People Who Should Wear Waterbury Watches.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 4985, 18 April 1889, Page 3

People Who Should Wear Waterbury Watches.

Bankers and financiers because they can see that it pays much better to buy a Waterbury, which lasts a lifetime, at 13s 6d than to continue to pay an annuity of 15s for periodically overhauling their showy but untrustworthy chronometers. Mechanics because they can appreciate the simplicity of the Waterbury’s construction and its marvellous accuracy. Its long mainspring avoids excessive duplication of parts, and the whole secret of its correctness and success is the direct application of power on sound mechanical principles. Journalists, because they will always be in time for their engagements, and always have a subject for a news “ par.” The Waterbury Watch Company for 13s 6d have produced a perfectly reliable timekeeper, and this is of far greater importance than the startling information that the shadow of the Princess of Saxe-something is suffering from measles. Statists and students, because they can calulate tbs number of Waterburys produced by the company in seven years at 1000, three years at 1200, and five months at 1500 per working day—all well finished and durable. Auctioneers, because the familiar cry of Going ! going!! going !!! applies to nothing so appropriately as the Waterbury. It goes all the year round at one uniform pace, and records the correct time on every occasion. Trv one.