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- noun The
shop orworkshop of awatchmaker
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Examples
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His films conjure worlds which run like creaky Heath Robinson contraptions; from the orgasmic plumbing of Delicatessen (later cutely echoed in Amelie), to the Gilliamesque fantasy of City of Lost Children, and the watchmaker's plot mechanics of A Very Long Engagement.
The Princess and the Frog; Alice in Wonderland; Mimacs; Extraordinary Measures; The Last Station 2010
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Swatch shares gained 4.2% after the Swiss watchmaker's first-half net profit surged 55% to 465 million Swiss francs ($445.9 million).
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For the extra outlay, you get more in the way of "complications," the watchmaker's term for any function beyond displaying the seconds, minutes and hours.
So Many Watches, So Little Time Ken Kessler 2010
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There were a watchmaker's shop, a cotton jenny, and hotels, including one where President John Adams had dined on his journey to and from Boston and Philadelphia.
'David Ruggles' 2010
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To dabble at the high-end of the watchmaker's art, expect to part with at least €5,000.
So Many Watches, So Little Time Ken Kessler 2010
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For the extra outlay, you get more in the way of "complications," the watchmaker's term for any function beyond displaying the seconds, minutes and hours.
So Many Watches, So Little Time Ken Kessler 2010
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To dabble at the high-end of the watchmaker's art, expect to part with at least €5,000.
So Many Watches, So Little Time Ken Kessler 2010
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For the extra outlay, you get more in the way of "complications," the watchmaker's term for any function beyond displaying the seconds, minutes and hours.
So Many Watches, So Little Time Ken Kessler 2010
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To dabble at the high-end of the watchmaker's art, expect to part with at least €5,000.
So Many Watches, So Little Time Ken Kessler 2010
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There were a watchmaker's shop, a cotton jenny, and hotels, including one where President John Adams had dined on his journey to and from Boston and Philadelphia.
'David Ruggles' 2010
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