A DUCAL OPINION.

Auckland Star, Volume XXI, Issue 161, 10 July 1890, Page 2

A DUCAL OPINION.

A leading joweiler, in speaking of the V9ry handsome cub of bhe Waterbury Watch Company, which appeared in a recenb issue of th 6 " RoView," gave your correspondent the following libble incidenb illustrating the popularity and high estimation in which the American low-priced watches are held in England. He says : " While in England lasb summer, I happened to be in the vicinity of Eabon Hall, Chesber, one of the country seats of bhe Duke of Westminster, where there was a meeting of yeomanry and some 200,000 people assembled. All were indulging in games and festivities, the Duke being present in person, and mingling freely with the others, when His Grace was accosbed by one of his friends, who remarked bhat bhere were reported to be several pickpockets presenb, and bhab he had better look oub for his watch. The Duke laughingly replied thab he was grateful for the warning, as ho had a watch which ho valued highly, although of small 'cost, and bhab he would hate to part with it, at the same bane pulling oub a handsome Waterbury. The master of the hounds informed mo that he wore this watch in preference to all others." This endorsement from one of tho nobility whoso income is 700,000 dollars per.annum is not bad for an American product. This is authentic, and nob an advertisement.—" Jeweller's Review."