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Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXII, Issue 7625, 24 December 1886, Page 4

S. E. COOPER, SVATOHMAKER & JEWELLER HASTINGS STREET, NAPIER Opposite tho Union' Bank. WATCHES 5 ENGLISH WATCHES WATCHES, AMERIfIAN. WATCHES, WATCHES, ' •:' . GENEVA WATCHES. i ' ■ "'.''*"■' '■■'." TTiTHEN thehistorianrecbrds tho events TT of tho. nineteenth century he wil describo it as tho era in which the 'mechanical arts reached their apox. •As the ' period or Elizabeth Is known- to students as tho age of htoiature, tho presont century, although also romarkablo for'ita intellectual acumen, will:ibo ohiofly remembered as tho ago of inventions nridof • productive, excellence. Men not • yet " elderly can remember tho introducHon'of tho locomotive, the steamship,- and' the >, art of . lighting by. gas.- "To Bioso more' youthful tho triumphs of ■ electricity have • - not , yet lost tho keon 'edgo of ' novelty"; and the telegraph,'- tolophono,' microphone, , ■ and tho olectrio light. stand- as shining beacons to mark the marvellous progress - of the nineteenth century. Tho gondral impetus which tho inventive genius of the ago has given to tho arts and sciences Is , strikingly illustrated by tho wonderful • improvements in tho ..manufacture .of ' Watches. S. B. COOPER can now Sell for a comparatively trifling sum. Watches that tor general excellence could not have boon produced for twico the money only a few years ago. Those sceptical as to this assortion should inspect his stock;which is not only tho largest and most varied in Hawke's Bay, but does notcontain a' single specimen of the " Brummagem "goods • . which English chcapjackstry.to palm upon .' colonial buyers, using tho post-offlco and stilted . coupon ; announcements to docoivo Hio unwary. . Every' Bonsible man ' knows that tho best way to get a, good Watch. is to purchase 1 - from a' reliable • Tradesman, and : thot to trust to birds of passage, or to purvqyors of puffed-up gim- . cracks mado for tho fancy shops of Hounds--ditch, is simply to invitoloss o£ morioy and niuch.voxatfon.v '-- . ■•'■'. '' ' READ Fott ™ WI Why send put of tho district, for ' Watches? Why forgot that you can pro.euro a Cheaper and 'Bettor- Articlo ■in Napier? , Why omit to weigh tho worth of a guarantee from a tradesman who liycs - in tho district, and who can be found NOT ONLY TO-MOBBO W OB NEXT WEEK, bf t whoso stay of manyyearsin tho past isthe best warrant for his presence here vtben required at any time intho future? Re- . mombor,that a guarantco from -a tradesman sottlcd in tho placo is not a piece of wastopapor, but an agreement binding tao giver to porform all that is stated. Buy your Watches in the district, and ensure a good article and a guaranteo worth having. S. E. COOPER'S Watches are iin ported direct from tho factories of the ..most colobrated English, Amorican, and Continental niakors. Thoso watches rango in price from tho Workman's Timokeoper at £3 103, to tho wonderfully-' accurate Racing Chronograph' at from £10 10s to £15 Ids.' - - • . • THE ABOVE QUOTATIONS ARE FOR SILVER WATCHES. :; In Gold S. E. Cooper keopsa largo Btook i comprising Ladies' from • - - ■ v £6 TO £30.' • In Gont's Gold Watches S. 'E. Cooper has a very largo assortment to choose from, and - all are of the highest quality. ' Silver Open Faced, Crystal Glass, manufac*' turca to S.E.C.'s own order. Extra heavy • Silver Cases, mado to stand -rough' work ; ~ guaranteed for frno years; So 10s, Samor m Hunting Cases, £6 10s: splendid value. Same (extra jewelled and ovory improve" ment) £9. Silver. Genevas from 40s tqja. - ■ Chronograph. Silvor Watches from £tto £10. Silver Koylos3 Hunting Chronograph Ropeator (strikes hours andquarters) £23. ' IT IS WITH MANY PERSONS A DEBATABLE POINT . Whother tho Watches of the Waltham Manufacturing Company aro.not equal in ovory respect to tho Best timekeepers turned out by English factories. To thoso ■ ' who favor. AMERICAN. WATCHES .. S. E. COOPER confidently. recommends tho WALTHAM £3 10s LEVER as- tho cheapest and most roliablo workman's ' timekeopor produced— a watch J that can be guaranteed, and that will last a fifetimo - '' '■:. ' ' '■ '■ -.-.I v AT ALL THE LATE EXHffiITIONS THE . WALTHAM WATCHES HAVE TAKEN THE. LARGEST FRIZES BEFORE ALL THE MAKERS OF EUROPE. '' .. • In Silver and Gold, £3 10s and upwards. BROOCHES, EAR-RINGS, LOCKETS NECKLETS, In Gold and Silvor. Ladies' and Gents' ALBERTS, in Gold and Silvor. STUDS, COLLAR STUDS, SLEEVE LINKS In Gold and Silver, Poarl, Ivory, and Jot, ' GENTS' SIGNET RINGS, SINGLE STONE DIAMOND RINGS. A largo Assortment of . LADIES' DRESS RINGS, KEEPERS AND WEDDING RINGS. ' SPECIAL MOTTO and NAME RINGS mado toordor. Plated Goods, B.P. Goods, and Silver Goods. PIIESENrATION DESSERT KNIVES and FORKS, in CASES. PRESENTATION ■' SALT-CELLARS in CASES. PRESENTATION NAPKIN .RINGS. Cruets, Sardino Boxes, Tea and Coffee Sorvlces Egg Frames, Butters, Biscuit Boxes,' Presorvo Jars,' Tea Pots; Prcsonta- ■ . tion Salvers. - Cake Baskqtß, Presentation Marble, and Ormolu Clooks, Drawing-room, Dining-room Bed-room, Kitchen and Hall Clooks - ■ ' . ' FROM 7s fid to £15 ', THERMOMETER— 'Jj^,^ .' Just Arrived- ;„, [MUSICAL .BQXBSiv.". S. E. COOPER, ■ .WATCHMAKER & JEWELLER opposite the union-bank , (Next Door, to M'Vay, Saddi^b),'," - ' ' HASTINGS-STREET'^NA.iE" ;:>,