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Thames Star, Volume XV, Issue 4943, 12 November 1884, Page 4

WATCHES ■STEWART DAWBON AND CO.'S LIVEEPOOL, WORLDWIDE CELEBRATED ENGLISH LEVEE WATCHES STAND UNRIVALLED IN THE WORLD, FIRST AS TIMEKEEPERS; FiEB in Quality and Woekm nship. TI^HEIR Sale is Larger than the combined Jl sale of all Watches in the whole of the retail shops throughout the colonies put together. Facts proved by the import returns. STEWART DAWSON and CO.'S System of Business. PLAIN FAOTB.—About seven years ago Stewart Dawson & Co., Liverpool, originated and introduced a new system of business in the English Watch Trade, viz. —Instead of continuing to sell their watches to retail dealers on credit, -with long payment, they resolved to go uirect, to the public themselves and sell their manufoctures for cash—a system which has received a world-wide patronage never before equalled in the history of watch making. S. I). & Co. have now fully placed this advantageous system of business within the reach of the colonial public, and here remind all that, by dealing direct with them, the actual Manufacturers, every customer Baves three large profits—the London Wholesale Dealers' Profit, the Coloi ial Wholesale Dealers' Profit, and the Colonial Retail Dea erf>' Profit—in all ov«B OHE hundeed PUB CENT. SAVED TO BACH PUBCHASEB. A £7 10s. Gent's English Silver Hunting Lever Fob £3 15s. The Liverpool Champion English Lever. Thin watch is the finest quality full plate English Lever that money can buy, selling in hundreds. Manufactured entirely in our owh workshops, they are unequalled for beauty, for strength, or as timekeepers ; will suit every occupation, and owing to their great strength and durability, are specially adapted for bush work, squatters, miners, &c, as they will stand the hardest wear. All have close-fitting, full-capped movements to prevent dust entering the works ; patent solid pillar plates, frames, wheels, and pinions, and paten . safety hairsprings for riding, &c. The escapements adjusted to the perfection of performance, each action jewelled in hard ruby, producing a perfect dead beat; the dials of finest white hard enamel, gold hands, and sunk seconds. The gilding and steel work throughout finished to the highest degree; ma ntaining power applied to each watch, the case perfectly dust-tight—very strong sterling Bilver, Government Hall marked. Each watch complete, a master* piece of the best workmanship that English talent, capital, and ingenuity can produce, enlisting the praises of every wearer. One of these watches will wear out three American or foreign-) ade watchesone after another. This magnificent and matchles English Hunting Lever we supply to customers for £3 15s, and in quality and time-keeping defy the world to beat it at ten guinea?. Notice also the same watch as aboVe, with three pair extra jeweld and real chronometer cut compensated balance. Keeping time to a second in all variations of temperature. Price only £4 15s. You cannot buy one as good as this under £12. A £10 10s. English Keyless Hunting Silver Lever Fob £5 15s. STEWART DAW OS & CO.'S Superb Keyless Enplißh Hunting Levers, a triumph of utility and convenience, winding and setting hands by simply turning a nicely-pro-portioned krob at the rteni of the watch, entirely dispensing with the trouble of carrying m loose key, and a certain preventative of one-half the incidental causes for repairs—a watch that is also perfectly air-tight,, dusttight, and damp tight, keeping the works perfectly clean—may be worn for years without cleaning : the conve ience derived by a'l who wear them ia pronounced inca culabl?. In quality wo positively assert that their is not a keyless watch sold under 12 guineas to equal these. They are made in two sizes—small and medium. PRICE £5 15s. POSITIVELY CHEAP AT 10 GUINEAS. Also, Bame watch in open face, £4a 15s, A £12 12s. English Silver Hunting Chronograph Foa £6 15s. Smwabt Dawson & Co'a Magnificent English Chbonogbaph Watches Each watch a model of perfection ; finest f-plate movement, full jewelled in rubies, real chronometer compensated balance, decimal dial, centre seconds, and outside stop ; each timed to de-id beat in positions, to go exaotly the same in either extreme heat or cold. The wealthiest gentleman in the land, or the highest official in the State, need not desire a watch that possesses in a greater degree all (be attributes of a perfect timekeeper. Notwithstanding the matchless perfection of this watch, we positively sell it at a less price than retailers charge for ordinary inferior made watches. PRICE £6 15b. FULL RETAIL VALUE *ob 12 GUINEAS. Also, same watch in open face, price £5 15s. A £7 10s. . Ladies' English Hunting Lever Foe £3 15s. Compared with prices charged by colonial doaler.', we practically prefent every purchiifer of one of these watcbea with £4 or £5. • EVERY WATCH a WORK o( ART, elegant in shape, chatto in design, of sterling English workmanship, watches tbat, with fair usage, will last a life-time. We ask you to observe that we supply our Ladies' Maguificent English Levers at a far less price than often charged for common foreign watches. PRICE. —In Open-face, £3 ss; in Bunting Cases £3 15s. Half Colonial Prices. A £4 Hunting Defiance Silver Watch for £1 15s. Moefc wonderful value. All sterling 9ilver Cases. Dome, stud, end bow, Opiate movement, jewelled in 8 holes, each guaranteed a splendid timekeeper. None should hesitate to send for one of these watches, truly named " DEFIANCE," for they defy all imitation. If only to see the perfection that can be attained by a firm whose enterprise aDd energy have revolutionised the watch trade of Europe. Also in Open-face Crystal Front, £1 7s 6J. English Gold Levers—Ladies and Gents Most Wonderful Value in Open-face and Hunting Case. Call and inspect these, or write for Pamphlet containing full particulars. Note: —All letters to be addressed Stewart Dawsonty Co. 195, Queen Street, AUCKLAND. Note.-—lllustrated Pamphlets, with 60 pages of most wonderful testimonials and full particulars of all our watches, will be sent py t free for 3d in stamps, Other Colonißl Branches: 34, Pbisce's Steeei?, Dunbbin. 27, Royai Ahcadb, By»nby. 3, COLHNfI StBBBT WEST, MEIJBOtfaNE. Maoufactory—Liverpool, Epfla»cl*