watchmaking
noun [ U ] uk/ˈwɒtʃ.meɪ.kɪŋ/ us/ˈwɑːtʃ.meɪ.kɪŋ/
制表，修表
the job, business, or skill of making and repairing watches
Switzerland is often called the home of watchmaking. 瑞士通常被称为钟表之乡。
As a young man, he took a course in watchmaking. 年轻时，他参加了一个制表课程。
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- Sapphire is a relatively common material in high-end watchmaking.
- Once the home of light industries such as brewing and watchmaking, many of the old commercial buildings have recently been converted into apartments.
- In 1905 Hans Wilsdorf, a 24-year-old Bavarian who learned watchmaking in Switzerland, set up a business in Hatton Garden to distribute watches.
- "No one even thinks of watchmaking as a possible profession these days," he said.