A PJRETTY CONCEIT. Tho enormous sales ■of tho Waterbur haw led firms who do not caro !or a e turnover at a legitimate profit to ei.plo>' purlieus ot tho Continentfor cheap, i " tickers "—we do not call them v ' will, which to'run the Waterbur possess one virtue only—tl dealer a return of some 15 outlay. That they shoul'"' matter ot no moment, s" eernble tho Waterbury in once, stylo of casing, etc closeness to deceive a i purchaser, Firms doin us" What do we care | shillings a watch, more on i can on yours; and as to keeping time; our troubles about that," Buyers requiring reliable watches can trust tho 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 niokel varieties are so well known that they require no further recommendation. It is a pretty conceit for hero and there a stray trader to think lub imports of tho " Nebuobadnezzar," tho "Millenium,'.' the" 1 Gonbimg,",or some oilier specially titled monstrosity, has any effect on tho Waterbury market, whilst for every watch he nervously, orders over one hundred Waterburys are alway3i-,float for New Zealand. Tho teal strength of the Waterbury lies in its absolute reliability, in oilier words its absolute refusal to keep anything but the correct time. We sometimes sco" tickers"—wo still bar them any other title—offered for'sale which ai'o reallj wonderful combinations. They not only eihibit the whole of tho celestial bodies 01 their facts, but keep time, or profess to,teli you the stato of the monoy market, the amount of any partieulal member's. Indeb tedness at Bellamy's, and the name of the next Kftuk to reconstruct s Australia. Tlu Waterbury does not do this, Itsiinpl; cops correct time and coos on doin,; so,
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4716, 11 May 1894, Page 3
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311Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4716, 11 May 1894, Page 3
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