An antique pocket watch stopped ticking precisely at 8:15. The owner was found dead at noon. The coroner stated the watch had been deliberately damaged by a tiny hammer blow to the internal gear. Who damaged the watch?
The owner
The watch stopped at 8:15, but the owner died at noon. A stopped watch cannot be manually damaged internally by a dead person at noon, meaning the owner damaged it earlier to fake a time of death or event.
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