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Thames Star, Volume XV, Issue 4951, 21 November 1884, Page 3

WATCHES STEWART DAWBON AND CO.'S LIVERPOOL, WORLD-WIDE CELEBEATED ENGLISH LEVEE WATCHES STAND UNRIVALLED IN THE WORLD, FIRST AS TIMEKEEPERS; Fibst in Quality and Woekmjnship. rpHEIR Sale is Larger than the combined X sale of all Watches in the whole of the retail shops throughout the colonies put together. Facts proved by the import returns. STEWAET DAWSON and CO.'S System of Business. PLAIN FAoT3.—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 direct to the public themselves and sell iheir manufactures for cash—a system wbich has received a world-wide patronage never before equalled in the history of watch making. S. I). & Go. have now fully placed this advantageous system of bußine3B within the reach of the colonial public, and here remind all that by dealing direcb with them, the actual Munufacturers, every customer eaves three large profits—the London Wholesale Dealers' Profit, the Colonial Wholesale Dealers' Profit, and the Colonial Retail Dea'ert.' Profit—in all otbb one httndbed FEE CENT. SATED TO BACH PCBCHASEB. A £7 108. Gent's English Silver Hunting Lever Foe £3 15s. The Liverpool Champion English Lever. This watch is the finest quality full-plate English Lever that money can buy, Eelling in hundreds. Manufactured entirely in oar own workshops, they are unequalled for beauty, for strength, or as timekeepers j 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 Iho hardest wear. All have close-fitting, fuli-capped movements to prevent dust entering the works ; patent solid pillar plates, frames, wheels, and pinions, and pafceno Bnfely hairsprings for riding, &o. 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 rase perfectly dust-tight—very-strong sterling silver, Government Hall marked. Each watch complete, a masterpiece of the best workmanship that English talent, capital, and ingenuity can produce, enlisting the praises of every wearer. Ona of these watches will wear out three American or foreign-a ade watches one after another. This magnificent and matcble-s English Hunting Lever we supply to customers for £3 15s, and in quality and time-keeping defy the world to beat it at ten guineas.

Notice also the earoe watch as above, with three pair extra jeweij and real chronometer cut (ornpensated balance. Keeping time to a second in all variations of temperature. Price only £4 15s. You cannot buy one aa good as this under £12. A £10 10s. English. Keyless Hunting Silver Lever Foa £5 15s. STEWART DAW--ON & OO.'S Superb Keyless English Hunting Levers, a triumph of utility and convenience, winding and Betting hands by simply turning a nicely-pro-portioned koob at the >tern of the watch, entirely dispensing with the trouble of carrying i-. loose key, and a certain prerentative of one-hnlf She incidental causes for repairs—a watch that is also perfectly air-tight, dusttight, and damp Sight, keeping fche works perfectly clean—may be worn for years without cleaning : the convei ience derived by all who wear them is pronounced mea 7culable. la quality we 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. PBICE £5 15s. POSITIVELY CHEAP AT 10 G-UINEAS. Alao, same watch in open face, £& 15s. A £12 12s. • English Silver Hunting Chronograph Fob £6 15s. Stbwabt Dawson & Co.'s Magnificent English Chbono&baph Watches Each watch a model of perfection ; finest f-plate movement, full jeweiled in rubies, real chronometer compensated balance, decimal dial, centre seconds, and outside stop ; each timed to dead beat in positions, to go exactly the same in either extreme heatorcold. The \vealihie.-t gentleman in the land, or the highest, official in the State, need not desire a watch that possesses in a greater degree all (he attributes of a perfect timekeeper. Notwithstanding tha matchless perfection of this watch, we positively sell it at a IeBS price than retailers charge for ordinary inferior-made watches. PRICE £6 15s. FULL RETAIL VALUE pob 12 GUINEAS. Also, same watch in open face, price £5155. A £7 10a. Ladies' English Hunting Lever Foe £3 15s. Compared with prices charged by colonial dealer.', we practically present every purchaser of one of these watches with £4 or £5. EVERY WATCH a WORK of ART, elegast in shape, chatte in design, of sterling English workmanship, watchea tVat, with fair usage, will last a life-time. We ask you to observe that we supply our Ladies' Magnificent English Levera at a far less price than often charged for coramcn foreign watches. PRICE.—In Open-pace, £3 ss; in Bunting Cabs £3 15s. Half Colonial Prices. A £4 Hunting Defiance Silver Watch for £1 15s. Most wonderful value. All sterling Silver Cages. Dome, Btud, and bow, f-plate 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 and energy have revolutionised the watch trade of Europe. Alao in Open-face Crystal Front, £1 7s 6d. 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 Sfewa rt Dawson Sf 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 post free for 3d in stamps. Other Colonial Branches: M, Piii-cis's SxEEisr, Dunjmn. 27, Eoyal Abcadb, Sydney. 3, C.OIiMNS SIBBi.T WjJgT, MeIBOCiHK. Manufactory— lily-. rpool, Engine.