THE ENTERPRISING YANKEE

Press, Volume XLVII, Issue 7736, 16 December 1890, Page 2

THE ENTERPRISING YANKEE

To produce a watch so simple, an construction that it could be sold cheaper than any other, and still be a reliable timekeepsr,:ias been the problem for watcht.ma£er& the world over.. Thd Swiss d6--veloped the making of watches by hand to. the highest rat the same time 1 cheapening' hand labor to* the atmo3t: possible extent. The Americans sought a solution lq a different direction by making; the parts of their watches by machinery, and,interchange. However, the cost °* manufacture s#H remained too great for the watch of the million. An enterprise B# Yankee Company finally: solved the problem by dispensing with the greater: number of p&rts of a watch {reducingJihe [number from 160 to 51 1), making. all of I them by machiriery, and so easy of ad; justment that expert labor was not; joeeded 't6 put them together. This; crowning achievement in the history of; watchmaking was accomplished by thej ■ Ifaterbury Wiatch Company tfeeic j "Waterbury watch, which, though" cheap I is as perfect in its parts and as.reliable in 1 Its timekeeping as any watch made. Series "U"—the beat form of the original Waterbury—ls a good serviceable watch, produced at a cost within the reach of all. Keyless, reliable, durable, I and accurate, It is wichout a peer tor the man or boy in moderate circumstances.; I Series size) and " IT (ladies* i size) are tee. latest productions of this ' famous factory. These are short-winding, stem-eetttnjz. enamel-dialled, jewelled, and dust-proof watches, with duplex escapements; and are just as good timekeepers ac» any one could wish to cany. They have been unanimously declared to be perfect; marvels of mechanical InjrenuUy. All these watches are made by ! the beat automatic machinery, and thus, lln event of accident, can be efficiently I repaired at a nominal cost, at any of the Company's repair depots or agencies, established;!or the convenience of wearers in various centres throughout the colonies* The genuine Waterbory Watches may: be obtained from any respectable deaies? or storekeeper* Price—Series VEf 13s 6d ; Series , ., J" Or "li", (enamel-dial), 22s dd 6Jal)'2oe. .'.;