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horologist

[haw-rol-uh-jist, hoh-] / hɔˈrɒl ə dʒɪst, hoʊ- /


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Hoping to speak with him, I reached one of Asprey’s sons, who instead suggested a conversation with Andrew Crisford, an antiquarian horologist and founder of rare timepieces dealer Bobinet.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 9, 2021

The watch auction on Wednesday will include three watches designed by the famed Parisian horologist Abraham-Louis Breguet, whose timepieces adorned European royalty in the 17th and 18th centuries, including Marie Antoinette.

From Washington Times Oct. 26, 2020

As a dedicated horologist, Mitchell was bound to write a novel about music, that art form most integrated with time.

From Washington Post Jul. 14, 2020

The celebrated puppet maker Theodora Skipitares returns with a new show about an 18th-century free black man who distinguished himself as an astronomer, a horologist and a creator of almanacs.

From New York Times Jan. 16, 2020

The word horologist had been painted on the door of Father’s shop.

From "The Invention of Hugo Cabret" by Brian Selznick




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