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S.E. COOPER, WATCHMAKER & -JEWELLER ' HASTINGS-STREET, ffAPIER ' . (Opposite tho^Unionlßank,) WATOHES, . -- 1 } ENGLISH WATOBSS, WATpHES, . : *.'.,.'•, AMERIOAN WATOHES," WA^TOHES, ';■ . . geiteVa ; wATpJaoBS, TXTHENthohistoriahrocordßtheovorits . . V V of tho nineteenth oontury ho will describe it as tho ora in which tho mechanical arts reached their apox. -As the , l period of -Elizabeth, is known to students as the ago of literature, tho prosont century,- although also romarkablo for its •"• intellectual acumen, will bo > chiefly re- ; ' memborcd as tho ago of inventions and ot ■ , productivo excolionco. Mon not' yet elderly can remember tlio introduction of '" tho locomotive tho steamship," and- the' ''•' ,art of lighting by. gag., To those raoro „ -•• • , youthful tho triumphs of olootrloltyhavo . •• ' nob yet lost tho keen edgo of novelty, and- . tho. telegraph,' tolqnhpno, miorophone; ■' • and the; electric light stand- as shining - beacons to mark tho marvellous progress ' • .. of tho'.ninctconth contury. The general '-,- impetus which tho' inventive genius of ,tho '■ ' • " ' ngo has given to the arts ana sciences is strikingly illustrated by the wonderful •'..;■ improvements in , tho .■ manufacture of , Wntche.s. •S. E. COOPER can now sell for a. comparatively trifling sum,' Watches that for general excellence could not havo ■ beon proauoedlor twice tho money only a . fewycaraago.. Thoso scoptical as to this - assertion should inspect his stock, whioh is ' ' nob only tho largest, and, most varied in Hawke s Bay, but does not contain a singlo specimen of tho "Brummagem" goods,- „., which English chcapjacks try to palm upon. ', 'colonial buyors, using tho post-ofßco and 5 ' ■ '-' stilted "coupon," .announcements to.do" ceivo tho. unwary^ Every sensible man * knows that. tho best way. to' get a good ' ; Watch.' is to purohaso' from ■■if- reliable- ' Tradesman, and that to trust; to birds of • ■ passage, or to purveyors of puffed-up gim-' - orabUsmndoforthotonoyshopsofHounds. ditch, is simply to invito loss of money nnd ■ much vexation. READ Ko^ma .QUERIES- ■ Wliy send out of tho district tot Wfttches? • Why forget that you can pro- . . euro a Chcapor ana Bottor Artiolo in- ' Napier?- Why omit to woigh the worth of a guarantee from a tradesman who lives . ' ; ' in .tno district,, arid, who can be foujtd , , NOT ONLY TO-MORROW OR NEXT but . whose stay of many years in the paat is tho " best warrant for his presence' hore when* ' required at any time In tho future] Ro- • . member that a guarantae from a tradesman settled in the place is not a piece of ' • waste papor, but an agreement bindingthb - ' giver to perform all that is.Btatod; Buy your Watches in tho distriot, and onsuroo , , good articlo and n guaranteo -worth' hayIng. S. E. COOPER'S Watches ore Im-' ' ■ ported direct from tho factories of tho. ■ most celebrated English, American;, and - . Continental makers. These watches rango " ■in prico from the Workman's Tlmekoeper at £3 103, to tho wonderfully ■ accurate ' - Raoing Chronograph at from £10 103 to' ,' £16:158. . ■• ..,' ' THE ABOVE QUOTATIONS ARE '^ FOR SILVER WATCHES. ■' - In Gold 8. E, Cooper keeps a largo etook. . ' comprishig Ladies' from £6 TO £30. '; In Gent's Gold Watches S. E. Cooper tiaa a. very largo assortment to choose from, and all aro of tho highest quality. Silver Open Faced, Crystal Glass, manufactured to S.E.C.'s own order. Extra heavy Silver Caßes,mado, to stand. rough work J - 1 ' 1 , guaranteed for two years; £5 lus. -Same „ fn Hunting Cases, £fl 10s: splendid value. Same (extra iowelled and' evory improve- " ment)£9. Silver Genavas from 10s to £5.. , . Chronograph Silvor Watches from &1 to £16. Suvor Keyless Hunting Chronograph ■ Repeator (strikes hours ancTquartenf) £23. IT IS WITH MANY PERSONS A DEBAT. ABLE POINT Whether the Watohes of tho Woltham Manufacturing Company are not equal in , every rospoct to tho best timekeepers turned out by English factories. To those ' who favor AMERICAN WATCHES . : ■ "^^ S. E. COOPER confidently- recommends 1 tho WALTHAM £3 10s LEVER as the V cheapest and most reliable workman's ' „ timekeeper produced— a watch that can' be guaranteed, and that will last a life- - timo - . ■:■ ' '■ AT ALL THE. LATE EXHIBITIONS THB . WALTHAM WATCHES HAVE': r TAKEN THE LARGEST PRIZES,^ BEFORE ALL THE MAKERS OF l : EUROPE. . ■ ■ . ...iIn Silver and Gold, £3 103 and upwards.' BROOCHES, EAR-RINGS, LOCKETS, . NECKLETS, . ■ • ,;i; -• ! In Gold and Silver. . •,... Ladios 1 and Gonts' ALBERTS, in Gold and ' ' Silvor. . ■ STUDS, COLLAR STUDS, SLEEVE LINKS..,In Gold and Silver, Pearl, Ivory, and Jet. . t ' GENTS' SIGNET RINGS, SINGLE STONE DIAMOND RINGS. „ . . A largo Assortment 'of '' ' ' '11 J ' LADIES' DRESS RINGS. KEEPERS: AND • ■ . WEDDING RINGS.. ,1: .„:.. : SPECIAL MOTTO and NAME BINCIk niadd' to order. Platcd:Goods;E.P. Goods, and- = • - Silvor Goods. '; : ; . ' ""^ PRESENTATION DESSERT KOTVES and F ° S Ag!-'6^A s ! WSSSSF <. SENTATION NAPKIN RINGS. . . . Cruets, Sardlno Boxes. Tca'nnd Ooffoia Ekk Framos; Buttors, Bisojut Boxes, Preservo Jars, Tea Pots, Presenta-, tionSalvors. , ; . ■ . , Cnko Baskets, Presentation" Marbld and. Ormolu effl. bra.ving.room.DWns.room, •- Bed.room.Ki^o^all Clocks ■ THERMOMETER^ BAROMETERaJ J .; ', , ' Just akriveb— : . , ' MUSICAL BOXES. , ; ;. s; ; e.coopervv:,.; !7ATOHMAKER & JEWELLiski OPPOSITE THE UNIONBANK; '.: (Next Door to M'Vay, Saddler), [ASTINGS-STREET' NAPIER. '< . ' ■_ 128 ■• ,-' ; ' ' : '' ' ; : ■'■

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Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXII, Issue 7525, 27 August 1886, Page 4

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Page 4 Advertisements Column 8 Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXII, Issue 7525, 27 August 1886, Page 4

Page 4 Advertisements Column 8 Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXII, Issue 7525, 27 August 1886, Page 4