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

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

Jewan was worried enough about his son’s impulsive politics, however, to ship Vasdev to East Africa in 1914 with an uncle, Bishan Singh, also a watchmaker, who was headed that way.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 25, 2025

A breakthrough came earlier this month when a group of top Swiss corporate bosses, including the chief executives of watchmaker Rolex and luxury-goods firm Richemont, visited Trump at the Oval Office.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

The watch was a collaboration between Coppola and master watchmaker François-Paul Journe that began following a conversation the pair had during a visit he made to the filmmaker’s Inglenook winery in Napa Valley in 2012.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 2025

Then he took off his hat, and in the October twilight, I recognized the young German watchmaker whom Father had discharged four years ago.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom