Dent (clocks and watches) Dent (clocks and watches) Dent was a London manufacturer of luxury clocks and watches, founded by Edward John Dent. Dent began making watches in 1814, although it wasn’t until 1876 that the Dent triangular trade mark was registered. Perhaps the company’s biggest coup is winning the contract to make the clock for the new palace of Westminster – or Big Ben as it’s more commonly known. Edward John Dent (1790-1853) discovered his passion for horology from his cousin, Richard Rippon, himself a master watchmaker. Dent established his own company in 1814, and developed a reputation as a builder of accurate
Someone That I Used to Love Someone That I Used to Love "Someone That I Used to Love" is the title of a torch song written by Michael Masser and lyricist Gerry Goffin: first recorded in 1977 by Bette Midler, the song became a 1980 hit single via a recording by Natalie Cole. When the song was newly written its writers Michael Masser and Gerry Goffin personally pitched "Someone That I Used to Love" to Brooks Arthur at the Record Plant where Arthur was overseeing production of the 1977 Bette Midler album "Broken Blossom": Arthur, feeling the song would be a surefire hit single for Midler,