horologist
noun
ho·rol·o·gist
hə-ˈrä-lə-jist 
1
: a person skilled in the practice or theory of horology
2
: a maker of clocks or watches
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Gruen’s three shots — believed to have been taken at The Hit Factory studio — are the only known photos of Lennon wearing the timepiece, which earned an almost mythic reputation among music historians and horologists after his death.
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Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 12 Oct. 2024
On Monday, Quartz’s Madeline Fitzgerald will share a preview of the top pieces expected to be on sale, and tips for amateur horologists.
—Peter Green, Quartz, 29 Sep. 2024
On their face, political junkies and horologists don’t have much in common.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 8 May 2024
Daniels, widely considered the most accomplished and influential horologist of the past 250 years, took Smith under his wing as an apprentice.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 7 Oct. 2023
At age 22, the horologist presented George Daniels, a renowned English watchmaker, with his first handmade pocket watch in hopes of securing an apprenticeship.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 11 Apr. 2023
Highlights of the collection included 55 clocks crafted by famed horologist Abraham-Louis Breguet, among them a calendar- and thermometer-equipped watch made for Napoleon Bonaparte’s sister.
—Fern Reiss, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Apr. 2023
The team includes me (a mathematician and filmmaker); Adam Wojcik (a materials scientist); Lindsay MacDonald (an imaging scientist); Myrto Georgakopoulou (an archaeometallurgist); and two graduate students, David Higgon (a horologist) and Aris Dacanalis (a physicist).
—Tony Freeth, Scientific American, 15 Dec. 2021
In 1909, a horologist and sailing enthusiast named William Gibbs died at the Edgewood Yacht Club in Cranston, Rhode Island, after falling from the mast of his boat.
—Jess Bergman, The New Republic, 20 Feb. 2023
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Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 12 Oct. 2024
On Monday, Quartz’s Madeline Fitzgerald will share a preview of the top pieces expected to be on sale, and tips for amateur horologists.
—Peter Green, Quartz, 29 Sep. 2024
On their face, political junkies and horologists don’t have much in common.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 8 May 2024
Daniels, widely considered the most accomplished and influential horologist of the past 250 years, took Smith under his wing as an apprentice.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 7 Oct. 2023
At age 22, the horologist presented George Daniels, a renowned English watchmaker, with his first handmade pocket watch in hopes of securing an apprenticeship.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 11 Apr. 2023
Highlights of the collection included 55 clocks crafted by famed horologist Abraham-Louis Breguet, among them a calendar- and thermometer-equipped watch made for Napoleon Bonaparte’s sister.
—Fern Reiss, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Apr. 2023
The team includes me (a mathematician and filmmaker); Adam Wojcik (a materials scientist); Lindsay MacDonald (an imaging scientist); Myrto Georgakopoulou (an archaeometallurgist); and two graduate students, David Higgon (a horologist) and Aris Dacanalis (a physicist).
—Tony Freeth, Scientific American, 15 Dec. 2021
In 1909, a horologist and sailing enthusiast named William Gibbs died at the Edgewood Yacht Club in Cranston, Rhode Island, after falling from the mast of his boat.
—Jess Bergman, The New Republic, 20 Feb. 2023
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“Horologist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/horologist. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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