A PRETTY CONCEIT.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4700, 20 April 1894, Page 3

A PRETTY CONCEIT.

The enormous sales of the Waterbury have led firms who do not care for a steady turnover at n legitimate profit to exploro the purlieus of the Continentfor oheup, inferior " tickerswe do not call them watcheswill, which to'run the Waterbury,' These possess one virtue only—that of showing the dealer a return of some 150 per cent, on his outlay. That they should beep timo 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 can make five shillings a watoh, more on them thon wo can on yours; and as to keeping time, well, our troubles about that." Buyers requiring reliable watohci can trust the Waterbury, and tho 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 dunblo; whilst the nickel varieties are so woll known lhat they require no further recommendation, It is it piety conceit foi here and there a sivay Wee to think Ms imports of ihe " Nebuchadnezzar," tho " Millen'um," the " Goo'ounj," or some

other specially tided monstrosity, has any effect oa the W&terbury Lintkc';, whilst for every watch ho liervoualy orders over one hundred ffaterlurys p.re iUwpj? siloai for New Zealand, The veal sireojib o! the Waterbury lies in its obsohue re'l.-.bi'iiy, in other words its nbsoluto relusal to Itcj anything but the correct time, Wc sooictivDes seo" tickers"-we siih bar them any other title-offered tor sa'o which are really wonderful comtinp,i : o!i3. 'J'hoy not only eihibit the whoeo'ibo celesti?'. bodies on their fnciß, but keeiMwe, o: profess to.teli you the stato of tho moeey market, the amount of any particulal ite I'bcr'B indebtedness at Bellamy's, and the name of the : nest Bank to reconstruct in Australia. The Waterbury does not do this, It simply keeps correct time and goes on doing so,