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Otago Witness, Issue 1848, 22 April 1887, Page 15

\ WONJDEKFCI' WATCO. THE CORRECT TIME FOR THIRTEEN AND SIXPENCE. ONE of the chief signs of the progress of the age in which, we live is the rapid improvement of machinery, and its tendency to cheapen the requirements of modern life. Fifty years ago, for instance, only a rich man could own a and the majority of mankind were obliged to calculate the time by the suu's altitude, the village dial in the old churchyard, or a generation further back by the hour ' glass. To-day, however, the importance of time obtains a wider rcoguition— not only as a , convenience or a luxury, but as the absolute' essence of business, and a reliable timekeeper is ''a primary requiste alike of 'the merchant and his clerk,' the* 'employer and the employe, the schoolmaster and the pupil, the young 1 and the old, the rich' and' the poor. A timepiece of some sort is positively indispensable. Only a jewelled watch timed to split the seconds is a luxury. A good, servicegole, reliable watch is a necessity — the flret requisite of social and business life — and such a one is the WATERBURY, the cheapest and most reliable watch in the world. The Waterbury is so cheap that everybody 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 watch. It is equal in appearance, finish, and accuracy, to the most expensive article, superior in' strength and durability, and will cost less to repair than any other. The WATERBURY is in every respect essentially the watch for the mechanic, the clerk, tbe miner, the bushman, the > working ■, man — in a word, the watch for THE PEOPLE, and ib withiu the reach of all. Descriptively the WA.TERBURY is similar in appearance and size to the Waltham, has a white dial, bevelled crystal glass, and is keyless, ota stem- winder — no fear of losing the key or leaving it in some other pocket. . As an evidence of the value and reliability, of these splendu. watches, we are now manufacturing over THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND Yearly, all of which are regulated and tested before leaving the factory. j -What ! Gone ? -Yes, sir, train left ten minutes ago. WhJ lon't you buy * " Waterbury?'! Brooklyn, N.Y., October 10, 1881. Waterbury Watch Co. Gentlemen, — One of your watches was presented to me at the beginning of the past season by one of the officers of .this road. I wah i responsible for the time used, and started all trains by your watch. Mr Gunther, our president, i stated that he never knew them run as regularly . as they were the past season, and I showed the W*terbury Watch I ran them by. I stopped every morning during the season and compared itwith the chronometer at the Long Island Depot »nd found it did not vary half, a minute the entire season. ' • This statement is truthfully correct. Wm. S. Bmdknbueg. Depotinaßter, Brooklyn, Barth, and Coney Island Railroad. The WATERBURY WATCH, packed in wtin-lined case, can now be obtained through &ny Storekeeper, price THIRTEEN SHILLINGS and SIXPENCE, Do not be gulled °V spurious advertisements requiring you to send your money 10,000 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 principle. Get your Storekeeper or Jeweller to obtain one for you, and see what you are buying before parting with your cash, and never be* persuaded by the seller to buy any other on which he gets larger &*L We are manufacturing THREE HUNDRED and TEN THOUSAND annually, all good timekeepeps, handsome, accurate, and inrable. 0 , CAUTION-IMPORTANT. f ,.y»t "The WATERBURY WATCH U)MPANY" appears on the face of every watch, together with our registered trade mark, the letters "W.W. Co." '; wiohout which none genuine. Mb JEWELLERS AND STOREKEEPERS. Pbice, 13s 6d. ARTHUU KKISCOK & CO., PRINCES- STREET, Ddnedin. ZEALAND HARDWARE COMPANY CUMBERLAND STREET Dukisdik.