The phrase "a different maker" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to an alternative producer or creator of a product or item, distinguishing it from another maker.
Example: "I decided to try a different maker for my new laptop to see if the quality is better."
Alternatives: "another manufacturer" or "an alternative creator".
So I got another watch, from a different maker.
Without standardization, one brand of DVD player, for instance, might not be able to send ultrawideband data to a TV from a different maker.
"Oh, my God, that's my grandma," she said, and then asked Coach Nelson if she could exchange one of her cleats, which was bothering her, for a shoe by a different maker.
The multi-block floral appliqué remained a popular style throughout the 19th century, as did its contemporary, the signature, or album, quilt, in which each block was made and signed by a different maker and the quilt given as a keepsake, for example, to a bride by her friends, to the minister by the women of the congregation, or to a young man celebrating his 21st birthday.
HTC's customer likely has a device from a different maker who HTC hopes will buy the next One sometime in the coming months.
Often a drug is available in generic form (the same drug, from a different maker) at low cost, or there is a less expensive substitute available (which could be less expensive for reasons having nothing to do with its effectiveness, or not relevant to your particular problem).
As to the reworking of the film following Ledger's death, "If it had been a different film-maker it might not work," Freer goes on, "but in Terry Gilliam's world, you can try things and change it.
Even in the context of its director's other work, it's not as typical as it might look at first – the glut of plotlines and onscreen aggro that became Lee's trademark were so fresh in contrast with the shtick of later years, it could almost have been made by a different film-maker.
Some highlight the wines of a single maker, while others establish a theme, pouring, say, a selection of cabernets from different makers.
China Mobile plans to establish Ophone as a new brand and sell a number of devices from different makers under it.
We'll subscribe to different makers and the business model for manufacturing will be turned on its head".
