James stephens began his career in London serving a 5 year apprenticeship as a diamond mounter and jobbing jeweller in 1978. He began his own manufacturing and jewellery repair service in Wimbledon 1989 and expanded  into retail with James Stephens Jewellers, Church Walk, Crawley in 1998. Having outgrown that premises both in the shop area and the workshop he was joined by his sons and opened the current store in 2023. He is a proud member of the National Association of Jewellers and has a passion for bespoke jewellery design and antique jewellery restoration.

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Jared started his career in healthcare, coordinating the placement of nurses in hospitals and care homes across the country. He later joined James Stephens Jewellers, initially working on the shop floor before moving into the workshop, where he trained as a goldsmith. Jared is an expert in CAD Design and now works full-time in the workshop whilst also building and overseeing the company website, with a hand in marketing. He is also the Co-Director of the Buy Back Centre, overseeing its day-to-day operations.

Terry started his jewellery career at 14 years old, in 1969. He attended Sir John Cass School of Art and completed his 5-year apprenticeship with a master craftsman, specialising in making and restoring Victorian jewellery. By the age of 21, he was promoted to Workshop Manager, and eventually went on to have his own successful jewellers for over 20 years where he made jewellery for world-famous pop stars and even royalty.

After a brief attempt at retirement, Terry decided to re-join the workforce and came to James Stephens Jewellers in 2021 as our workshop manager, training our team of jewellers in traditional jewellery making techniques and putting his 55 years’ experience to excellent use!

With 36 years of jewellery making experience, Ivan is a valued member of the team at James Stephens Jewellers. Specialising in chain repairs and soldering, Ivan graduated Sir John Cass School of Art and has been working as a jeweller ever since.

Liberty started out her career in a London-based software company contract and project management for the first 4 years of her working life. However, she was always passionate about pursuing a more creative career, and left her office job to focus on finding a job that would allow her to express her artistic side. She joined James Stephens Jewellers in 2024 and currently works in the shop, as well as managing the James Stephens Instagram page and creating hand-drawn jewellery designs for customers.

Louise started her watch career at the age of 21 at Watchfinder – within 2 and a half years she was headhunted to be the head polisher for the EMEA branch of Richard Mille as their first (and only) female polisher. 5 years later, Louise started her own business – Queen's Timepiece Revival – and set up her workshop in James Stephens Jewellers in 2023.

She takes care of watch refurbishments and restorations for James Stephens Jewellers, as well as numerous businesses in Sussex and Surrey.