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watchmaking

American  
[wahch-mayk-ing] / ˈwɑtʃˌmeɪk ɪŋ /

noun

  1. the craft or skilled trade of building and repairing watches.


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Chanel, Hermès and Louis Vuitton are all trying to change that by investing in supply chains for mechanical movements and hiring watchmaking talent.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026

Bernard Arnault’s youngest son, Jean Arnault, heads up Louis Vuitton’s Geneva-based watchmaking unit La Fabrique du Temps, as well as LVMH’s overall watch division.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026

Better known for its colourful watches from the 1980s, AP Swatch has described the Royal Pop collection as "a disruptive collaboration between two icons of Swiss watchmaking".

From BBC ● May 18, 2026

Better known for their colourful watches from the 1980s, AP Swatch have described the items as "a disruptive collaboration between two icons of Swiss watchmaking".

From BBC ● May 16, 2026

He combined practical and theoretical knowledge, as Hooke had in watchmaking.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

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