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Artisan who makes and repairs watches
A watchmaker is an artisan who makes and repairs watches. Since many watches are now factory-made, some modern watchmakers only repair watches. However
Watchmaker
Argument for the existence of God
The watchmaker analogy or watchmaker argument is a teleological argument, an argument for the existence of God. In broad terms, the watchmaker analogy
Watchmaker_analogy
English horologist (1926–2011)
he started work at Magill's Jewellers in Edgeware as a professional watchmaker repairing watches, he also took horology night classes.[citation needed]
George_Daniels_(watchmaker)
This chronological list of famous watchmakers is a list of those who influenced the development of horology or gained status by their creations. The list
List_of_watchmakers
2019 Czech film
Watchmaker's Apprentice (Czech: Hodinářův učeň) is a 2019 Czech fairytale film directed by Jitka Rudolfová and starring Michael Balcar and Viktor Preiss
The_Watchmaker's_Apprentice
Swiss luxury watchmaker
canton of Neuchâtel and is one of the oldest continuously operating watchmakers. Favre-Jacot invented the concept of "in house movements",[attribution
Zenith_(watchmaker)
Book by Richard Dawkins
The Blind Watchmaker: Why the Evidence of Evolution Reveals a Universe without Design is a 1986 book by Richard Dawkins, in which he presents an explanation
The_Blind_Watchmaker
Swiss luxury watch brand
Rado is a luxury Swiss watch brand owned by the Swatch Group. It was founded in 1917 under the name Schlup & Co. by brothers Fritz, Ernst and Werner Schlup
Rado_(watchmaker)
British watch company
released its first in-house movement, the Calibre SH21, developed by watchmaker Johannes Jahnke. The SH21 featured a five-day power reserve and COSC chronometer
Christopher_Ward_(watchmaker)
2001 video game
The Watchmaker is a Windows adventure video game developed by Trecision and published by Got Game Entertainment in Europe in 2001 and in North America
The_Watchmaker_(video_game)
Swiss luxury watchmaker
Vallée de Joux in Switzerland. Both Audemars and Piguet were previously watchmakers. Audemars created complex watch movements for other watch manufacturers
Audemars_Piguet
American guitarist (born 1963)
Daniel Alan Spitz (born January 28, 1963) is an American musician and watchmaker best known for his work as the lead guitarist of the thrash metal band
Dan_Spitz
1955 novel by Georges Simenon
The Watchmaker of Everton (French: L'horloger d'Everton) is a novel by the Belgian writer Georges Simenon. The original French version appeared in 1954
The_Watchmaker_of_Everton
2011 film
The Watchmaker (Georgian: Mesaate) is a 2011 Georgian crime film directed by Giorgi Maskharashvili. Levan Berikashvili Dato Gotsiridze (as Datuna Gotsiridze)
The_Watchmaker
Swiss watchmaker
again. Corum was acquired by Haso Mehmedovic—who joined the brand as a watchmaker in 2011 and later became its International Sales Director—together with
Corum_(watchmakers)
British watch and clockmaking company
passion for horology from his cousin, Richard Rippon, himself a master watchmaker. Dent established his own company in 1814, and developed a reputation
Dent_(watchmaker)
English watchmaker and inventor
John Arnold (1736 – 11 August 1799) was an English watchmaker and inventor. Arnold was the first to design a watch that was both practical and accurate
John_Arnold_(watchmaker)
Swiss watchmaker
quartz-regulated watches were competing against more established European watchmakers focused on artisanal craftsmanship producing mostly mechanical watches
Swatch
English watchmaker (1938–2009)
was an English horologist and watchmaker. Regarded by many within the field as a highly accomplished 20th-century watchmaker, Pratt was particularly noted
Derek_Pratt_(watchmaker)
German luxury watch brand
In Paris, he spent four years working as workshop manager of Austrian watchmaker Joseph Thaddäus Winnerl (inventor of the split-seconds chronograph). The
A._Lange_&_Söhne
British author
1988) is a British author. She is best known for her debut novel, The Watchmaker of Filigree Street, which won a Betty Trask Award. Pulley has also been
Natasha_Pulley
British evolutionary biologist and author (born 1941)
gene-centred view of evolution and coined the word meme. In The Blind Watchmaker (1986), he explains how the cumulative, non-random process of natural
Richard_Dawkins
English watchmaker
is an English watchmaker, historian, author, engineer, and gemmologist. She works with her husband, Craig, who is a master watchmaker. She won the Heritage
Rebecca_Struthers
Watchmaker
French: François Czapek; 4 April 1811 – disappeared 1871) was a master watchmaker and partner of Antoni Patek in Patek, Czapek & Cie. Czapek was born on
Franciszek_Czapek
Dutch resistance hero and writer
Johanna "Corrie" ten Boom (15 April 1892 – 15 April 1983) was a Dutch watchmaker and later a Christian writer and public speaker, who worked with her father
Corrie_ten_Boom
Swiss watchmaker
38" to commemorate Meyer's 38th birthday. In 1905, Meyer joined fellow watchmaker Johann Stuedeli to form the partnership Meyer and Stuedeli (MST). . The
Roamer_of_Switzerland
2015 American film
attack by the Watchmaker. Kate is forced to sneak back into the embassy to create false passports for herself to follow the Watchmaker to New York, with
Survivor_(film)
Watch brand
manufacturer. The original H. Moser & Cie. was founded by the independent Swiss watchmaker Heinrich Moser in St. Petersburg, Russia in 1828. Notable early clients
H._Moser_&_Cie.
Addition to the mechanics of a watch escapement
Conceived by the British watchmaker and inventor John Arnold, it was developed by his friend the Swiss-French watchmaker Abraham-Louis Breguet and patented
Tourbillon
Danish watchmaker
Urban Jürgensen (5 August 1776 – 14 May 1830) was a Danish watchmaker. The company bearing his name was originally founded by Urban's father in 1773. Urban
Urban_Jürgensen
1987 film
The Blind Watchmaker is a documentary where Richard Dawkins challenges William Paley's theories on creationism and takes on Paley's descendants. It was
The_Blind_Watchmaker_(film)
Swiss inventor and watchmaker
Philippe Dufour, AHCI (born 1948) is a Swiss-born watchmaker from Le Sentier, Vallée de Joux. He is regarded as a master of modern watchmaking, and his
Philippe_Dufour
French watchmaker (1815–1894)
Eure-et-Loir – 5 January 1894) was a French horologist and cofounder of watchmaker Patek Philippe & Co. of Geneva, Switzerland. In 1842, Adrien Philippe
Adrien_Philippe
German philosopher (1844–1900)
epistemology Responses to the problem of evil Teleological Natural law Watchmaker Testimony Historical events Historical personages Trademark Transcendental
Friedrich_Nietzsche
HYT is a watchmaking company based in Neuchâtel, Switzerland. It is the only watchmaking company to display time with fluids. HYT was launched in 2012
HYT_(watchmaker)
Swiss watch brand
brand named after the Czech-Polish watchmaker François Czapek. Franciszek Czapek was a Czech-born, Polish master watchmaker who arrived in Geneva, Switzerland
Czapek_&_Cie
Swiss watchmaker founded by Hans Wilsdorf
Montres Tudor SA, or simply Tudor, is a Swiss watchmaker based in Geneva, Switzerland. Registered in 1926 by Hans Wilsdorf, founder of Rolex, the brand
Tudor_Watches
Swiss luxury watch and clock manufacturer
Jaeger-LeCoultre (French pronunciation: [ʒeʒɛʁ ləkultʁ]), is a Swiss luxury watchmaker and clock manufacturer founded by Antoine LeCoultre in 1833 and is based
Jaeger-LeCoultre
Swiss watch company
Ronda AG is a Swiss manufacturer of quartz and mechanical watch movements. The company was founded in 1946 by William Mosset and the current headquarters
Ronda_(watchmaker)
Swiss watchmaker
or simply Longines (French pronunciation: [lɔ̃ʒin]), is a Swiss luxury watchmaker based in Saint-Imier, Switzerland. Founded by Auguste Agassiz in 1832
Longines
Swiss watch manufacturer
The Hamilton Watch Company is a Swiss manufacturer of wristwatches based in Bienne, Switzerland. Founded in 1892 as an American firm, the Hamilton Watch
Hamilton_Watch_Company
This is a list of watch manufacturers based in Germany. Note that manufacturers that are named after the founder are sorted by surname Entries with an
List of German watch manufacturers
List_of_German_watch_manufacturers
Luxury watch manufacturer
Times of Daniel Roth, Master Watchmaker of the Vallée de Joux". Retrieved February 25, 2018. "Exclusive: Swiss Watchmaker Daniel Roth Poised for Relaunch"
Daniel_Roth_(watchmakers)
Swiss luxury watchmaker and jeweler
Piaget SA (French pronunciation: [pja.ʒɛ]) is a Swiss luxury watchmaker and jeweller. Founded in 1874 by Georges Piaget in the village of La Côte-aux-Fées
Piaget_SA
Finnish watchmaker
is a Finnish watchmaker residing in Môtiers, Switzerland. Voutilainen is generally considered to be one of the greatest living watchmakers. Altogether
Kari_Voutilainen
Swiss luxury watches manufacturer
precise, automatic tool watches. In 1926, Fortis collaborated with British watchmaker John Harwood to produce the first serially manufactured automatic wristwatch
Fortis_Watches
French businessman, jeweler and watchmaker
December 2, 1819 – May 15, 1904) was a French businessman, jeweler and watchmaker. He founded the world renowned jewelry house Cartier in 1847. He was the
Louis-François_Cartier
John Bennett (15 October 1814 – 3 July 1897) FRAS was a clockmaker and watchmaker. He was described by one biographer as a "flamboyant personality who seems
John_Bennett_(watchmaker)
Swiss luxury watchmaking company
Hublot (French pronunciation: [yblo]) is a Swiss luxury watchmaker founded in 1980 by Italian Carlo Crocco. The company operates as a wholly owned subsidiary
Hublot
Swiss luxury watchmaker
simply Patria (French pronunciation: [pætˌriːˈʌ]), is a Swiss luxury watchmaker based in Bienne, Switzerland, founded in 1892 by Louis Brandt et Frère
Patria_(watchmaker)
Argument for the existence of God
prominent presentation of the design argument with his version of the watchmaker analogy and the first use of the phrase "argument from design". From its
Teleological_argument
Swiss manufacturer of mechanical watches
workers. By 1914, Oris had produced over a million watches. To entice more watchmakers, it built houses and apartments for its staff, and it expanded so that
Oris
Italian watchmaker
Italian watchmaker
Giorgio_Galli_(watchmaker)
Swiss watchmaker
Elie and Pierre Bernheim, grandsons of the Swiss watchmaker Raymond Weil. As of 2020, the watchmaker was no longer in business after being declared bankrupt
88_Rue_du_Rhone
Swiss watchmaker
Jean Perret Montres SA is a Swiss brand of watchmakers founded in Switzerland in 1893. The company was founded by the Geneva-born Designer, Jean Perret
Jean_Perret
Swiss luxury watchmaker founded in 1735
that Jehan-Jacques Blancpain and the following two generations were watchmakers. In 1815, Frédéric-Louis Blancpain, the great-grandson of Jehan-Jacques
Blancpain
Swiss luxury watchmaker
Breitling SA (German pronunciation: [ˈbraɪtlɪŋ]) is a Swiss luxury watchmaker founded in 1884 in Saint-Imier, Switzerland, by Léon Breitling. Breitling's
Breitling_SA
German watchmaker
German watchmaker
Laco_Uhrenmanufaktur
Doubt about God's existence
epistemology Responses to the problem of evil Teleological Natural law Watchmaker Testimony Historical events Historical personages Trademark Transcendental
Agnosticism
Swiss luxury watchmaker
Weil Genève SA (French pronunciation: [ʁemɔ̃ vɛːj]) is a Swiss luxury watchmaker founded in 1976 in Geneva by Raymond Weil and Simone Bédat. Simone Bedat
Raymond_Weil
Swiss watchmaker
Omega SA is a Swiss luxury watchmaker based in Biel/Bienne, Switzerland. Founded by Louis Brandt in La Chaux-de-Fonds in 1848, the company formerly operated as
Omega_SA
Swiss watch designer and artist
Gérald Charles Genta (1 May 1931 – 17 August 2011) was a Swiss watchmaker and artist. He is known for his eponymous line of timepieces Gerald Genta, and
Gérald_Genta
British watchmaker
John Harwood (1893–1964) was a British watchmaker who invented the first self-winding wristwatch. Harwood was born in Bolton, Lancashire. During World
John_Harwood_(watchmaker)
Swiss watchmaker
Suisse pour l'Industrie Horlogère (SSIH) is a former group of Swiss watchmakers comprising the brands Omega, Tissot and Lemania. SSIH was created on
Société Suisse pour l'Industrie Horlogère
Société_Suisse_pour_l'Industrie_Horlogère
Swiss luxury watchmaker
& Mercier (French pronunciation: [bɔm ˈe mer-sjej]) is a Swiss luxury watchmaker with origins dating back to 1830. It was a subsidiary of the Swiss luxury
Baume_et_Mercier
2026 video game
include a custom third-generation Cayenne Turbo GT. Capcom worked with the watchmaker Hamilton to create custom timepieces worn by Leon and Grace inspired by
Resident_Evil_Requiem
Polish watchmaker (1812–1877)
March 1877) was a Polish pioneer in watchmaking and the creator of Swiss watchmaker company Patek Philippe & Co., as well as a Polish independence fighter
Antoni_Patek
German philosopher and socialist (1818–1883)
epistemology Responses to the problem of evil Teleological Natural law Watchmaker Testimony Historical events Historical personages Trademark Transcendental
Karl_Marx
Swiss watch company
Vallée de Joux in Switzerland. Vacheron Constantin is a highly regarded watchmaker and part of the Holy Trinity (alongside Patek Philippe and Audemars Piguet)
Vacheron_Constantin
Swiss luxury watch and clock manufacturer
Patek Philippe SA (French: [paˈtɛk fiˈlip]) is a Swiss luxury watchmaker and clock manufacturer, located in the Canton of Geneva and the Vallée de Joux
Patek_Philippe
Swiss watchmaker
Switzerland, now with its headquarters in Geneva and Fribourg. An independent watchmaker, Mathey-Tissot is not associated with Tissot, another Swiss watchmaking
Mathey-Tissot
List of watch manufacturers List of German watch manufacturers List of watchmakers Brunner, Gisbert L.; Pfeiffer-Belli, Christian; Downing, Alan; Hunter
List of Swiss watch manufacturers
List_of_Swiss_watch_manufacturers
German-Swiss scientist (1740–1821)
[ˈjoːhan ˈjaːkɔp ˈʃvɛpə]; 16 March 1740 – 18 November 1821) was a German watchmaker and amateur scientist who developed the first practical process to manufacture
Johann_Jacob_Schweppe
German wristwatch manufacturer
the company to Lothar Schmidt. Following the sale, he acquired Swiss watchmaker Guinand in 1996. In 1998, he set up a new company in Frankfurt am Main
Sinn_(watchmaker)
French watchmaker
Nicolas Mathieu Rieussec (20 July 1781 – 18 June 1866) was a French watchmaker. The Rieussec family's birthplace was the town of Lespinassière. Nicolas
Nicolas_Mathieu_Rieussec
Not-for-profit trade association
The American Watchmakers-Clockmakers Institute (AWCI) is a not-for-profit trade association based in the United States that is dedicated to the advancement
American Watchmakers-Clockmakers Institute
American_Watchmakers-Clockmakers_Institute
Swiss watch company
teams of master watchmakers collaborating to develop a watch. The company launched their first model, Chapter One by master watchmakers Christophe Claret
Maitres_du_Temps
Skilled craft worker who makes or creates things by hand
and tools and mechanisms such as the handmade clockwork movement of a watchmaker. Artisans practice a craft and may through experience and aptitude reach
Artisan
British watchmaker
Bremont Watch Company Limited is a luxury aviation-themed British watchmaker based in England. Annual production is approximately 10,000 pieces for an
Bremont
Watch company in California, US
Watches Inc. (pronounced "movement") (or simply MVMT) is an American watchmaker that sells quartz watches, as well as sunglasses and other accessories
MVMT_Watches
Swiss watch company
Switzerland, founded by Swiss watchmaker and artist Gérald Charles Genta. Gérald Charles Genta (1931–2011), a Swiss watchmaker and artist, founded his eponymous
Gerald_Charles
Swiss watchmaker and businessman
Léon Breitling (27 January 1860 – 11 August 1914) was a Swiss watchmaker and a businessman, who founded the watch manufacturing company Breitling SA in
Léon_Breitling
German racing driver (born 1969)
Schumacher was an advertising partner for watchmaker Omega SA. When he won his third title in 2000, which was the first with Ferrari, the Speedmaster Racing
Michael_Schumacher
2013 studio album by Steven Wilson
instigates the fury." The fifth track on the album explores "the story of the watchmaker, the guy who is meticulous about his craft, but he never has any kind
The Raven That Refused to Sing (And Other Stories)
The_Raven_That_Refused_to_Sing_(And_Other_Stories)
Swiss luxury watchmaker brand
(French pronunciation: [paʁmiʒani flœʁje]) is a Swiss brand of luxury watchmakers founded in 1996 in Fleurier by Michel Parmigiani. In 2006, Parmigiani
Parmigiani_Fleurier
Indian actor, filmmaker and theatre actor
mouth organ to authenticate the portrayal. Banerjee's 2018 short film Watchmaker earned critical acclaim at the KIFF. In 2020, he announced plans to adapt
Anindya_Pulak_Banerjee
Swiss luxury watchmaker
S.A., founded Heuer AG (/ˌtæɡ ˈhɔɪ.ər/ TAG HOY-ər) is a Swiss luxury watchmaker. Heuer was founded in 1860 by Edouard Heuer in St-Imier, Switzerland.
TAG_Heuer
French couple saints
because he did not succeed at learning Latin. Later he decided to become a watchmaker and studied his craft in Rennes and in Strasbourg. Azélie-Marie Guérin
Louis Martin and Marie-Azélie Guérin
Louis_Martin_and_Marie-Azélie_Guérin
Solar day: unit of time on Mars
in his 1964 novel Martian Time-Slip. For the Spirit mission, a small watchmaker's store created mechanical watches for the mission crew that kept Mars
Mars_sol
German founder of Rolex (1881–1960)
Hans Wilsdorf (22 March 1881 – 6 July 1960) was a German watchmaker, best known as the founder of Rolex and Tudor. Wilsdorf's philosophy for the companies
Hans_Wilsdorf
2004 studio album by Mana ERG
The Blind Watchmaker is an album by Mana ERG, released on 15 June 2004. It builds on Mana ERG's ideas of coalescing forms of techno, drum 'n' bass, experimental
The_Blind_Watchmaker_(album)
French master clockmaker and watchmaker
was a French watchmaker. He contributed inventions which are still used in watchmaking today and was amongst the finest French watchmakers, who were contemporary
Jean-Antoine_Lépine
Swiss knife manufacturer and watchmaker
Victorinox (/vɪkˈtɒriˌnɒks/) is a knife manufacturer and watchmaker based in the town of Ibach, in the Canton of Schwyz, Switzerland. It is known for its
Victorinox
French magician (1805–1871)
pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ øʒɛn ʁɔbɛʁ udɛ̃]; 7 December 1805 – 13 June 1871) was a French watchmaker, magician and illusionist, widely recognized as the father of the modern
Jean-Eugène_Robert-Houdin
18th-century Austrian air rifle
rifle, one of the first repeating rifles, was designed by Ladin artisan watchmaker and gunsmith Bartolomeo Girardoni in Austria circa 1779. Girandoni made
Girardoni_air_rifle
Luxembourg-born Swiss businessman, executive and cheesemaker
executive, board member, and minority shareholder of Hublot, a Swiss luxury watchmaker. Biver has been successful at Hublot, and was previously successful in
Jean-Claude_Biver
French watchmaker and scapegoat for the Fire of London
Robert Hubert (c. 1640 – 27 October 1666) was a watchmaker from Rouen, France, who was executed following his false confession of starting the Great Fire
Robert_Hubert
American designer (born 1965)
Jacob Arabo (born Yakov Arabov; June 3, 1965) is an American jeweler and watchmaker who founded Jacob & Company in 1986 and grew it to become an international
Jacob_Arabo
American luxury watchmaker
watchmaking town of La Chaux-de-Fonds in 1881. The Ditesheim family, a Jewish watchmaker family, owned several companies in the area. In 1892 Leopold, Achille
Movado
Scottish watchmaker and inventor (1733–1814)
referred to as Alexander Cummings; 1733 – 8 March 1814) was a Scottish watchmaker and instrument inventor, who was the first to patent a design of the flush
Alexander_Cumming
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Boy/Male
Australian, Hebrew
Life; Diminutive of Hyman; Secret
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Soft; Pleasant; Melodious Voice
Girl/Female
Australian, Celtic, Christian, Czech, Czechoslovakian, Danish, French, German, Irish
A Persian Royal Name; Gift; Feminine of Darius
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Helper
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained. It is known that the Chickering(e)s or Chickring(e)s who were in Dedham, MA, by c.1670 were originally from Wrentham, Suffolk. However, only four Chickerings (all in Staffordshire) and one Chickring (from Devon) were recorded in the 1881 British census and the surname since seems to have died out altogether in the British Isles.
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Assamese, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Sindhi, Traditional
River
Boy/Male
African
Born on a Sunday.
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Hindu, Indian, Tamil
Lord Murugan
Girl/Female
Indian
My giving
Girl/Female
Hindu
Lady, Nobel, Women, Self respected
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n.
One whose occupation is to make and repair watches.
n.
A pair of pinchers, or tongs; an instrument for grasping, holding firmly, or exerting traction upon, bodies which it would be inconvenient or impracticable to seize with the fingers, especially one for delicate operations, as those of watchmakers, surgeons, accoucheurs, dentists, etc.