Clocksmith

Lory had not found the gold, he had not pieced together with the patience of a clocksmith the wheels within wheels that Colonel Gilbert had constructed through the careful years. ❋ Henry Seton Merriman (1882)

I've been forced to send my watch to the clocksmith. ❋ Unknown (1873)

Inspired by what he had learned of Whitney's undertaking, Eli Terry, a clocksmith of Plymouth, Connecticut, announced that he was building five hundred clocks - all of the same, identical design - which he would sell for around $10 each, as against the customary price of ❋ Unknown (2010)

Matt Smith measures time the way you'd expect a clocksmith to measure it. ❋ Unknown (2009)

He compares the intricate craftsmanship of a top programmer with that of a master clocksmith: "You go into a hole and work 80 hours a week for eight months, then come out of the hole and take a break to recharge your batteries. ❋ Unknown (2009)