A PRETTY CONCEIT.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4621, 13 January 1894, 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 tb explore the purlieus of the Continent for cheap inferior " tiokers"—we do net coll them watches—withwhioh to "run the Waterbury," These possess oneviitue only—thatof showing the dealer a return of some 150 per cent, on his , outlay, That they should keep time Is a ; matter of no moment, so long as they re- > semblo the Waterbury in outward appear- J ance, style of casing, etc, with suflioient '■ closeness to deceive a careless or unwary purchaser, Firms doing this often say to ub "What do we care; we can make five hillings a watch, more on them then wo j san on yours; and as to keeping time, well, our troublos about that." Buyers requiring , reliable watcher can trust the Waterbury, and the public requiring the correct time should see that they get it, The gents'or ' ladies' Waterbury, gold tilled or in sterling silver, aro handsome, inexpensive, and ' durable; whilst the nickel varieties aro 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 of the " Nobuobndnezzar," the " Millenium," the " Oonbimg," or some other speoially (titled monstrosity, has any effect on the Waterbury market, whilst for every watch hi nervously orders over one hundred Waterburys .are always afloat for New Zealand.! Tho real strength of the Waterbury llejs in its absolute reliability, in other words i);s absolute relusal to keep anything but the correot time, We sometimes see"Hokerß"-'we still bar them any other title-offered for Sale which are really wonderful combination?. They not only exhibit the whote of tJio celestial bodies on their facts, but keep time, of profess io.tell yon the state of/the money market, the amount of an? partioula) member's indebtedness aVßellamy's, and the name ot the asxt jß&nk to reconstruct in Australia. The Waterbury does pot do this, Jt simply keeps correct timo and goes on (joins so.