A WONDERFUL WATCH.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXIV, Issue 7920, 12 April 1887, Page 6

A WONDERFUL WATCH.

r, THE correct TIME for THIRTEEN iy AND SIXPENCE. ►r. One of the chief signs of the progress of the c . age in which we live is the rapid improvement of maohinery, and its tendency to sr cheapen the requirements of modern life. ~ Fifty years ago, for instance, only a rich r s ' man could own a watch, and the majority of i- mankind were obliged to calculate the time " by the sun's altitude, the village dial in the d old churchyard, or a generation farther back, 1, by the hour-glass. To-day, however, the importance of time obtains a wider recognition—not only as a convenience or a luxury, but an the absolute essence of business, and y a reliable timekeeper is a primary requisite alike of the merchant and his clerk, the employerand the employee, the schoolmaster and J the pupil, the young and the old, the rich y and the poor. A timepiece of some sort is J positively indispensable. Only a jewelled [' watoh timed to split the seconds is a luxury. i- A good, serviceable, reliable watch is a necessitythe first requisite of social and business life and such a one is the Waterbury, the cheapest and most reliable watch s in the world. The Waterbury is so cheap > tbatjeverybody can afford to own one, and its cheapness arises from the supreme simplicity of its construction. Because it is cheap, however don't regard it as a toy or children's watoh. It is equal in appearance, finish, and accuracy to the most expensive article, superior in strength and durability, t and will cost less to repair than any other. The Waterbury is In every respect essentially the watch for the mechanic, the clerk, the miner, the bushman, the working man— i a word, the watch for tho people, and is within thi\reach of all, : Descriptively tho Waterbury is similar in appearance and size to the Waltham—has a 5 white dial, bevelled crystal glass, and is keyless, or a stem winder : no fear of losing the key or leaving it in some other pocket. As on evidence of the value and reliability of these splendid watches, we are now manufacturing over three hundred thousand yearly, all of which are regulated and tested before leaving the factory. , 0 Brooklyn, N.Y., October 10, 1881. Waterbury Watch Company. Gentlemen, — One of your watches was presented to me at the boginning of the past ' season by one of the officers of this road. I . was responsible for the time used, and started • all trains by your watch. Mr. Gunther, our President, stated that he never knew them run as regularly as they were the pant season, and I showed the Waterbury watch I ran them by. I stopped every morning during the season and compared it with the chronometer at the Long Island Depot, and found it did not vary half a minute the entire t season. This statement is truthfully correot. 1 WM. S. Blydknburg, Depot-master, Brooklyn, Bartb, and Coney Island Railroad. The Waterbury Watch, packed in satinlined case, oan now be obtained through any storekeeper, prioe Thirteen Shillings and Sixpence. Do not be gulled by spurious advertisements requiring you to send your money 16,000 miles away; and wait six months for the return ; or pay exorbitant prices and rates of interest for ordinary watches on the time payment or club principles, Get your storekeeper or jeweller to obtain one for yon, and see what you are buying before parting with your cash, and never be persuaded by the sellers to buy any other on which he gets larger profits. We are manufacturing three hundred and ten thousand annually, all good timekeepers, handsome, accurate, and durable. ALL JEWELLERS AND STORE-. KEEPERS. REPAIR DEPARTMENT. The Waterbury is not only the cheapest watch in the world to buy, hut the cheapest to repair as well. With the same care bestowed upon it as upon an ordinary watoh, it will outlast its most expensive rivals, and should it get out of ordor Messrs, E. Porter and Co. have arranged with a first-class watchmaker t3 repair at a price which will ■ not exceed half-a-crown. Watches can be mailed for repair in the satin-lined cases in which they are packed, and in this case niuepence for return postage i and registration should be added. Price 13s 6d. Wholesale Agents : < E. PORTER & 0 0., ' KARANGAHAPE ROAD, ' SYMONDSST. | NEWMARKET 1 AND ' QUEEN-ST., AUCKLAND. ' ____________________ a ============ I

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