People Who Should Wear Waterbury Watches.
Bankovs and financiers because they can see that it pays much better to buy a Waterbury, which lasts a lifetime, at 13s fid 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 Waterbary’s construction and its marvellous accuracy. Its long mainspring avoids excessive duplication of parts, end the whole secret of its correctness and success is the direct application of power on sound mechanical principles.
Journalists, because they will always he in lime for their engagements, and always have a subject for a nows “ par.” The Waterbury Watch Company for 13s fid have produced a perfectly reliable timekeeper, and this is of far greater importance than the startling information that the shadow of the Princess of ifaxe-Bomcthing is suffering from measles.
Statists and students, because they can calulato the number of Waterburys produced by the company in seven years at 1000, throe years at 1200, und five months at 1500 per working day—all well finished an'd durable.
Auctioneers, because tho 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.
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South Canterbury Times, Issue 5011, 20 May 1889, Page 3
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