Clockmaker

A clockmaker is an <a href="/facts/Artisan/XNzAT1ua">artisan</a> who makes and/or repairs <a href="/facts/Clock/MYolzNkw">clocks</a>. Since almost all clocks are now <a href="/facts/Factory/GPIW0snN">factory</a>-made, most modern clockmakers only repair clocks. Modern clockmakers may be employed by <a href="/facts/Jewellers/DYt7cj0R">jewellers</a>, <a href="/facts/Antique_shop/KnSxUol0">antique shops</a>, and places devoted strictly to repairing clocks and watches. Clockmakers must be able to read <a href="/facts/Blueprints/wyJtXqKz">blueprints</a> and instructions for numerous types of clocks and time pieces that vary from antique clocks to modern time pieces in order to fix and make clocks or watches. The <a href="/facts/Trade_(occupation)/eoP1sKrY">trade</a> requires <a href="/facts/Fine_motor_coordination/rVJbx4mX">fine motor coordination</a> as clockmakers must frequently work on devices with small <a href="/facts/Gears/9KVHRfUR">gears</a> and fine <a href="/facts/Machinery/wTCxFRfs">machinery</a>.
Originally, clockmakers were <a href="/facts/Master_craftsman/pGqb15nJ">master craftsmen</a> who designed and built clocks by hand. Since modern clockmakers are required to repair <a href="/facts/Antique/NnTklacs">antique</a>, handmade or one-of-a-kind clocks for which parts are not available, they must have some of the <a href="/facts/Design/kR4GNeja">design</a> and <a href="/facts/Machining/Yrjfj6IV">fabrication</a> abilities of the original craftsmen. A qualified clockmaker can typically design and make a missing piece for a clock without access to the original component.
Clockmakers generally do not work on <a href="/facts/Watch/PuFUMNTl">watches</a>; the skills and tools required are different enough that watchmaking is a separate field, handled by another specialist, the <a href="/facts/Watchmaker/VvCQx4zk">watchmaker</a>.

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Clockmaker