gn phsm than we can on *oUfS i i WM* ft? t 9 kpepipg time, well, our about tbht.- % ■ wvut uyers requmug SSbSTw^ and the public it time should see that they geu • , U J gents’ or ladies' Waterbary, gold filleu or in sterling silver, ax - e handsome, inexpensive, and durable ; whilst the 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 “ Gonbung,” or some other specially titled monstrosity, has any effectou the Waterbary market, whilst for every watch he nervously orders over one hundred Waterburys are always afloat for New Zealand. The real strength of the Waterbary lies in its absolute reliability, in other words its absolute refusal to keep anything but the correct time. We sometimes sec “ tickets ” —we 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 the name of the next bank to reconstruct in Australia. The Waterbary does not do this. It simply keeps correct time, aud goes on doing so.