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components in front of him.
“This process uses both sides of your
brain,” says Richardson. “You really have to
concentrate. You get lost in it. It’s a form of
meditation.”
In his experience, it’s also a boon for kids
with ADHD, or just kids who have too much
pent-up energy: “When they sit at that desk,
they’re determined to make that watch work.
They transfer their energy into that.”
Richardson offers horology instruction
to adults and children, hobbyists and
aspiring professionals alike. There are 5,000
watchmakers needed in this country, he says,
and he wants to help provide them. It’s a
calling for him, a passion.
“The whole universe is a timepiece,” he
says. “We are mimicking the universe.”

N A ME: Steven Richardson
I N N O VAT I O N : Creating a curriculum to teach

the science, history, art, and craft of mechanical
watchmaking

A G E: 47
H O ME: Mt. Vernon
O CCU PAT I O N : Master Watchmaker, Founder of Art

of Horology

H O BBI ES : Collecting African art, designing jewelry,
spending time with wife and daughter
FU N FA CT: Meticulousness runs in the family: his
mother was a tailor, his father an auto mechanic.
T W I T T ER H A N D L E: @artofhorology

B A LTI M OR E SOC I A L I N N O VAT I O N JO U R N A L