Movie: The Watchmaker's Apprentice

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John Rhys-Davies
John Rhys-Davies

Narrator

Roger W. Smith
Roger W. Smith

Self

George Daniels
George Daniels

Self

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    The story of how Dr. George Daniels rose from Dickensian poverty to become the finest watchmaker of the modern era – and how Roger Smith embarked on an obsessive, seven-year quest to become his apprentice and equal.

  • Release Date

    2015-06-01

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    7.3

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