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Temuka Leader, Issue 2621, 15 February 1894, Page 4

PRETTY CONCEIT The enormous salea of the Waterbury have led firms who do not care for a steady turnover at a legitimate profit to explore the purlieus of the Continent for oheap inferior " tickers " —we do not call them watches—with which to " run the Waterbury." These possess one virtue only—that of showing the dealer a return of some 150 per cent on hiß outlay. That they should keep time is a matter of no moment, so long as they resemble th Wat.erbfi.iy jn. outward appearance, style of casing, etp., witty sufficient (jlonennSß tfl deceive a 6**r or i>nwary purchasers Firms doing this often say to '.l? " What do we care ; we can make five shillings a watch more on them than we can on yours ; and as to keeping time, well, our troubles about that." Buyers requiring reliable watches can trust the Waterbury, and the public requiring the correct time should see that they get it. The gents' or ladies' Waterbury, gold filled pr }n sterling silver, are 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 " the ,{ Gonbung," or some other specially titled monstrosity, has any efi'eot on tho Waterbury 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 i'j its absolute reliability, in other words its absolute refusal to keep anything };ni the correct time. We sometimes see " tickers " —wo still bar them any other tiilo—offered for sale which are really wonderful combinations. They not only exhibit tho 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 (number's indebtedness ;tt Bellamy's, and the name i.f the next bitnk to reconstruct in Australia. Tho Waterbury does not do 'this. It simply keeps correct time, nnd goes ok doinsr so. POSTERS of overy description printed on the Shortest Notice at tho Temuka Leader and Geraldine Guardian General Printing Offices lEMORANDUM FORMS printed on tho shortest iiotioe at tho office of tms paper EOEIPT BOOiia may be obtained at the Office of this ■Paper,