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watchwork

watchwork

8.2
Skill of making and fixing watches and their parts
  • noun
  • /ˈwɑːtʃwɜrk/
  • Specialized
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  • He studied watchwork in school and now works as a master watchmaker.

Examples

  • He has a passion for watchwork and spends hours repairing old timepieces.

  • Modern technology has changed the tools used in watchwork, but the skills remain essential.

  • He spent years perfecting his watchwork before opening his own workshop.

  • The museum displayed intricate examples of 19th-century watchwork from Switzerland.

  • He studied watchwork in school and now works as a master watchmaker.

  • The museum displayed intricate examples of 19th-century watchwork from Switzerland.

  • He spent years perfecting his watchwork before opening his own workshop.

Synonyms

watchmaking
vswatchwork
1 4.4

The craft of designing, making and fixing watches

focuses on hands-on work with internal mechanisms rather than design or industry

Surface Forms

watchwork singular
watchworks plural

Morphology

watchwork = watch + work (transparent) = watch + work

The compound denotes the craft or activity related to watches (the 'work' concerning watches), which learners can infer from the components.

Etymology

Watchwork comes from watch ('a small clock') and work ('a craft or job'), and it paints a picture of a watchmaker fitting tiny parts by hand. That's why watchwork now means the skill or craft of making, repairing, or adjusting watches.