watchmaker
கடிகாரத்
definition
noun
At the same time there were harness makers, tailors, dressmakers, builders, blacksmiths, wheelwrights, watchmakers , saddlers, masons and carpenters.
a person who makes and repairs watches and clocks.
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For a watch to be unique, the 'watchmaker' should design and manufacture most of the different parts rather than simply source components from another supplier.
He was born in London, the son of a 'watchmaker' , and studied at Southend School of Art and then (after an interval as a commercial designer) at the Royal College of Art, 1924-7.
He apprenticed with his father, a 'watchmaker' , before moving to Switzerland, to work as a journeyman in Basel, and then to Neuchatel to study watchmaking.
If you doubt the power of the aesthetics of clockwork, look at the prices in a smart 'watchmaker' 's shop.
It will surprise no one to learn that the man's civilian occupation is, naturally, 'watchmaking' .
There were 47 pawnbrokers in the Borough, 38 of whom dealt in gold and silver plate, and 55 persons carried on business as 'watchmakers' .
This will be taken care of; new models will be built which will fit in the pocket; the precision of 'watchmaking' will be applied to them.
Descended from a long line of 'watchmakers' , he makes a living designing timepieces.
This contact of his had passed on to him a list of slightly disreputable jewelers and 'watchmakers' in the area, on which I was rather impressed and a bit taken aback to find my appearance.
In particular, he supported a group of 'watchmakers' , cajoling his contacts into buying their products.
One house is as it was in the 1840s, when owned by Jewish 'watchmakers' ; another as in the 1870s, and another now appears as it did in the 1930s.
Many worked in professions connected to the tailoring industry, including furs and leather, as well as jewellery and 'watchmaking' .
This exhibition attracts thousands of jewellers, wholesalers, and 'watchmakers' .
One traditional type of labor for which the Swiss are famous is 'watchmaking' .
We didn't really need all those technical terms used in clock and 'watchmaking' .
At the same time there were harness makers, tailors, dressmakers, builders, blacksmiths, wheelwrights, 'watchmakers' , saddlers, masons and carpenters.
Known as ‘pair-case’ watches, they were usually made of silver, gold being reserved for fine watches by renowned 'watchmakers' .
However, to compete with the big boys in Asia like Japan and Hongkong, retailers feel Singapore has to develop highly-trained 'watchmakers' who can support an after-sales service industry.
By the last quarter of the nineteenth century Viennese 'watchmakers' were replicating earlier watch forms as well as continuing the revival of Renaissance enameling techniques.
Arthur also studied the commercial ties between clockmakers, 'watchmakers' , and cabinet-makers, since tall-case clocks were a collaborative effort.
Again, not many 'watchmakers' bother today, so they seem to end up on his bench but he admits it would take a hard man to turn a customer away who wanted a family heirloom repaired, especially clocks such as these.
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