Project summary: Stephens Watch Repair “The Watchmakers”

A watch can stop keeping time without losing what it means.

People bring watches to Stephens Watch Repair that once belonged to a parent, grandparent, or someone they loved. The watch may no longer work, but the memories connected to it remain.

For more than 46 years, Stephens Watch Repair has helped bring these pieces back to life. Using the same kinds of tools, patience, and mechanical knowledge watchmakers have relied on for generations, they restore more than springs and gears. They restore the ability to wear a memory every day.

This film explores the craftsmanship inside a mechanical watch and the personal reasons people choose to repair them. Because sometimes it is not just a watch. It is a connection to someone you never want to forget.