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George Daniels lives in London. He is a watchmaker. His work continues the【B1】_______ of the English watchmakers of the 18th and
George Daniels lives in London. He is a watchmaker. His work continues the【B1】_______ of the English watchmakers of the 18th and
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George Daniels lives in London. He is a watchmaker. His work continues the【B1】_______ of the English watchmakers of the 18th and 19th centuries. Today that【B2】_______ is almost dead. Daniels is the only man in the world who【B3】_______ his own watches, makes all the parts himself, and then puts them together. A Daniels watch is the product of his hands【B4】_______. One of his watches, which is now in an American museum, took 3,500 hours to【B5】_______. He usually makes one watch a year. Each one is written “Daniels, London”, and costs about $10,000. Of course, they are not【B6】_______ watches—they are very beautiful and will【B7】_______ at least three centuries. George Daniels has always been fascinated by clocks and watches. When he was five, he used to take his father’s clock to pieces, and put it back together again. At school he used to repair the teacher’s watches. When he was in the army, he repaired watches in his【B8】_______. After he had left the army, he became a professional watch-repair. Then from 1958 to 1968, he restored antique watches, and finally began making his own watches. He is now【B9】_______ famous and many people would like him to make watches for them. Most of them will be【B10】_______, he chooses his customers very carefully indeed. “It must be someone who understands the subject.” He says, “Not someone who will leave the watch in the drawer only to show it to dinner guests.”
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George Daniels lives in London. He is a watchmaker. His work continues the (1) tradition of the English watchmakers of the 18th and 19th centuries. Today that (2) practice is almost dead. Daniels is the only man in the world who (3) designs his own watches, makes all the parts himself, and then puts them together. A Daniels watch is the product of his hands (4) alone. One of his watches, which is now in an American museum, took 3,500 hours to (5) complete. He usually makes one watch a year. Each one is written “Daniels, London”, and costs about $10,000. Of course, they are not (6) ordinary watches—they are very beautiful and will (7) last at least three centuries. George Daniels has always been fascinated by clocks and watches. When he was five, he used to take his father’s clock to pieces, and put it back together again. At school he used to repair the teacher’s watches. When he was in the army, he repaired watches in his (8) spare time. After he had left the army, he became a professional watch-repair. Then from 1958 to 1968, he restored antique watches, and finally began making his own watches. He is now (9) internationally famous and many people would like him to make watches for them. Most of them will be (10) disappointed, he chooses his customers very carefully indeed. “It must be someone who understands the subject.” He says, “Not someone who will leave the watch in the drawer only to show it to dinner guests.”
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