A person whose skill is making, repairing, and adjusting watches and clocks. In real life today, most watchmakers spend far more time repairing than making — you take in a watch that has stopped, and they open the back, clean it, replace a tiny part, and set it running again.

A person whose skill is making, repairing, and adjusting watches and clocks指擅長製作、修理、調校錶和鐘的人 In real life today在今天的現實生活裡 most watchmakers spend far more time repairing than making大部分鐘錶師花在修理上的時間遠多於製作 you take in a watch that has stopped你拿一支停了的錶去給他 and they open the back他打開錶背 clean it清潔零件 replace a tiny part換掉一個小零件 and set it running again讓它重新走動

The making side survives mainly in Switzerland and Japan, and in a small way among independent craftspeople, so calling someone 'a Swiss watchmaker' carries a suggestion of great skill and patience. The word also names a company, not only a person: 'Seiko is a Japanese watchmaker.' That is very common in business news.

The making side survives mainly in Switzerland and Japan製作這一塊主要留存在瑞士和日本 and in a small way among independent craftspeople在少數獨立工匠之間也還存在 so calling someone 'a Swiss watchmaker' carries a suggestion of great skill and patience所以說一個人是「a Swiss watchmaker」，會帶有高超技藝和耐心的意味 The word also names a company, not only a person這個字也可以指一間公司，不只是指人 'Seiko is a Japanese watchmaker.'「Seiko is a Japanese watchmaker.」（精工是一家日本製錶公司） That is very common in business news這在商業新聞裡很常見

One more thing worth knowing: because a watch is a small machine where every part must fit exactly, English uses 'watchmaker' as a picture of extreme precision — 'watchmaker's hands', 'done with watchmaker precision'. If you meet the old phrase 'the watchmaker argument', it is a famous idea in philosophy: if you find a watch on the ground, you assume someone made it.

One more thing worth knowing還有一件事值得知道 because a watch is a small machine where every part must fit exactly因為錶是一台每個零件都必須精準吻合的小機器 English uses 'watchmaker' as a picture of extreme precision英文會用「watchmaker」來比喻極度的精準 'watchmaker's hands'「watchmaker's hands」（鐘錶匠般的雙手） 'done with watchmaker precision'「done with watchmaker precision」（做得像鐘錶匠一樣精準） If you meet the old phrase 'the watchmaker argument'如果你遇到「the watchmaker argument」這個老說法 it is a famous idea in philosophy那是哲學裡一個有名的論證 if you find a watch on the ground如果你在地上撿到一支錶 you assume someone made it你會假設是有人做出來的