A PRETTY CONCEIT.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4696, 16 April 1894, Page 3

A PRETTY CONCEIT.

Tho enonnouß sales of tho Waterbury have led linns who do not care tor a steady turaovoi' at a legitimate profit to explore tho purlieus of the Conliueotfor obcap inlcrio " tickers "— to do not call tht-m watcbeswitl.whichto'runtho Waterbury.' Thcao possess odo virtue only—that of showing the dealer a return of some 150 per cent, on his outlay, That they Bhould 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 cave; wo can make fivo shillings a watch, nioro on them then we can on yours; aud as to keeping time, well, our troubles about that." Buyers requiring reliable watches 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, arc handsome, inexpensive, and durable; whilst tho nickel varieties aro so well known that they require no further recommondalion, It is a pretty conceit for here and thero a stray trader to think his imports of the " Nebuchadnezzar," tho " Jlillemum," the " Gonbuug," or somo olher specially titled monstrosity, has any effect on the Watorhury market, whilst for every watch ho nervously orders ovorouo hundred Walerburys aro always afloat for New Zealand. Tho veal strength of tho Waterbury lies in its absolute reliability, in other words its absolute refusal to keep anything but tho correct time. Wo sometimes sro "tickers"-wo still bar them any other title-offered for sale which are really wonderful combinations. They not only exhibit the whoio of tho celestial bodies on their facis, but keep time, or profess lo.tcli you tho state of the money market, tho amount of any particulal member's indebtedness at Bellamy's, and the namo of tho next Bank to reconstruct in Australia. The Waterbury does not do this, It simply keeps correct timo and goes on doing so.