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2. A Dog's Life (1918 film) - Wikipedia

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   A Dog's Life. A Dog's Life is a 1918 American short silent film written, produced and directed by Charlie Chaplin. This was Chaplin's first film for First National Pictures. It was part of a then groundbreaking $1 million contract. [1] It was for a total of eight 3 reel short silent films. [2] Chaplin plays opposite an animal as "co-star".

3. Dog's Life - Wikipedia

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   Dog's Life received "mixed" reviews according to video game review aggregator Metacritic. [3] Eurogamer found the game amusing, but felt that it offered little for experienced gamers, being aimed at a younger audience. They praised the game's "warm sense of humour" and "cute visuals" and found the idea of controlling a dog to be "actually quite ...

4. Watchmaker - Wikipedia

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   A modern watchmaker at his workstation; he wears a magnifying loupe to more easily see the small parts of a watch A watchmaker's lathe in use to prepare a decorative watch component cut from copper. A watchmaker is an artisan who makes and repairs watches. Since a majority of watches are now factory-made, most modern watchmakers only repair ...

5. Elgin National Watch Company - Wikipedia

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   The watch was an 18-size, full plate design. In 1869, the National Watch Company won "Best Watches, Illinois Manufacture" at the 17th Annual Illinois State Fair, for which it won a silver medal. [3] The company officially changed its name to the Elgin National Watch Company in 1874, as the Elgin name had come into common usage for their watches.

6. George Daniels (watchmaker) - Wikipedia

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   In 1944, Daniels joined the army; he already had an interest in watches and repaired some for other soldiers. On leaving the army in 1947, he bought tools with his £50 gratuity; worked repairing watches, and took horology night classes. [citation needed] In 1960, he opened his first watch repair and cleaning shop in London.

7. History of watches - Wikipedia

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   Thomas Mudge, inventor of the lever escapement. The lever escapement, invented by Thomas Mudge in 1754 [18] and improved by Josiah Emery in 1785, gradually came into use from about 1800 onwards, chiefly in Britain; it was also adopted by Abraham-Louis Breguet, but Swiss watchmakers (who by now were the chief suppliers of watches to most of Europe) mostly adhered to the cylinder until the 1860s.