S. E. COOPER, WATCHMAKER & JEWELLER HASTINGS STREET, NAPIER Opposite the Union Bank, WATCHES' ENGLISH WATCHES WATCHES, AMERIOAN WATCHES t WATCHES' GENEVA WATCHES T^THEN' the historian records tho oventa ; i - .i? f . tno nineteenth century, ho, wil , • describoit as the era in which: the mo- " chanical arts reached thoir' apex;'" 'As'tho I . period of EUzabotV is known to studont3 ;.. aa tho ago oi literature, tho present,cenv., tury, although also remarkable i.for. ite ■ intellectual aeuinen, will be eiiiefly re ■'■ memßcTcd ns the age of inventions and of prpduccive excollenco.. Men . not- yotoldorly can remombor tho introdncUoitof '.. the locomotive, tho steamship, and- ffi'o'^ youthful the triumphs of .electricity havo _ S? y t e i Jost tne keen ca so of novelty.'ana • j Joiegraph, tolophone, ■' miorophono • - and tho electric light i stand- as- shining beacons to mark the marvellous progress of the nineteenth century. Tho gcnorall. . impotus which tho inventive genius of the •• age' has given to tho arts and sciences is strikingly illustrated Hy tho wonderful. ■'. improvemonts in the ■ manufacture, of Watches. S. E. COOPER can nowsell fora comparatively trifling sum* Watches • that for genera. l excellence could not havo peon produced for twice the money only a' few years ago. • Those sceptical aa to this assortiori should inspecthisstock.wluchis' ' not only the largest and most varied in ••'" Hawko s Bay, but does not contain a singlo ' specimen of tho . '.' Brummagom "-"= good . which English chcapjacks try to palm upon colonial buyers, using tho post-offlco ana . stilted coupon" announcements to de-' ceivo the unwary. Every sensible' man ■ knows that tho best way to got a good.iWatch is to purchase from, a reliable- • Tradesman, and that to trust to birds of , passage, or to purveyors of pnffed-up gim-' - cracksmado for tho fancy shops of Houndsditch, is simply to invito loss of money and much vexation. READ Kot ™wxo QUERIES ' „??? send oufc of . tho district -for • .Watches? Why forget that ypu can pro- : oure a Ch'oapor and Bettor Article' in ,• Napior? Why omit to.w eigh tho worth • plaguaranteefromatradosmanwhcilivea- "" •in tho district, and who canbk found NOT ONLY TO-MORBOW OR NEXT WEEK, DV t whose stay of many yeatsin the past is t ho ' ■ best warrant for his presenco here wbon , required at any timo In the future?- Rd: ; membor that a guarantee from a trades man Bottled in tho place ia not a piece of waste paper, but an agreement binding_t,io giver Co perform all that is '.stated. Buy your Watches in the district, and ensure a good article and a guarantee worth hay • fog. S. E. COOPER'S Watches aro iro ported direct from . tho .factories of the most celebrated' English," American, and Continental makers. These watches range in price from tho Workman's Timokeopor ■ ! nt £3103, to tho wonderfully. accurate Racing Chronograph at from £10 10s lo £15 lss. , - ■ THE ABOVE QUOTATIONS ARE FOR SILVER WATCHES. In Gold S. E. Cooper keeps a laixe slock". comprising Ladies' from . £6 TO £30. In Gent's Gold Watches S. E. Cooper has »- ■ very Inrgo assortmont to ohooso from. au;V ' " all are of the highest.q.uaUty. Silvor Open Paced, Crystal Gloss, manufri<& ■ tared to S.B.C.'s own order. Extra heavy Silver Cases, made to stand rough work ; , guaranteed for tw years ; £5 10s. , Sanio . m Hunting Cases, £6 Ms: splendid valued Samo (oxtra jewelled and every improve mcnt)£9. Silver Genevas from 40s to £5 • Chronograph Silvor Watches from £7 to £l(i. Silver Kcyloss Hunting Chronograph Ropeator (strikes hours and quartors) £23. IT IS WITH MANY PERSONS A DEBAT , ABLE POINT .... Whether the Watches of the Wnltham Manufacturing Company aro not equal in every respect to tho' 'host timokcopors turned out by English factories. To tnoso ' ■ who favor AMERICAN WATCHES ■ S. E. COOPER confidently recommends tho WALTHAM £3 10s LEVER ns tho. cheapest and most reliable workman's timekeepor produced— a watch that can be guaranteed, nnd that will last a lifetimo • ..- .-,; . ,y t ■ ..... AT ALL THE LATE EXHD3ITIONS TH . ; WALTHAM WATCHES HAVE • TAKEN THE LARGEST PRIZES BEFORE; ALL THE MAKERS OF ■ . EUROPE. - ■ : : In Silver and Gold, £3 10s and upwards. V . BROOCHES, EARRINGS, LOCKETS NECKLETS," ' In Gold and Silver. ... •', Ladies' and Gents' ALBERTS,, in Gold an •' Silver. • ..-;.-. ■ v STUDS, COLLAR STUDS, SLEEVE LINK In Gold and Silvor, Pearl, Ivory, and Jet, GENTS' SIGNET RINGS. SINGLE STON • DIAMOND RINGS.- .; A largo Assortment of . LADIES' DRESS RINGS, KEEPERS ANii WEDDING-RINGS.,..;; ::; SPECIAL MOTTO and NAME- RINGS m'ado - to order. Plated Goods, E.P; Goods nnd '' Silvor Goods.'!' '• : " ■' —^— ■ -,- f,,-. PRESENfATION DESSERT KNIVES an FORKS, in CASES, PRESENTATION SALT-CELLARS in CASES, PRE • SENTATION NAPKIN RINGS • ■ ' . Cruets, Sardino Boxes, Tcaand CofFco Sorvicoa Egg Promos, Butters, Biscuit Boxes, Prcsorvo Jars, Tea Pots; Presentation Solvers. • ,';".. Cake Baskets, Presentation Marblo and Ormolu Clocks, Drawing-room, Dining-room Bed-room, Kitchen, and Hall Clocks ■..'> FROM 7s Gd to £15 : . thermometers! : ' .."'■' ANEROH) BAROMEI'KRS; . I ' ; . , Just Arrived-, MUSICAL BOXES. S. E. GOOPER, WATCHMAKER & JEWELERY- . OPPOSITE THE UNION BANK . ■ (Next Door to M'Vay, Saddier), ; . HASTINGS-STREET- NAPIER
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Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXII, Issue 7717, 14 April 1887, Page 4
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