A PRETTY CONCEIT.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4533, 26 September 1893, Page 3

A PRETTY CONCEIT.

The enormous sales 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 cheap inferior " tickers"-wo do net call them watches—with which to "run the Watorbury." These possess ono vii tuo only- that of showing the dealers return of some 150 percent, on his outlay. That they should keep time.is a matter of no moment, so longasihoyro-' Bcmblc tho Wateibury in outward appearance, stylo of casing, etc, with sufficient closeness to deceivo a careless or unwary purchaser, Firms doing this often say to us "What do wo cave; v/o era make five shillings a waich mo.e ou thcailhon.we can on yours j aud as to keeping time, well, our troubles about thai," buyers requiring reliable watches cau tat the Walerbury, and tho public requiring the correct time shouldscetbaitheygetit. The gents'or ladies' Waierbury, goUl filled or in sterling silver, am handsome, inexpensive, and durablo; whilst the nickel varieties arc 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 oi the'! Nebuchadnezzar," Jho'" Milleaium," iho" Oonbung," or seme ofher specially titled monstrosity, has any effect oh the Wa.erbury market, whilst for every watch .ho nervously orders over otip hundred Waterburys are always afloat for New Zealand.. The real strenf th'otho Waterbury lies in its absolute reliability, In other words Us absolute refusal to keep anything but the correct tinio. We sometimes see " tiokers "-we still bar them any other title —offered for sain which ore really wondeiful combinations. Thoy not only exhibit the whole of tbo celestial bodies on theirfaces, but keen timo.o; profess to, tell ! you the state of the ■■ money .market, the amount of any particular niEmber's indebttdness at Bollamy'fi.and tho" namo of the next Bank; to reebpstruct In..Ahstralia.- The i Waterbury' does ..not do. this.> It, 'simply