Watchmaker
noun
A person who fixes or makes watches.
She brought her broken watch to the watchmaker to have it repaired.
Often appears as...
- professional watchmaker
- expert watchmaker
noun
A person who fixes or makes watches.
She brought her broken watch to the watchmaker to have it repaired.
Often appears as...
- professional watchmaker
- expert watchmaker
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Craftsperson
The term emphasizes the craftsmanship involved in watchmaking.
The watchmaker used tiny tools to meticulously assemble the watch.
Pro Tip 2/3Specialized Skill
Watchmaking is a specialized trade requiring training and knowledge.
After years of apprenticeship, he became a master watchmaker.
Pro Tip 3/3Not a Watch-seller
'Watchmaker' refers to creation and repair, not sales.
Despite the name, the watchmaker does not sell watches at her shop.
Pro Tip 1/3Craftsperson
The term emphasizes the craftsmanship involved in watchmaking.
The watchmaker used tiny tools to meticulously assemble the watch.
Pro Tip 2/3Specialized Skill
Watchmaking is a specialized trade requiring training and knowledge.
After years of apprenticeship, he became a master watchmaker.
Pro Tip 3/3Not a Watch-seller
'Watchmaker' refers to creation and repair, not sales.
Despite the name, the watchmaker does not sell watches at her shop.
Pro Tip 1/3Craftsperson
The term emphasizes the craftsmanship involved in watchmaking.
The watchmaker used tiny tools to meticulously assemble the watch.
Pro Tip 2/3Specialized Skill
Watchmaking is a specialized trade requiring training and knowledge.
After years of apprenticeship, he became a master watchmaker.
Pro Tip 3/3Not a Watch-seller
'Watchmaker' refers to creation and repair, not sales.
Despite the name, the watchmaker does not sell watches at her shop.
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Video examples
Richard Seymour: How...
And as he did so, his customer noticed that on the back side of the balance wheel was an engraving, were words. And he said to the guy, "Why have you put stuff on the back that no one will ever see?" And the watchmaker turned around and said,
Video examples
Richard Seymour: How...
And as he did so, his customer noticed that on the back side of the balance wheel was an engraving, were words. And he said to the guy, "Why have you put stuff on the back that no one will ever see?" And the watchmaker turned around and said,
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Quote examples
Karin Slaughter
American Writer
If I wasn't a writer, I would probably be a watchmaker. I like putting puzzles together, and that is what a watch is, figuring out how all the gears and everything else works together. I'm patient and good at focusing on a single task.
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Sonia Rykiel
French Designer
I came from an intellectual Parisian family. My father was a watchmaker; my mother was a housewife. We discussed politics, art, sculpture - never fashion.
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Voltaire
French Writer
The world embarrasses me, and I cannot dream that this watch exists and has no watchmaker.
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Karin Slaughter
American Writer
If I wasn't a writer, I would probably be a watchmaker. I like putting puzzles together, and that is what a watch is, figuring out how all the gears and everything else works together. I'm patient and good at focusing on a single task.
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Sonia Rykiel
French Designer
I came from an intellectual Parisian family. My father was a watchmaker; my mother was a housewife. We discussed politics, art, sculpture - never fashion.
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Voltaire
French Writer
The world embarrasses me, and I cannot dream that this watch exists and has no watchmaker.
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