watchmaker

American  

[woch-mey-ker] / ˈwɒtʃˌmeɪ kər /

noun

1. a person whose occupation it is to make and repair watches.

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watchmaker British  

/ ˈwɒtʃˌmeɪkə /

noun

1. a person who makes or mends watches

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Other Word Forms

• watchmaking noun

Etymology

Origin of watchmaker

First recorded in 1620–30; watch + maker

Example Sentences

So Ackman installed his nephew, whom he’d previously stationed at a British watchmaker he controls, to investigate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Designed by luxury watchmaker Jacob & Co, the bejewelled timepiece has sculpted figures of a lion and a Bengal tiger placed around Anant's statue seated on a chair.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026

In 1922, Jewan Singh & Sons was appointed watchmaker to the governor of the Punjab, His Excellency Sir Edward Maclagan, knight commander of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of India.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 25, 2025

According to sharp-eyed Weibo users, American skincare brand La Mer, French luxury brand Louis Vuitton and Swiss watchmaker Piaget have all scrubbed Jun from their social media accounts.

From BBC • Sep. 22, 2025

When he had finished all the engraving on hand he would dawdle around the front of the store with the watchmaker and the salesgirl or wander out to some soda fountain to drink a Coca-Cola.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers