A PRETTY CONCEIT.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4708, 2 May 1894, Page 3

A PRETTY CONCEIT.

The enormous sales ot tho Waterbury have led linns who do not cave for a steady turnover at a legitimate profit to explore the jM'lieos of the Contiucntfor cheap, interior " tickers do not cnll them watcheswitl. which to 'run the Watcrbury.' These possess one virtueonly—that ot showing the dealer a return of some 150 per cent, on Ins outlay. That they should kcon limo is a matter ot no moment, so long as they resemble the Wstcrbury in outward appearance, style ot casing, etc., with sufficient closeness to deceive a enrctas or unwary purchaser. Firms doing this often say to us "What do wo care; we can make fivo shillings a watch, moro ou them then wo can on yours; and as to keeping time, well, our troubles about that." . Buyers requiring reliable v.-ntclioa can trust tho Waterbury, and the public requiring the correct time should see that they get it. The gents'or ladies' Waterbury, gold fdled or in sterling silver, are handsome inexpensive and durable; whilst the nickel varieties are bo well known lhat thoy require no further recommendation. It is a pretty conceit ioi here and there a stray trader to think bis imports of tho "- Nebuchadnezzar," tho " Alillon.ijm," the " Gonbung," or some other specially titled monstrosity, has any effect on the Waterbury market, whilst for every watch he nervously orders over oiw hundred Watcrburys are alwayi afloat for N6# Z.ojland. Tho real strength of tho Waterbury licii in ifs absolute reliability, in other words its absolute refusal tgjfcep anything but the coitcot time,- Wo sometimes cm " tickers"-wo still bar them any other title-offered for salo which are really wonderful combinations. They not only exhibit the whoio of,the celestial bodies on their fans, tat keep time, or profess to.teli you tho slate of the money market, the! amount of any partioulal member's indebtedness at Bellamy's, and the name of the next Bank to reconstruct in Australia. Tho Waterbury dots not do this.' It simply keep 3 correct time and noes on doing sp, '