watchmaker

noun

watch·​mak·​er ˈwäch-ˌmā-kər How to pronounce watchmaker (audio)
ˈwȯch-
: one that makes or repairs watches or clocks
watchmaking noun

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Mostly, though, watchmakers shed sales as worries over inflation and lingering economic uncertainty, amplified by the yo-yoing tariffs, chilled the primary market, dimming prospects for growth. Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 7 Jan. 2026 The move marks the return of the watchmaker to the automotive space. Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 2 Jan. 2026 Prices, which can often top five figures and be on par with that of the watchmaker itself, don’t seem to be slowing the momentum. Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 19 Dec. 2025 Working independently from his Vallée de Joux workshop since 2017, the Swiss watchmaker treats watchmaking less as an exercise in complication and more as a problem of physics, constraint management, and long-term mechanical coherence. Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 18 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for watchmaker

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First Known Use

1630, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of watchmaker was in 1630

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“Watchmaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/watchmaker. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.

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watchmaker

noun
watch·​mak·​er ˈwäch-ˌmā-kər How to pronounce watchmaker (audio)
ˈwȯch-
: one that makes or repairs watches or clocks
watchmaking noun

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