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 "—no do not call them watcheswith which to 'run the Waterbury.' These possoss ono vittuuenly-that of showing tho 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 resemble the Waterbury in outward appearance, stylo of casing, etc., with sufficient closeness to deceive a careless or unwary purchaser. Firms doing this often say to us "What do we care; we oanm'ako five shillings a watch, more on them then wo can on yours; and as to keeping time, well, our troubles about that." Buyers requiring reliable watched can trust the Waterbury, and the public requiring tho correct time should see that they get it. The gents' or ladies' Waterbury, gold filled or in sterling silver, are handsome, inexpensive, and , durable; whilst the niokel varieties aro so well known tbat they require no further recommendation, It is a pretty conceit for here and there a stray trader to think his imports of the " Nebuchadnezzar," tho " Millenlum," tho " Qonbung," or some other specially titled monstrosity, has any effect on tho Waterbury market, whilst for evory watch he nervously orders over one hundred Waterburys are always afloat lor New Zealand. Tho real strength of tho Waterbury lies in its absolute reliability, in other words its absolute refusal to keep anything but tho correct time, We sometimes see" tickers"-we still bar them any other title-offered for sale which are really wonderful combinations, They not only exhibit tho whoie of tho celestial bodies on their facts, but keen time, or profess to.tell you tho state of the money market, the amoudt of any partioulal member's indebtedness at Bellamy's, and tho name of the next Bunk to reconstruct in Australia. The Waterbury does not do this, It simply jjeeps correct time and goes on doing ■ so,
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4635, 30 January 1894, Page 3
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341A PRETTY CONCEIT. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4635, 30 January 1894, Page 3
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