Lourdes Winnick

Head of Department, Jewelry & Watches at FREEMAN'S

Southern California native Lourdes Winnick is a senior jewelry and watch specialist who serves the Philadelphia metropolitan, Virginia, Washington, D.C., and Delaware areas. Mrs. Winnick is a bilingual specialist who brings two decades of hands-on jewelry evaluation experience to Freeman's, specializing in Swiss timepieces, platinum and gold period jewelry, large carat diamond sizes in the D-Z color range, fancy colors, and IF, FL, VVS, and VS clarity ranges.

Prior to joining Freeman's, Mrs. Winnick was a founding partner of two successful fine jewelry retail stores in Long Beach, California, specializing in designer jewelry, hard-to-find Rolex watches, appraisals, repairs, and antique jewelry restoration services. After relocating from Southern California to the East Coast in 2018, Mrs. Winnick continued her career in jewelry by accepting a position with a regional auction house, where she conceptualized and executed a fine jewelry department before joining Freeman's in December 2021.

In addition to being a graduate of the Gemological Institute of America with a concentration on diamonds, Mrs. Winnick is also a Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses alumna. Mrs. Winnick is a proud member of the International Society of Appraisers, The National Association of Jewelry Appraisers, The American Society of Jewelry Historians, and the Philadelphia Chapter of the Women's Jewelry Assocation. Mrs. Winnick's involvement in these organizations, hands-on approach, and experience help Freeman's clients achieve auction success.

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  • Head of Department, Jewelry & Watches

    Current role