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ENGLISH WATCHES' ''■ <•■• c ;-- {/- r -•; ENGLISH WATCHES . SPECIAL AND . IMPORT&NT ; l ' '■':■ : ANNOUNCEMENT///./ -/''/ STEWARD i)iffS(i ft GO^ /, • LIVERPOOL. -..;, : WORLD-RENOWNED ENGLISH ■LEVER WATCHES; ' , STEWART DAWSON, AND CO, !■ OF LIVERPOOL; have- pleasure sio; an J houncing to their many Customers and (the publio in general that, they have "opened a Branch Establishment'in Auckland, for the sale of 7their unrivalled English . Lever Watches, which will unable all to secure a watch of the highest quality at less than half the prices } charged throughout New-,Zea-. land." "./, ■. 7 ':'' '•'':'---- *" '" ' 7 ■ ... The extraordinary merits of Stewart Dawson anSCoVs Liverpool English Levers are too well-known through the whole of .New. Zealand, as well as* from east to west of the Old Country, that comment here is unnecessary. Suffice it to say that their perfection iii excellence and value have given S. D. and Co., a pair'oriage never equalled in the history of watch-making.'/ '/-''/. - ""'' / Only actual seeing can convince you of ;the; '■- marvellous value we offer. ./ ■ ■ , ORDER EARLY. 7.ORDER EARLY. / Please Note.—The following prices include duty paid by us. "Every watch.quality considered, cannot be bought Retail under Double the Prices." ' -7" • „■' " '•"., 7.. . , 7 - 1" .7 'A £7 10s •//''.. GENT'S" ENGLISH SILVER HUNTING ■'V •;: .' " '7lever 7;/.- • 7-,!:: V? 777-; VFjOß7£3.' ; 1557 : : .:.;'..'.'-:":'-;-' The most perfect English; Huntingnting Levers in the/world,", in thret sizes..... Every watch i manufactured,entirely in our own workshops. These.watches are especially adapted,for bush wprk./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 Hun-: ters at "from £7 to £8,, and you will at ;once declare ours to be the better watch. '7 ' "A £10 10s - - '•' ■ • ENGLISH KEYLESS HUNTING; 1 • ... ,- • SILVER LEVER ."v ■::■/;.. '7:;,7'.., r F0R:..£5,15a. 0 ; ! .... •,--., 7 ."= ■■'■: STEWART J DAWSON 1 & CO.'S ■:■ Superh Keyless Hunting Levers, a triumph of utility and convenience, a ;watch'.- that is/also perfectly;, air-tight,' dust-tight,!'and damp-tight keeping the works perfectly clean; ■ • itJnequalled: at Ten Guineas, our direct cash price to customers being' less;than the.actual, .wholesale price to the trade.; Made.; in two sizes—small and medium. ; • ' 7 PRICE £5 15s- .POSITIVELY .RETAIL - .<> VALUE FOR' TEN GUINEAS; 7; v, Also,: same watch in: open face, price £4 15s. • ■■•-•■ t • A>£i2,l2S; ' ■■'■''■'■ ;:i*' ! ■-• , ENGLISH SILVER BUNTING; j i ■!•' ■ ..- CHRONOGRAPH; ■-.::.->! : :.;:.'.:-■ FOR £6-15 S. ...|- .". I .*, 1. EachuWatch:amodel of perfection; finest f-plate .movement, full jewelled.drr rubies; real chronometer expansion balance, decimal dial/centre seconds, and outside stop; [each timed to dead-beat in position's, to go exactly the same in extreme heat or. cold. Notwithstanding; .the; matchless: perfection of j this .watch",! we positively; sell it at a less price than xelailers- charge -for ! ordinary inferior madei.watohes',..:.-/:- ;■•■. -■■' <■■■'> <■■ "'-■ - [ .-■:. / /7^''.; ".-pRIC^-£6lss. ■■■- '7 \ .-, „ , • I'ULL RETAIL.VALUE FOR ; ,7 { ■■;; i i;" 7; twelve guineas. „///; /// Also, same watch in open face, price|£s ; 15s. ;: "' /// „. ' a£7 ios ... ; ,7 .. „7 '7: LADIES' ENGLISH HUNTING LE^ER „:~.v\ ..-• -■ FOR £3 15s. ■■. ;-:.':i ■*■■'■■ ■ 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 ypn to observe that-we supply our riagnificent" ; English Lever's at afar less price than often charged for common foreign watches.- Price, in Hunting Cases, £3> 15s; in open face. £3 ss; practically saving to each purchaser from £3 to £4^ ■■ ■> :■>'■ ■■ '■ ''■-■'. ... :,<.:::! ■ > ■ ;<>A;£4- ■■:■■■■.■„.: o ... -,'....-L i ...:-/; HUNTING DEFIANCE WATCH! :;;. ;:,-;-;-•-/ •:«:'. "FOR £Mss?!'""> .'-"7 .; , None should hesitate to send fori one of these Wiatches/trulymamed "-DEFIANCE,'' if only tosee the ;perfection that can be attained by. a;firm whoseenterprise and energy have revolutionised the watch trade'of Europe. •Also open-faced-crystal front,- £1 7s 6d; all sterlrng: silver cases.::' '■ ■':■■ ■'-■■' -j- ';/ '■>SLi Di & Co's LADIES' ' AND GENTS' MAGNIFICENT ENGLISH GOLD LEVERS are truly marvellous value. We- sell' pur Ladies-Gold Open-faced (Leversat*'£7 jiss, better watches than sold retail; anywhere at f£ll 15s; Hunters', ditto,-at £10 [ 15s,' positive value for £15 :■ 15s; (Open-face Keyless,' at £1015s ; and Hunters at £12; 15s nowhere equalled; under ;£2O. These are' factsj beyond dispute. ;iGents';. Open-face, £10 15s ; Hnnting, i.- £14-. 15s'; J Keyless ' Open-faced, £14 15s; Hunters', £16 15s—each watch saving to the purchaser from £5 to £10 v Stewart, Dawson; and Cos. English' Gold Three-quarter-plate Chronographs should be seen by; every i "gentleman •; who .contemplates buying a Gold Watch. The finest, handsomest,,, best,/most .'/.modern,-/and greatest" yame. in the world.. ..; , , •;.-/. r ,;: | ,-: f f ADVANTAGES TO ( t CUSTOMEBS AND, .; CONpiTIONS ,'-".'.•, '■ .OF: SALE. ... ,:■..,■; , 1,7 "'. 'X First.'—Our .gigantib^resources of manufacturing, through our complete; and efficient factory organisation, .and',pur, "uniyersaj cash sa-es,.enable us to supply, each,.watch atjless than .half the usual retail, price.. 7' t....,,., j Second.^-Each .customer is .supplied, with his. watch on a week's free.' approval anc( tjrial; The" full amount paid" is '^returned" to anyone, dissatsified'.:.../'..';, n^-f \ 7 '.[, „7( !. / /(};i <„,- ! „,. 7;,, jThird .—Every purchaser Secures \ the f most 'perfect English Lever '.'. ever7mftde^ "inan.qfact'ured,; ,enfrrelyi .'in .'. ( our >a 9^r/fw.br^hopd,oin liiyerjpbpi;.England, unequ^Ued.'jfor-bea^utyJ for "/strength; for7durability, o pr i^as ,a ; time-, keeper. 7 " J.The' 7^ perfection'/^of7Hmprpyed, mechanism 7 .thrbughput.7,!,in. , solidity; t ;bf qonstriictiqn,■ ,and.'; lasting,, qualities";, ? each customer receiving 'an" English ' Lever that, will; "wear out ihxee 1 breigp. or Ainericaniniade rW^atches' one after another." 7 7 . . 7 i ' QA AAifl^ TESTIMONIALS have, been! i<& J \3\JiVljljy ceiyed "during the last.7fpw: years from' wearers in. all parts of the yforld, proving bpr^a.tches'to.be/without eiqual. 7, 7 /'■ ;' '•■,; The.following is a Specimen Testimonial', just received":— ; , M ''ToStewabt Dawsom & Co., Auckland.— Thames, _18th,, April',; 18847' Dear Sir,—Seeing that you are ip Auckland, J .write to ;say that" nearly./five'yearsl'ag'b I.sent to Liverpool for ' brie' of yonr/English/Silver /Levers/ as' advefti-iea'for^SijiSs. T duly received jtße! wiat'cH' arid'my f'spn J (William Thorburri) ihas 'carried1 jit every day'sihe'e ,! the! n 'at ;his' wbg|, mining, bush :i wbr^/ riding;,/&o;;: and'iti jhas never cost him one'penny/for repairs. The watch'is a splendid timekeeper,/and would* c6st'iri X(,Aucklarid at1 least ten''guineas./ 'Myson could have! sold the watch 'a score of times for.double,thVprice 'that'it cost him 'but would not' part -'with/ it on : any'account. 'may also : say that I know several here who haye'serit for your watches,, and they; havegiven :Jthe greatest -satisfaction/^ iYpu'arb atperfect'liber'ty to publish'this if ypu/wish, as I! airii well known here.--! remain, yoiirij truly,1;-; -^ r; -•'"/' '7 -7;, ":.;; '',- ' f;/ JWM. LANG THORBURN, /'! -.'• ''"■';' 7 ;"; 'Engineer; Tararu,/Thames.-': , INSTRUCTIONS'FOR DRDERING /r. '•; _ ./riii:/;///,; WATCHES. ' : „/ „' /, \ „,•■ ■ ':. .-.7: "Colonist,"r Nelson.- i-;7;/- ---'' f Cut; this/; Square out,' and ' forward!' 7 V //it .with P.O. Order;-payable t'b'S/D.'; [..■'; arid, Co.,' Auckland, or cash in regis- j '//' tered letter;'f add2s6d 'to thb price ! "„ ( of each watch, to pay post and re- j " ' oo .-giEitrationi:when;we.-will forward \ (n , „- twatph seleot^d/.and.writep-gua/ran-,1! ,^'j 7. .teje.by first Return of ppsk.tSignesd),, J; f '• :i'Dawson'and,Co. ;'-'■-• ' • '; "i y} :■:.?;>!- .-ifv M':Q Vf;;!.d l :<'.'ri'.'f _Vll, i - '•■'ll' fNote—All'Letters'and Orders'"^o"bb'! | v/ ' ; -rro-■: ! '^addressed—•' ■• ■ fr,- r!-! i-.ii'i SllWiHl DAWSOU JK£M i-MQSp QUEEN/STREET,^ AUGKLANDi "^! f Dbri't-fail'/to %rite! for-Illustrated-Watch ipamphlet^-mostlinterestirig: to .all;; j /60 pages of wonderful testimonials, British apd :f Cblonial, Illustrations.of, Gold, and. Silver/"Alberts, .at'wholesale English' prices/ ..With'1 thin will also toefseht ;a;:new:thirty-'twb page'brochiire; entitled■/'.The >English; Leveb,.<its.llnven,tjon; and/DEyELpEMENT,';'. with, an.-jepsay |on Si.l>, \ ;and, ,Co.'"s'/system, p|' businep,/ which should'be' ir'ead by 'every''intending'' watch-. buy"erJ-rThe- two' ptfriiphlets''gratis 'Ibr| the Postage,7.;M/ 'itam^sa/:/ i.l •Mv« J)iinojx'ij(;Oy n-~~i;oLi,um oluiiwh*.xllmo'mci imib 'M:-%<i -him bkw i- -

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Colonist, Volume XXVII, Issue 3924, 1 September 1884, Page 4

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Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 Colonist, Volume XXVII, Issue 3924, 1 September 1884, Page 4

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