Thursday, October 17, 2024

Time: 1:30 p.m. Social, 2:00 p.m. Program

1:50 p.m. Zoom Opens

Location: Zoom & IWA Office; 17 N State Street, Suite 1760

Mark Bacharach, from Leo Bachrach Jewelers in Chicago, will give us a presentation about the diamond and jewelry industries. He will describe how and where diamonds are mined, processed, refined and ultimately turned into the jewels that are sold in shops. Lab Grown diamonds will also be discussed.

He will also discuss illegal diamond crimes and how to recognize whether a diamond is real or fake. In addition, famous diamonds that were owned by well- known people will be mentioned.

Mr. Bacharach will talk about the jeweler training his father received in Germany, and contrast that with how people are trained to become jewelers in America.

Contact: Heather Refetoff