clock watch

noun

1. a watch that strikes the hours. Compare repeater ( def 3 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of clock watch¹

First recorded in 1675–85

Example Sentences

Operators, who work in shifts around the clock, watch on as real-time data gets beamed in from the South Pacific.

From BBC

Residents are mounting a round the clock watch to try to save their homes from the wildfires ravaging the Greek island of Evia, determined to stay put despite the authorities urging them to evacuate.

From Reuters

According to the Japan Clock & Watch Association, 1.42 billion of the 1.46 billion watches manufactured in 2015 were quartz, so there’s little dispute about the effect or scale of change that’s taken place in the four decades since Seiko’s first pioneering quartz watches.

From The Verge

The first exhibit of the year is titled: “Scandals and Scoundrels: Tales from the Dark Side of the Clock & Watch Industries.”

From Washington Times

The first exhibit of the year is titled: “Scandals and Scoundrels: Tales from the Dark Side of the Clock & Watch Industries.”

From Seattle Times