How to Use horology in a Sentence

horology

noun
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  • In the wide world of horology, Breguet leads the way in guilloché.
    — Charles Curkin, ELLE Decor, 5 Oct. 2022
  • In the world of horology, the leap year holds an even more special place.
    — Bhanu Chopra, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
  • At the time, McLemore was a 13-year-old already learning the craft of horology, or the art of clock restoration.
    — William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al, 18 July 2023
  • The big takeaway so far is that everyone is aiming for a slice of the high horology pie.
    — Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 30 Mar. 2022
  • The undisputed hing of horology has a market share of close to 30 percent.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 17 Nov. 2022
  • Its one of the most acclaimed certifications in the world of haute horology.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 10 Feb. 2022
  • In the world of haute horology, coming up with a completely new kind of movement is a unicorn that few brands have the R&D budgets to pursue.
    — Charles Curkin, ELLE Decor, 29 Aug. 2022
  • And that place at the heart of horology will only be enhanced next year, when the hometown brands Rolex and Patek Philippe join with Chanel and others to create a new watch trade show there.
    — Kathleen Beckett, New York Times, 1 May 2020
  • Yet at the intersection of acting and horology—that is, the art of making watches—is one Aldis Hodge.
    — Marley Marius, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2022
  • Their line has grown substantially in recent years, as has their respect in the horology world.
    — Christian Gollayan, Men's Health, 7 Mar. 2023
  • This shared appreciation of film and horology paved the way for the pair’s Barbie collab.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 25 July 2023
  • The stylish feat of horology is based on the Golden Age’s popular Tailfin Fender with a yellow taxi sign above its windshield.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 12 Dec. 2023
  • Indeed, Bulgari has made a statement in the world of haute horology by sending its premium men’s line on a crash diet.
    — Alex Williams, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2017
  • It’s the perfect combination of style and high horology.
    — Elle.com, ELLE, 6 Dec. 2022
  • In celebration of its 100th anniversary, the brand is stepping up its game by entering the world of haute-horology.
    — Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 9 Apr. 2021
  • For the unversed, the Cartier Tank is the oldest, and, arguably, the most influential timepiece of 20th-century horology.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 3 Mar. 2021
  • The synergy between motorsport and horology, for Jayr, is a glaring one.
    — Nick Scott, Robb Report, 3 June 2023
  • At the intersection of cars, horology and fine jewelry sits Tiffany’s Time for Speed collection.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 2 Dec. 2022
  • The news follows on the heels of the company’s involvement with the Louvre in Paris—a partnership that formed in 2019 in an effort to bring haute horology and the world of fine arts and history closer together.
    — Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 27 Sep. 2023
  • The butterfly effects that led her own emergence—the jukes and pivots of my own life that led, eventually, to making my wife's acquaintance—seem to be, in some phantom way, mapped to the horology of the Brood X cicadas.
    — Ross Kenneth Urken, Scientific American, 14 June 2021
  • As the moniker implies, the Discovery Workshops take participants on a journey of discovery into the world of high horology.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 10 Apr. 2024
  • What is fun, though not new, is that the Apple Watch actually pays homage to one of horology's greatest complications (and one of my personal favorites) with its lap-timer.
    — Ben Clymer, Bloomberg.com, 3 Oct. 2017
  • At the turn of the millennium, Louis Vuitton was a luxury fashion brand with virtually no connection to the world of horology.
    — Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 7 Sep. 2022
  • Grand Seiko has garnered a reputation as an ‘insider’s best choice’ for high horology.
    — Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 17 Mar. 2021
  • Hundreds of watches were unveiled at the show, from new Casio G-Shocks (don’t sleep on their retro tribute to the very first model) all the way up million-dollar pieces from haute horology’s most exclusive makers.
    — Daniel Bentley, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2018
  • But in horology’s top tier, a more unexpected battleground has emerged in recent years: the quest for acoustic dominance.
    — Tim Barber, Wired, 18 Dec. 2021
  • Plus, it has been finished to high-horology standards with Côtes de Genève, Traits Tirés and circular graining finishes visible through the caseback.
    — Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 26 Jan. 2022
  • Mean Time, Rooney traces his fascination with horology to his childhood, when his parents ran a clockmaking and restoration business.
    — Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Nov. 2021
  • Hand winding movements were all but extinct until making a comeback in recent years thanks to a tactile affinity among horology fans.
    — Brad Lanphear, Men's Health, 13 June 2023
  • The brand’s timepieces often wear rather large on the wrist (given all of the technical components necessary to create the high-horology pieces), so this will be a welcome change for collectors looking for a better fit.
    — Carol Besler, Robb Report, 5 July 2022

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