time·piece

[tahym-pees]
noun
1.
an apparatus for measuring and recording the progress of time; chronometer.
2.
a clock or a watch.

Origin:
1755–65; time + piece

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timepiece (ˈtaɪmˌpiːs) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  any of various devices, such as a clock, watch, or chronometer, which measure and indicate time
2.  a device which indicates the time but does not strike or otherwise audibly mark the hours

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Example sentences
In our own age, the commonest of these is the mechanical timepiece: the clock
  or watch.
If enough people show interest, then this rather handsome timepiece will make
  it into stores.
Each of the hand-selected wooden wagon wheels has been restored and made into a
  fully functioning timepiece.
If they owned a timepiece, they would need to set and wind it daily.
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