About Our Business
So what is a horologist anyway?
Horology (from the Greek words for “time” and “study”) refers to the art or science
of measuring time. The term “horologist” is used to describe people who
professionally handle timekeeping instruments or aficionados and scholars of
horology.
Background
In any case, John Stephens is a horologist in both senses of the word. In addition to
a lifelong interest in clocks encouraged by his father, John Sr., he attended the
Bowman Technical School in Lancaster, PA specializing in both clock and watch
making. In 1977, he returned to Maryland and established Stephens & Stephens as
you know it today, moving to the present location on Havre de Grace’s historic St.
John Street in 1994. In January 2006 John and Pat were joined by David Meaney a
certified Watchmaker also trained at Bowman's. David is here at the shop several
days a week as well as working from his home in Lancaster, PA.
Customers
Stephens & Stephens is the trusted for repair and restoration work by
discriminating collectors and owners all over the East Coast, including the State of
Maryland, The Governor's Mansion, The State House, and The Homewood House
Museum at Johns Hopkins University, MBNA.
The business was judged "Baltimore's Best Clock Shop" by Baltimore Magazine in
their August 2000 "Best of Baltimore" issue and was also featured in the Baltimore
Sun in January of 2008.
So what is a horologist anyway?
Horology (from the Greek words for “time” and “study”) refers to the art or science
of measuring time. The term “horologist” is used to describe people who
professionally handle timekeeping instruments or aficionados and scholars of
horology.
Background
In any case, John Stephens is a horologist in both senses of the word. In addition to
a lifelong interest in clocks encouraged by his father, John Sr., he attended the
Bowman Technical School in Lancaster, PA specializing in both clock and watch
making. In 1977, he returned to Maryland and established Stephens & Stephens as
you know it today, moving to the present location on Havre de Grace’s historic St.
John Street in 1994. In January 2006 John and Pat were joined by David Meaney a
certified Watchmaker also trained at Bowman's. David is here at the shop several
days a week as well as working from his home in Lancaster, PA.
Customers
Stephens & Stephens is the trusted for repair and restoration work by
discriminating collectors and owners all over the East Coast, including the State of
Maryland, The Governor's Mansion, The State House, and The Homewood House
Museum at Johns Hopkins University, MBNA.
The business was judged "Baltimore's Best Clock Shop" by Baltimore Magazine in
their August 2000 "Best of Baltimore" issue and was also featured in the Baltimore
Sun in January of 2008.
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| "Working on antique clocks is a chance to look at something 200 years old that was made in an attempt at mechanical immortality." --John Stephens, from The Baltimore Sun’s “Time-Honored Art,” January 2008. |
| Winter Hours of operation: 10-4pm Tues-Fri 10-3pm Sats |