A PRETTY CONCEIT.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4687, 5 April 1894, Page 3

A PRETTY CONCEIT.

Tho onormous sales of the Waterbury havo led firms who do not care for n steady tumov.cr at a legitimate profit to explore the purlieus ol tho Continent for cheap inferior " tickers "-no do not call, them watoheswitl. which to'run the Watcrbury.' Those possoss ono virtuoonly—that of showing tho Wer 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 referable the Waterbury in outward appearance, stylo of casing, etc,, with sufficient oloseness to deceive a careless or unwary purchaser, Firms doing this olten say to us "What do we care; wo can make flvo shillings a watch, moro qn them then wo can on yours; and as to keeping time, well, our troubles about that." Buyers requiring reliable watohei can trust the Waterbury, and tho public requiring the 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 nickel varieties are so well known that they require no further recommendation, It is a pretty conceit for here and there a stray trader to think bis imports of the "Nebuchadnezzar," tho "Millenium," the " Gonbung," or'some other specially titled monstrosity, has an 7 eflect on tho Waterbury market, whilst for Overy watch ho nervously orders ovor one hundred Waterburys are always afloat for New Zealand. Tho real strength of the Waterbury lies in its absolute reliability, in other words its absolute refusal to keep anything but tho correot time We somotimes seo" tickers"—we still bar them ony other title—offered for sale which are really wonderful combinations. Thoy not only exhibit tho whole of tho celestial bodies on their facts, but keeptimo, or profess to.tell you the state of the money market, .the amount of any particnlal member's indebtedness at Bellamy's, and the name of the nest Bank to reconstruct in Australia, The Waterhur^oes^MßMs^ti simply