The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-03-18 00:00:00

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TRADESMEN'S ADDRESSES.

BUY OF -IfDE- INVENTOR AND MAKER, AND -SAVE

40 PER CENT.

LEVER'S WATCHES,

By for E mass those of any other English Manufactn.
rer "—Vine Opinions of the Press.

SILVER WATCHES .. El
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GOLD WATCHES. £2 18
WARRANTED TOWN MADE.

Watches of every description from the plainest to the

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 throughout the World, begs to
return thanks for the patronage he has received during
the past fifty years.
These Watches are well made and finely finished,they
arc 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
in the coutry 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 (Mice to insure their safety.
Watches of terry description at a Fair and Peasonable
Price,

FROM 50, ROYAL yERRAa.,GROSV ENoR PARK

LONDON, S.E.

As the purchase of a Watch may be the act of a life-
time, it in advisable to buy a good article, which will be
found the cheapest in the end Mn. LEvv-Ws reputation
and his W•Whes are alike known all over the World, and
therefore purchasers will consult their own interest in
buying a good article of an eminent London Manatee-
turer.

Of all nuisances. • bad watch is perhaps one of the
worst,—it is continually stopping and getting out of
order,—costing its owner no end of expense for repairs,
and even then the tine it keeps can never be depended
on.

To make this subject thoroughly understood, it is
necessary here to state that a good Watch is made of the
best materials and the workmen employed are those of
superior skill, who bare had great experienceat the trade,
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 de-
voted to its manufacture, inferior workmen also are em-
ployed, who frequently leave those parts out of sight in
a rough any unfinished state; thereby causing a large
amonnt of wear and tear, and an unnecessary amuuut of
friction, which must in the end prove detrimental to its
timekeeping; this of course is only known to its maker,
for a Watch may be bad and yet look good, and foes few
months keep time tolerably wall; which is especially the
case with many of the Watches that are wade ia 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
England for the best Watches.
The reason there are so few really good and experi-
enced watchmakers hying in country places, is that as
soon is they get u good knowledge of their business, they
settle in London, or some other large city, where the)
have a better opportunity of improving themselves and
bettering their condition than they s ould in obscure
country towns. Many of these in their own native places
have the refutation 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 en-
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 London Watchmakers really deserve the
world wide reputation they have so honourably earned
for themselves.
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From calculations made, it has been ascertained that
the cost of irpairiug a common Watch, when it has been
in wear a few years, is often more than the price paid
flr it in the first instance; besides the trouble and an-
noyance it causes, so that an apparently cheap Watch
may in the cud prove a dear one, if it costs as much or
mars than its value ins few years for repairs, and even
than the OWPPI bums nothing to show for the money, but
is being constantly misled regarding the time.
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It frequently happens that the !onkel, of inferior
Watches aware of the difficulty of tiuding purchasers,
adopt the expedient of putting the names of eminent
manufacturers on them—thia practice is unfortunately
very frequently dune, and has caused ne several times to
have reiourse to law proceedings, to consequence of our
name bring used; but to be continually going to law,
occasions a great loess, so it may "lethala in some degree
lessen tie evil by giving publicity to it, and we would
advise all persons about to purchase NVatabes called
Lai t.cs " to communicate with toi, and the number,
i can be traced and thus frustrate, env attempts of
this description.
If there is one thing more than soother, we should be
careful to obtain good, it must be that which we shell
always carry about with us; and have occasion several
times a day to rely upon for its time•keeping. A good
article by being cleaned occasionally (about once every
two years will lust a lifetitne, so that after the first outlay
no further expense will he incurred.

Tho posie.sion of a good Watch is an emblem of res•
pectabnity, and denotes the p,mition in life of its owner,
and moreover it will always sell for its value, should the
owner at any time with to di.poae of it.
London has always been celebrated for the superiority
of its Watches, and if we trace Lack the tally history of
Horology, we find that alit tat nor a I,voil Match sss re.
quiz ed U woo uitomery to at lid to London for one, this
is dill done at the present day, and will alw.ys continue
while the London. to ip up the that ...ter of their
manufacture.

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The confidence the public bays in Loudon made
Watchea, is not misplaced, their .nernotity is so well
known, and without doubt, a biu a lair and reast•ont,blc
price is rata, a watch may he had that Can be dap nded
on hot' its exact periiittliallee.