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A modern watchmaker at his workstation; he wears a magnifying loupe to more easily see the small parts of a watch A watchmaker's lathe in use to prepare a decorative watch component cut from copper. A watchmaker is an artisan who makes and repairs watches. Since a majority of watches are now factory-made, most modern watchmakers only repair ...
This chronological list of famous watchmakers is a list of those who influenced the development of horology or gained status by their creations.
Vanguart (watches) 2021 Switzerland: Thierry Fisher, Jeremy Frelechox, Axel Leuenberger, Mehmet Korutürk La Chaux-de-Fonds: Private: Romain Gauthier: 2002 Romain Gauthier Le Sentier and Vallée de Joux: Romain Gauthier Ronda (watchmaker) 1944 [3] Lausen [3] William Mosset [3] Lausen: 1,400 Rotary Watches: 1895 La Chaux-de-Fonds: Moise Dreyfuss
This list is a duplicate of Category:Watch brands, which will likely be more up-to-date and complete. Manufacturers that are named after the founder are sorted by surname. Names in this list require an article about the watch brand or watchmaker
In watches sold for timekeeping, analog display remains very popular, as many people find it easier to read than digital display; but in timekeeping watches the emphasis is on clarity and accurate reading of the time under all conditions (clearly marked digits, easily visible hands, large watch faces, etc.).
Thomas Mudge, inventor of the lever escapement. The lever escapement, invented by Thomas Mudge in 1754 [18] and improved by Josiah Emery in 1785, gradually came into use from about 1800 onwards, chiefly in Britain; it was also adopted by Abraham-Louis Breguet, but Swiss watchmakers (who by now were the chief suppliers of watches to most of Europe) mostly adhered to the cylinder until the 1860s.
The Elgin National Watch Company, commonly known as Elgin Watch Company, was a major US watch maker from 1864 to 1968. The company sold watches under the names Elgin, Lord Elgin, and Lady Elgin. For nearly 100 years, the company's manufacturing complex in Elgin, Illinois, was the world's largest site dedicated to watchmaking. [1]
Companies designing and assembling watches with movements made by third parties should be in Category:Watch brands. Companies who have discontinued manufacturing watches should also be placed in Category:Defunct watchmaking companies. Individuals (dead or alive) engaged in making watches should be in Category:Watchmakers (people).