SHOLISH WATCHES I ' .. .. -—- ■" ENGLISH-WATCHES; - SPECIAL AND IMFORTANT ' ANNOUNCEMNT ■ STEWART DAWSON jfc-CO.'S .LIVERPOOL ' : - WORLD-RENOWNED ENGLISH LEVER WATCHES, j - "' -' STEWART DAWSON, AND \CO , OF LIVERPOOL, have pleasure io announcing to their many Customers and "the aublic in general that they have opened a Branch Establishment in Auckland, I for the' 3ale of their unrivalled English Lever Watches, which will unable all to secure a watch of "the highest quality at less than half the prices,.,charged throughout JNew Zealand. \\ i !.;.'.. The extraordinary merits of Stewart Daw--son and 60.'s s Liverpool English Levers ate ' too well-known through the whole,,ot New, . Zealand, as well as from east to west of the Old Country, that comment here is mmecessary. Suffice it to say that their i perfection in excellence and value have given S.D. and Co., a patronage never equalled in jihe history of watch-making. r <'* Only actual seeing can convinoe jou of the marvellous value we offer. ORDER EARLY. ORDER EARLY; ' Please Note.—The following prices ..include, duty paid by us. Every watch, quality considered, oahnot be bought Retail under Double the Prices. ■ • ,1 a A £7 10s GENT'S .ENGLISH SILVER HUNTING •" ■=>' LEVER '. ' .'.1.,. ., ...v ib I FOR £3 15s. '. i * - The most perfect English Hunting Levers in the world, in three sizes. Every watch manufactured .entirely in our own workshops. These watches are especially adapted for bush, work, squatters, miners, &c, as, they will stand the hardest wear: send for one; of ■ these watches and compare it with what retail dealers call their finest English Hunters at from £7 to £8, and you will at once declare ours to be the better watob.i A £10 10s ' '-.■• ' a ENGLISH KEYLESS HUNTINGS « w. SILVER LEVER ! !"»''••-•- FOR £5 15s. ' ■ • STEWART DAWSON & CO.'S Superb Keyless Hunting Levers, a triumph of utility and convenience, a watch that is '; also per-" fectly. air-tight, dust-tight, and damp-itight "keeping" the works perfectly, s clean, Uh 'equalled 'al; Ten 1.. our direct cash price to-customers-being less than the actual .wholesale ;price to' the It'rade. Made in two sizes!—small and medium. -•..-. PRICE £5 ' 15a; IVPOSITIVELY jRETAIL i VALUE FOR TEN. GUINEAS. Also* same watch inropen face, price £4 15s. ,-:■:■.■:'■•:■■.■.■ -A £12 12s -l M "''' '' . ENGLISHSILVER HUNTING , »',.::-.. ' ' V .-;r ■•■' '-. FOR £6 15s. .'.'.'' f , -. Each watch a model of perfection; finest f-plate, movement.' full jewelled in rubies, real chronometer expansion balance, decimal "dialjicentre seconds, and outside stop ; each timedfto' dead beat in'positions, to go exactly the same in extreme heat or cold. Notwithstanding'the matchless perfection of this watch, weipositively sell it at a less price than relailers charge for ordinary inferior made watches.' : PRICE £6 15s. FULL RETAIL VALUE FOR TWELVE GUINEAS. /■ ■ Also, same watch in open face, price £5 15s. A £7 10s LADIES' ENGLISH HUNTING LEVER FOR £3 15s. EVERY WATCH A WORK OF ART, elegant in shape, chaste in design, of sterling English workmanship, watches that with fair usage will last a lifetime. '. We ask yon to observe that we supply our magnificent English Levers at a far less price than often charged for common foreign watches. Price, iv Hunting Cases, £3 15s; in open face. £2 ss; practically saving to each purchaser from £3 to £4. :.,..-. . ... ■ • A £4 ■ HUNTING DEFIANCE WATCH EOR £115 a.' ' None should hesitate to send for one oi these Watches, truly named " DEFIANCE,' if only to see the perfection that can be attained: by a firm whose enterprise and energj have revolutionised the watch trade of Europe Also open-faced crystal front, £1 7s 6d; all sterling silver cases. . S. D. & Co!s. LADIES' AND GENTS MAGNIFICENT ENGLISH GOLD LEVERS are .truly . marvellous Lvalue. We sell ou'i Ladies' Gold Open-faced Levers at £7 15s better watches than sold retail anywhere a £1115s ; Hunters' ditto, at £10 15s, positivi value for £15 15s; Open-face Keyless, a £10..15s ; and Hunters at £12 ,15s howhen equalled under £20. These are facts be yond dispute. Gents' Open-face, £10 15s Hunting, £14 15s ; - Keyless Open-faced £14 15s; Hunters',. £16 r Jss—each watcl saving to the'purchaser froth £5 to £10. ■'■ Stewart,.Dawson, and Co'si English Goli Three-quarter plate Chronographs should b seen by every gentleman who contemplate buying a Gold Watch. The 'finest, hand sorriest, best, most modern, .arid greates value in: the world.' . 1 ' . ADVANTAGES -TO'" CUSTOMERS ' AND CONDITION OF SALE.-- ": First.—Our gigantic resources of manufac turing, through,our complete and efficien factory organisatipn,'and our universal ca'sl sa'es, enable us to supply ' each watch at les than half the usual retail.price. Sec6rid.—Each customer isl supplied wit! his watch oh a. week's -free.'approval and trial The'fullamlQuntipaid is;returned to anyon dissatsifi'ed. •--'•'■- f>s - ;: .. ' "'Third.—Eve'rypurchaser secures the mos perfect English Lever ever made, manufac tured entirely in'our own workshops,; ii Liverpool,' England,: unequalled for beaut j for strength, for durability,, or-as a time keeperV'/.The; perfection /of I improve* mechanism throughout in solidity r 0 construction, and lasting, qualities, eacl customer.,receiving,,an", English' Lever' th'a will wear out three foreign or American-madi Watches one after another. Qft AAA TESTIMONIALS have been re ..uVjy.U.U,, ceived during the last few yean from 'wearers in all parts of the world, prbvinj our Watches to be without equal. ' The fpllowi ng is a. Specimen . Testimonial just'received i-1 — ' ' 1,, .., ■ " To Stewart Dawson & Co., Auckland.— Thames,: 18th April, 1884. Dear Sir,—See ing that youlare in Auckland, I write to* sa^ that nearly five years ago I sent to Liverpoo for one of your English Silver Levers ai advertised for £3 15s. ,'I duly received th< watch, and my son (William Thorburn) ihai carried it every day since then at his work mining, bush work, riding, &c, and it ha! never cost him one penny for repairs. Th< watch is a splendid timekeeper, and would cost in Auckland at Jeast, ten guineas; M] son could have sold the watch a score oJ times for double the price that it cost him, but woulcL-not part with it on any account, I may also* say that I know several here who have sent for your watches, and they have given the greatest satisfaction. You are at perfect -liberty to publish this if you wish, as f am well known here.—l remain, yours t ruly, ■■'■■■■ , .» WM. LANG THORBURN, . Engineer, Tararu, Thames." INSTRUCTIONS FOR ORDERING WATCHES. "Colonist," Nelson. Cut this Square out, .-.and forward itwith P.O. Order, payable to S. D. and Co., Auckland, or cash in registered letter; add 2s 6d to the price of each watch, to pay post and registration, when we will forward " watch selected and written guarantee by first return of post. (Signed) Stewaet Dawson and Co. ; ; " ' Nofce—All Letters and Orders ; to be ■>■■>.<■■?>. •. ' '■ ■ :( addressed—. ' 11EWART DAWSON 4 CO., 195, QUEENVSTREET, AUCKLAND. Don't fail to write for 'Illustrated Watch 'amphlefc—most interesting to. all; 60 pages f wonderful testimonials, British and Coloial, Illustrations of Gold and Silver Alberts t wholesale English prices.. With thi« will Iso be sent a new thirty-two page brochure, utitled" The' English Lever, its Inven[QN>and Development," with an essay on . D. and Co.'s system of business, which hould-be read by every intending watchuyer.. The two pamphlets gratis for the ostage,4d,jn stamps.. . '
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Colonist, Volume XXVII, Issue 3857, 14 June 1884, Page 4
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