watchmaker
Crafts mechanical clocks
A watchmaker is a person who makes or repairs watches and clocks.
The craft requires precision work with tiny mechanical components—gears, springs, escapements.
The old watchmaker peered through his loupe at the movement.
Watchmaking as a trade has declined with the rise of digital and disposable timepieces, though luxury mechanical watches sustain the profession.
Timepiece specialist
- craftsmanSkilled manual worker
- artisanSkilled manual tradesperson
- jewelerGem and metal artisan
- engraverOne who incises designs
goldsmith · silversmith · repairer · restorer · apprentice · master · guild · workshop
Tick-controlling clock component
- mainspringClock's power coil
- movementChange in position
- caliberBore diameter or quality
- jewelsOrnamental precious stones
cogs · springs · crown · stem · dial · hands · complication · automatic
Pocket-sized detail viewer
- tweezersPincerlike gripping instrument
- screwdriverTool for turning fasteners
- oilerShip carrying petroleum
- caliperTool measuring thickness or diameter
micrometer · lathe · file · burnisher · eyeglass · bench · vice · demagnetizer
Degree of correctness
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
- adjustmentAlteration to improve fit
- timingArt of choosing moments
tolerance · fine-tuning · steadiness · patience · meticulousness · exactitude · delicacy · finesse
Custom passed through generations
- legacyWhat's passed down
- heirloomInherited family treasure
- familyRelated people together
- generationsPeople born around same time
ancestry · apprenticeship · guild · vintage · antique · restoration · preservation · history
horologist
Timepiece specialist
engraver · goldsmith · silversmith · repairer · restorer · apprentice · master · guild · workshop · workbench
escapement
Tick-controlling clock component
- mainspringClock's power coil
- movementChange in position
- caliberBore diameter or quality
jewels · cogs · springs · crown · stem · dial · hands · complication · automatic · quartz
loupe
Pocket-sized detail viewer
- tweezersPincerlike gripping instrument
- screwdriverTool for turning fasteners
- oilerShip carrying petroleum
caliper · micrometer · lathe · file · burnisher · eyeglass · bench · vice · demagnetizer
accuracy
Degree of correctness
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
- adjustmentAlteration to improve fit
timing · tolerance · fine-tuning · steadiness · patience · meticulousness · exactitude · delicacy · finesse · expertise
tradition
Custom passed through generations
generations · ancestry · apprenticeship · guild · vintage · antique · restoration · preservation · history · Swiss
- occupationsdoctor, teacher, baker, lawyer, nurse
- timekeepingclock, clocks, timer, calendar, hourglass
- creatorsartist, author, composer, designer, inventor
- shopsshop, boutique, store, bakery, bookstores
- craftspeoplepotter, weaver, blacksmith, artisan, potters
- artisan craftshandmade goods, fine jewelry, artisan crafts, handcrafted furniture, custom jewelry
watchmakervandal
Willful property destroyer
saboteur · wrecker · demolisher · Luddite
watchmakerlumberjack
Professional tree cutter
stevedore · roughneck · ditch digger · blacksmith · quarryman
watchmakerblind chance
random mutation · natural selection · chaos · accident · purposelessness