A PRETTY CONCEIT.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 472, 25 April 1894, Page 3

A PRETTY CONCEIT.

The enormous sales of the Watorbury have led firms who do not care for ft steady turnover at ft legitimate profit, to explore the purlieus of the Continentfor cheap, inferior " tickersve do not call them watches—witl. which to 'run the Watcrbiiry.' These possess one virtue only—that of showing the dealer a return of some 150 per cent, (in his outlay. That they should keep time is a matter of no moment, so long as they resemble tlio Watcrbiiry 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 wo cave; we can make live shillings a watch, more on them then we can on yours; and as to keeping time, well, our troubles about that." Buyers requiring reliable watches can irust the Watorbury, and the public requiring the correct time should see that they get it. The gents' or ladies' Watorbury, gold tilled or in sterling

silver, arc lmntisomc, inexpensive, and durable; whilst Ac nickel varieties m6O well known lhat they require no further l'cconmicnd.n'on. It is a pve.iy conceit lot hero auci Jierc a my trader io ibink ii's imports oi the " Nih'chrdiic'.i.av," ihe " Mi"on inn," Iho " Gonteuj," pr sonio ''l'wr speedily i\ nd numiros'iv, has any effect on ibe \V.-.i • iv.; nnrkei, whilst for i vcry waich he uevvoi'siy orders over one hundred ttaievbuvys F''c ate ji afloat for New Zci'.buid. 'J'he veal strength of the Wutaburv lies in us p.-juolrle reliability, in oilier words iis absolute refusal to keep anything but the correci t' ue. U'e sometimes si e" tickers" • wo slili bar Ihem any other title—offered for sa'e \vh : c : i are really woudeilul coml:!n?» : ojs. O'hey not only exhibit the wboc oi i v e celestial bodies on their facis, but keep time, or profess to.teli ' you tho state of tho money market, tho amount of any paiticulal member's indebtedness at Bellamy'?, nnd the name of the next Bank to reconstruct In Australia. The Watcrbury does not do this. It simply 1 keeps correct time and goes on doing bo,