Noun
One whose occupation is to make and repair watches.
Source: Webster's dictionaryHis father wanted him to be a lawyer, but Robert-Houdin wanted to follow into his father's footsteps as a watchmaker. Source: Internet
He was told that he was better suited as a watchmaker than a lawyer, but by then, Jean's father had already retired, so he became an apprentice to his cousin who had a watch-shop. Source: Internet
Instead, he describes evolutionary processes as analogous to a blind watchmaker in that reproduction, mutation, and selection are unguided by any designer. Source: Internet
A local watchmaker that once aspired to be America's version of Rolex has closed its doors. Source: Internet
And everyone expects space rocket efficiency with the skills of Swiss watchmaker from the young doctor. Source: Internet
Dr. Manhattan is in tune with the quantum mechanics of the universe; he experiences the past, present, and future all at once, no longer observing life one second at a time like his watchmaker father. Source: Internet