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WATCHES STEWART DAWSON AND CO.'S LIVERPOOL, WOULD-WIDE CELOKATED ENGLISH LSVEB WATCHES STAND UNRIVALLED IN THE WORLD. FIRST AS TIMEKEEPERS ; Fibs in Quality and Woekm.nship. rrl HEIR Sale is Larger than the combined . X sale of all Watches ia the whole of the retail shops -throughout the colonies put together. Facts proved by the inipurt returns. STEWAET DAWSON and CO.'S System op Business. PLAIN FACTS.—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 dealerß on credit with long payment, they resolved to go direct to tho public themselves , and sell their manufactures for cash —a system which has received a world-wide patronage neve.r before equalled ia the history of watch making. S. U. & Co. have now fully placed thiß advantageous system 8f business within the reaoh of the colonial public, and here remind all that, by dealing direct with them, the actual Manufacturers, every customer saves three large profits—the London Wholesale Dealers' Profit, the Colo; ial Wholesale Dealers' Profit, and the Colonial Retail Dealers' Profit—in all ovbb obb htjhdbbd PEE CENT. SAVED TO RACH PUBOHASEB, A £7 10a. Gent's English Silver Hunting Lever Fob £3 15s. - The Liverpool Champion English Lever. This watch is the finest quality full-plate English Lover 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 have close-fitting, full-cnpped movements to prevent dust entering the works j patent-solid pillar platesi frames, wheels, and pinions, and ;patenMafety hairsprings for riding,;/'&o.>..The escapements adjusted to the perfection of performance, each action jewelled in hard ruby, producing a perfect dead beatj the dials of finost wbiiehard enamel, gold hands, and: sunk seconds. The gilding and steelwork throughout finished to the highest degree; ma ntaining power applied to each watch, the case perfectly dust-tight—very strong • sterling:: silver, Government Hall marked. Each watch complete, a jmaster* piece of the best "•workmanship that Engligh talent, capital, and ingenuity can produce, enlisting the praises of every wearer. One. of these watches will wear out three American;br foreign-nade watches one after another. TKis magnificent and matchless, English Hunting Lever we supply to customers for £3 15a, 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 jewela and real chronometer cut compensated balance. Keeping time to a second, ia all variations, of temperature.: Price Qnly i £4< 15s. You cannot buy one a? good 88 this under £12. A £10 lpS. English Keyless Hunting Silver Lever Fob £5 15s. STEWART DAW O>«' & CO.'S Superb Heyless En«hsh<jjjpini-.in{j Levels, a triumph of utility and convenience, winding and setting hands by simply turning-a nicely-pro-portioned koob at the "teal of 'the watch, entirely dispensing with the trouble of carrying v loose key, and a certain preventive of one-half the incidental caubcs for repairs—a watch that is also perfectly air-tight, dusttight, and damp tight, keepingthe works perfectly clean—may be worn for years without cleaning :• the convd? ience derived by all who wear them ia pronounced inpa'culnbls'. 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. POSITIVELY CHEAP AT 10 GUINEAS. Also, same watch in open face, £4 15a. A £12 12s. English Silver Hunting Chronograph Fob £6 15s. Stewabt Da-wson & Co's Magnificent English CHBONoaBAPH Watches Each watch a model of perfec:ion ; 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 tho same in either extreme heat or cold The wealthiest gentleman in the land, or the highest official in tho State, need not desire a watch that possesses in a-greater degree all the attribntea of a perfect timekeeper. -■-'- • ■ Notwithstanding tho matchless perfection of this watch, we positively sell it'at a less price than retailers charge for ordinary inferior-made watches. PRICE £6 15a. FULL RETAIL VALUE jtob 12 GUINEAS. Also, game watch in open face, price £5155. A £7 108. ' Ladies' English Hunting Lever Fob £3 15s. • - Compared with prices charged by colonial dealer*, we practically present every purchaser of one of those watches with £4f or £5. EVERY WATCH a WORK of ART, elegant in shape, cha&te in design, of sterling English workmanship, watches It at, with fair usage, will last a life-time. We ask you to observe that wo supply our Ladies' Magnificent English Levers at a far less price than often -charged for common foreign watches. PRICE.—In Open-pack, £3 5s j. in Hunting Ca<=es £3 15s. Half Colonial Prices. A£4 Hunting Defiance Silver Watch for £1 15s Most wonderful value. All sterling Silver Caseß. Dome, Btud, and bow, -J-plate movement', jewelled in 8 holes, each guaranteed a splendid timekeeper. None should hesitate to eend for one of these watches, (ruly nanied "DEFIANCE," for they defy all imitslion. If only to see the perfection that can be attained by a firm whose enterprise'aud energy have revolutionised tho watch trade o Europe. Als» in Open-face Crystal Front, £1 7s 6d. English ,GoldoLeVerS —Ladies and Gents. Most Wonderful Value in Open-face acd Hunting Case. Call and inspect these, or writs for Pamphlet containing full particulars. Note:—All letters to be addressed Stewart 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 pojt free for 3d in stamps. Other Colonial Branches ■• 84, Pbinok's Stbeei, Dunedin. 27, Koyai Akoadk, Sydnbt. , -SjIEOoLMNfI Stbbbt Wist, Mxubovbkb. L M»uufactorj—LivorpQpl, England. ,

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Thames Star, Volume XVI, Issue 5033, 28 February 1885, Page 4

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Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 Thames Star, Volume XVI, Issue 5033, 28 February 1885, Page 4

Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 Thames Star, Volume XVI, Issue 5033, 28 February 1885, Page 4

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