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Thames Star, Volume XVI, Issue 5005, 27 January 1885, Page 3

WATCHES : STEWART OAWSQN AND CO.'S •"-? LIVKBPOOL, WORLD-WIDE ' (JEL \: BiXA'TED. 'LNGLIM ' LEVER WATCHES STAND UNRIVALLED .IN THE WORLD. FIRST AS TIMEKEEPERS; Fibs in Quality and Woekm^nbhif. 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 re- , turns. ; —- . STEWART DAWSON and CO.'S System of. Business. . PLAIN FACTS.—About seven yean ago Stewart Dawson & Co., Liverpool, originated, and introduced a new system of business in the English Watch Trade, Viz. —Instead of continuiog to sell their watches to retail dealers on credit with long payment, they, resolved to go direct to the public themselres and sell their manufactures for cash—-a system which has received a world-wide patronage never before equalled in the history of,watch making. . • , ' , ' S. D. & Co. have now fully placed thii ' advantageous Bjsteni of business' within the' reach of the colonial public, and here remind all that, by dealiog direct} with them, the actual Manufacturers, every customer saves three large-profitß—the'London Wholesale Dealers' Profit, the Colodal Wholesale Dealers' Profit, and the Colonial Retail Dea'ers' Profit—in ■ sll OVKB OHE htjhdbed PEE CENT. BAYKD TO EACH PUROHABEE. •. ' . A£7 108: Gent's English Silver Hunting Lever . Foe £3 15a. * . The Liverpool Champion English LeverThis watch is the finest quality full-plate ..English Lever that money can buy,,'selling in hundreds. Manufactured . entirely 'in our. own 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 .hare close-fitting, full-capped movements to. prevent oust entering the. works; patent solid ■ pillar plates, frames, vrheele, and pinions, and .patent safety 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 iine6fc.wh.ile hard enamel, gold bands, - and , sunk seconds. - The' gilding and- Bteel..work: throughout finished to. the highest' degree.; ma ntaining power^ applied to each watch," the "case perfectly dußt-tight—very strong sterling silver, 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-n ade watches one after another. This magnificent and matchle.-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 same watch as above, with three pair extra jcwcld'and real chronometer cut compensated balance. Keeping,.time to a second in all variations of temperature. Frice only £4, 15s. You .cannot buy one ac good as this under £12. A £10.108. English Keyless Hunting Silver Lever. Fob £5 158. STEWART DAW CM & CO.'S Superb Keyless English Hunting iLevers, a triumph of utility and convenience, winding and set* ting hands by simply turning a nicely-pro-portioned koob^afc" tbe—efcoin^of • the watcb, entirely dispensing with the trouble of o«ffy-'" r '~" ing n: loose key,.and a certain preventative of ono-half the incidental causes for repairs—a ' watoh that is also perfectly air-tight, dusttight, and damp tight, keeping the works perfectly clean—may be wora for years without cleaning : the conve> ience derived'by all who wear them is pronounced inca culabl*'. In. 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. , PRICE £5 15s; POSITIVELT CHEAP AT 10 GUINEAS. Also, tame watch in open face, £4 15s. , ' ■ . .. A £12 12s. English Silver Hunting Chronograph Fob £6 15s. Stewabt* Dawson & Co.'s Magnifiount , EHGHISH CHBONO&BAPH 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 dead beat in positions, to go exactly the same in either extreme heat or cold ' The wealthiest, gentleman 1 in the land, or the' highest official in tb,e- State, need not desire a watch that possesses in a greater degree all the 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 15s. . FULL RETAIL VALUE joe 12 GUINEAS.-.. Also, same watch in open face, price £5155. A £7 10s. Ladies' English Hunting Lever Fob £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, elegant in shape, chaste in design, of sterling English workmanship, watches that,, with fair usage, will last a lifetime. We ask yCu to observe that we supply our Ladies' Magnificent English Levers at a-far less price than often charged for common foreign watches. PRICE. —In Open-jack, £3 5s ; v *n Hunting Ca cbs £3 15s; Half Colonial Prices. A £4 Hunting Defiance Silver Watch for £1 15s. v

Moßt wonderful value. All sterling Silver *~ Cases. Dome, etud, and bow, -J-plate movement, jewelled in 8 holes, each guaranteed a splendid timekeeper. None Bhould 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 watoh trade o Europe. Also in Open-face Crystal Front, £1 7s 6d. ' English GoldJLevers—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 Dawson $• Co. ' 195, (Queen Street, AUCKLAND. Note.—lllustrated Pamphlets, with 60 pages of moßt wonderful testimonials trnd full * particulars of all our watches, will be sent pott free for 3d in stamps. Other Colonial Branches: 34, Pbikcb's Stbbex,. Dtoediw. - H, Boyae Abcadb, Sydney. ;', Coilins Stbmt Wbet, Mbibotokb. Manufactory—Limpotf, Eofknd,