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thumb|upright=1.00|A modern watchmaker at his workstation. He wears a magnifying loupe to more easily see the small parts of a watch
thumb|upright=1.00|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 many watches are now factory-made, some modern watchmakers only repair watches. However, they were originally master craftsmen who built watches, including all their parts, by hand. Modern watchmakers, when required to repair older watches, for which replacement parts may not be available, must have
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