watchwork

The work produced by watchmaking; the mechanical or electronic arrangements making up a watch (portable timepiece).

Noun

  1. The work produced by watchmaking; the mechanical or electronic arrangements making up a watch (portable timepiece).
    • Holonym: watch
    • Meronym: escapement

    Hypernyms: clockwork movement mechanism works

    Related: watch face watchface watchcase watchband

Origin

From watch + -work.

Related

watchmaker watchmaking guts ticker tick-tock