The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-04-15 00:00:00

TRADESMENT ADDRESSES.

AND MAKER, AND SA4I

40 PER CENT.

6 MR. LEVER'S WATCHES,
rerA7 tvwerpoptitesofofthan.wetter English Manulactu-

SILVER WATCHES 0 0
GOLD WATCHES.. £2lO o
WARRANTED TOWN MADE

Watches of every description from the plainest to Um
finest quality.

FRANCIS HENRY LEVER, the eminent
and Old Established London Watch Maker, in
again calling the attention of the public to his Watches,
which are now known thr,ughout the World, begs to
return thanks for the patronage he has received during
the past fifty years.

Them Womb. are well made and finely finished, they
are extremely elegant, are guaranteed to keep correct
time, cannot get out of order, will last a lifetime, and
are quite equal in every respect to Watches that are sold
ix the 000 try at double the price.
Every Watch warranted, and sent free and safe by Post
(on receipt of a remittance), carefully packed in wood
boxes, made expressly for postal transmission, and regis-
tered at the Post Office to insure their safety.

Watches cd every description at a Fair and Iteaschaile
Price,

FROM 50, ROYAL TERRACE.GROSVENOR PARA'

LOM)ON, 'E.

Ls the porches* of • Watch may be the act of • life-
time, it is advisable to buy • good article, which will be
found the cheapest in the end Mn. Lives's reputation
and his Watches are alike known all over the World, and
therefore purchaser., will consult their own interest in
flying a good article of am eminent London Menefee.
turer.

Of all nuisances. a bed watch is perhaps one of the
worst,—it is continually stopping and getting out of
order,—costing its owner no end of expense for repair.,
and eves then the time it keeps can nev, he depended
Cu.

To make this subject thoroughly understood. is
necessary here to state that a good Watch is made of the
best materials and the workmen employed are thy, of
superior skill, who have had great experienceat the ...ride,
in addition to which they take their time to finish every
part as correctly and exact as possible; but in a common
article, the price will not admit of much time being dc.
voted to it. manufacture, inferior workmen also are em-
ployed, who frequently leave those parts out of sight in
a rough any unfinished state: thereby causing • large
amount of wear and tear, and an unnecessary amount of
friction, which must in the end prove detrimental to its
timekeeping this of course is only known to its maker,
fora Watch msy be bad and yet look good, and for a few
months keep time tolerably well; which is especially the
case with many of the Watches that are made in the
country, and is much to be regretted as it will in the end
lower us in the eyes of the world, who now all look to
ll:inland for the best Watches.
The reason there are so few really good and experis
cowed watchmakers living in country places, is that as
soon as they get n good knowledge of theit business, they
settle in London, or some other large city, where they
have a better opportunity of improving themselves and
bettering their condition than they could in obscure
country towns. Many of these in their own native places
have the reputation of being really competent workmen,
but when they arrive in London, they are found to require
many years of improvement, before they can even be ens
trusted to repair a good London Watch—a fact that will
show how much more competent town workmen are,
cOmpared with their brethren living in rural districts,
and proves that Loudon Wetchm•kers really deserve the
world wide reputation they have so honourably earned
for themselves.

From calculations made, it has been ascertained that
the coat of repairing a common Watch, when it has been
in wear a few years, is often more than the price paid
for it in the first instance; besides the trouble and an-
noyance it causes, so that an apparently cheap Watch
may in the end prove a dear one, if it cods as much or
more than its value in a few years for repairs, and even
then the °wine, has nothing to show for the money, but
is being constantly misled regarding the time.
It frequently happens that the makers of irnerior
Watches aware of the difficulty of finding purchasers,
adopt the expedient of putting the Lames of eminent
manufacturers on them—this practice is unfortunately
very frequently done and has caused us several times to
have recourse to law proceeding., in consequence of our
name being used : but to be continually going to law,
0001111101a6 a great bass, so it may perhaps in some degree
lessen the evil by giving publicity to it, and ws would
chisel all persons about to purchase Watches called
•• LE, ER6 " to communicate with Utl, and the number,
etc., con be traced and thus frustrate any ii"e' •pts of
Ibis description.

If there is one thing more than another, we • ~1 e
careful to obtain good, it intuit be that whicl
always carry about with us; and have occasi
times a day to rely spoil for its time-keeping. A
article by being Memel occuionally (about once c;a7
two years) will lest a lifetime, so that after the tirst outlay
no further expense will be incurred.

The po sssss ion of a good Watch is an emblem of res.
pectability, and denotes the position in life of its owner,
and moreover it will always sell for its value, should the
owner at say time wish to dispose of it.

Loudon has always been celebrated for the superiority
of its Watches, and if we trace back the early history of
Horology, we &rad that whenever • good Watch was re-
quired it was customary to send to London for one, this
lA still done at the present day, and will always continue
while the Londouers keep up the character of their
manufacture.

The confidence the public have in London made
Watches, is not misplaced, their superiority is so well
known, and without doubt, when a fair and reasonable
price is paid, a watch may be had that can be depended
on for Ws motet nerforwwince.