watchmaker
noun[C]
uk/ˈwɒtʃ.meɪ.kər/us/ˈwɑːtʃ.meɪ.kɚ/apersonorcompanythat makes orrepairswatches:
制表匠，修表匠；制表商，修表商As herfatherandgrandfatherhad done, she toobecamea watchmaker - the first woman in Haarlem toachievethatdegreeofskill.和她父亲和祖父一样，她也成了一名制表匠，是哈勒姆地区第一位达到这种技术水平的女性。
Patek Philippe is one of theBigThreehistoricalwatchmakers, with acelebritycustomerlist.百达翡丽是有悠久历史的三大制表商之一，有许多名人客户。
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clockmaker
horologist
- TheItalianwatchmaker hasproducedcustom-made, limited-editiontimepieceswith the Fiatlogoemblazonedon thedialsince at least 2006.
- Heservedasapprenticeto the watchmaker George Graham beforeopeninghis ownshopa fewdoorsaway in FleetStreetin 1750.
- There's a newwaveofindependentwatchmakersshakingup thetimepieceworld.
- The world'spremierwatchmakers in Switzerland and Japan werelockedin aracetobuildthe world's mostaccuratewristwatch.
Watches & clocks
- 24-hour clock
- against the clockidiom
- alarm
- alarm clock
- at/on the stroke ofsomethingidiom
- atomic clock
- clock
- horologist
- horology
- hour hand
- hourglass
- jewel
- military time
- movement
- stroke
- ticking
- timekeeper
- timepiece
- turn the clocks backphrase
- twenty-four-hour clock