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watchmaker /ˈwɒtʃmeɪkə /nounA person who makes and repairs watches and clocks.At the same time there were harness makers, tailors, dressmakers, builders, blacksmiths, wheelwrights, watchmakers, saddlers, masons and carpenters....- Arthur also studied the commercial ties between clockmakers, watchmakers, and cabinet-makers, since tall-case clocks were a collaborative effort.
- Descended from a long line of watchmakers, he makes a living designing timepieces.
Derivatives watchmaking /ˈwɒtʃmeɪkɪŋ/ noun ...- It will surprise no one to learn that the man's civilian occupation is, naturally, watchmaking.
- Many worked in professions connected to the tailoring industry, including furs and leather, as well as jewellery and watchmaking.
- This will be taken care of; new models will be built which will fit in the pocket; the precision of watchmaking will be applied to them.
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