Facts: - death date: 12 november 1793 - field: watchmaker - birth date: 1729 - name: james ivory - nationality: scottish - image: thumb - death place: dundee , scotland - birth place: edinburgh , scotland Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of james ivory -lrb- watchmaker -rrb- .
james ivory -lrb- 1729 -- 1793 -rrb- was a scottish watchmaker , clockmaker , and engraver .he was briefly followed by his son thomas ivory .