A PRETTY CONCEIT.
The enormous Bales of tho Watorburj ' have led firms who do not carc for a stead} ■ turnover at a legitimate profit to explore the ! purlieus of the Continentfor cheap, inferioi , " tickers "—t»o do not ealltbemwatches- , will, which to'run tho Waterbury.' These possess one virtue only—that of showing th( t' dealer a return of some 150 per cent, on hi! ; outlay. That they should keep time is a . matter ot no moment, so long as they re' semble the Waterbury in outward appear ahce, style of casing, etc., with sufliclenl closeness to deceive a careless or unwary purchaser. Firms doing this often say tc l us "What do wo tare; wo can make live t , shillings a watch, more on them then w< can on yours ; and as tp peeping |imo, well ) our troubles about that." Buyers requiring 1 reliable'watehcb fan trust tho Waterbury "T'""
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4733, 30 May 1894, Page 3
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147A PRETTY CONCEIT. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4733, 30 May 1894, Page 3
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