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watchmaking

watchmaking

1 4.4
The craft of designing, making and fixing watches
  • noun
  • /ˈwɑːtʃˌmeɪkɪŋ/
translation icon : fabricación de relojes
  • The art of watchmaking requires precision and dedicated craftsmanship.

An example I think is better is Swiss watchmaking.

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Examples

  • In 1810, Caroline Murat, Queen of Naples and sister of Napoleon I, ordered a totally innovative piece from Abraham-Louis Breguet, since it was the first wristwatch in the history of watchmaking.

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  • Chris is a watchmaker and uses a leather pad to do a lot of his watchmaking work because it won't dent the pieces and it's soft on his tools.

  • In the last two decades, the display back has become the standard in watchmaking.

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  • Those who have a talent for watchmaking may not have a genius for mechanics.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • It is also the perfect setting for watchmaking, and the winter window views of the men and women who work at Jaeger-LeCoultre.

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  • His creations remind us what true watchmaking is all about.

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  • A hundred years ago, industries like watchmaking were focused on small customer niches with few wealthy customers accustomed to great service.

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  • Watchmaking allowed him to switch from the still surface of enamel to the substantive movements that hid underneath.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • He studied the intricacies of watchmaking at a renowned school in Switzerland.

  • Many enthusiasts are drawn to watchmaking because of its blend of engineering and creativity.

Synonyms

watchwork
vswatchmaking
  • Specialized
8.2

Skill of making and fixing watches and their parts

focuses on design and the wider industry rather than hands-on repair

Surface Forms

watchmaking singular
watchmakings plural

Morphology

watchmaking = watch + making (transparent) = watch + making

A clear compound of 'watch' + 'making' meaning the craft or process of making watches, directly derivable from its parts.

Etymology

Watchmaking comes from the word watch, which once meant 'to stay awake' or a 'guard' who kept watch, and making, which means 'making'. So watchmaking is the craft of making and repairing watches, small clocks.