clockmaking
Building mechanical timekeepers
Clockmaking is the craft of designing, building, and repairing clocks and other timekeeping devices.
The trade requires precision work with gears, springs, escapements, and other mechanical components.
A clockmaker may specialize in antique restoration or modern horology.
He apprenticed in clockmaking for seven years before opening his own shop.
Tick-controlling clock component
- movementChange in position
- pendulumSuspended swinging weight
- complicationFactor that adds difficulty
- regulatorDevice maintaining steady output
caliber · jewels · mainspring · hairspring · dial · hands · crown · bezel
Toothed rotating machine parts
- cogwheelToothed rotating machine part
- pinionToothed wheel, small
- wheelworkInterconnected rotating components
- ratchetToothed one-way mechanism
spring · barrel · arbor · pivot · train · assembly · lubrication · jeweling
Skilled manual tradesperson
- handcraftedMade manually, not machined
- workshopPlace for making or learning
- engravingCarving into hard surfaces
- enamelingFusing glassy coating onto surfaces
skeletonization · finishing · polishing · chamfering · beveling · bluing · inlay · apprentice
Surface film from aging
- heirloomInherited family treasure
- vintageQuality from past eras
- restorationReturning something to condition
- collectibleObject worth amassing
grandfather · mantel · cuckoo · bracket · carriage · longcase · ormolu · chiming
Temporal ordering of events
- accuracyDegree of correctness
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
adjustment · rate · amplitude · beat · frequency · synchronization · compensation · temperature
escapement
Tick-controlling clock component
- movementChange in position
- pendulumSuspended swinging weight
- complicationFactor that adds difficulty
regulator · caliber · jewels · mainspring · hairspring · dial · hands · crown · bezel · caseback
gears
Toothed rotating machine parts
- cogwheelToothed rotating machine part
- pinionToothed wheel, small
- wheelworkInterconnected rotating components
ratchet · spring · barrel · arbor · pivot · train · assembly · lubrication · jeweling · clicking
artisan
Skilled manual tradesperson
- handcraftedMade manually, not machined
- workshopPlace for making or learning
- engravingCarving into hard surfaces
enameling · skeletonization · finishing · polishing · chamfering · beveling · bluing · inlay · apprentice · mastercraftsman
patina
Surface film from aging
- heirloomInherited family treasure
- vintageQuality from past eras
- restorationReturning something to condition
collectible · grandfather · mantel · cuckoo · bracket · carriage · longcase · ormolu · chiming · Victorian
chronology
Temporal ordering of events
- accuracyDegree of correctness
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
regulation · adjustment · rate · amplitude · beat · frequency · synchronization · compensation · temperature
- timekeepingwatch, watches, timer, calendar, hourglass
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