Valentine’s Day sparks thoughts of romance, chocolate, flowersand yes … jewels. Everything from small sparkly diamonds totoo-large-to-be-missed baubles are purchased around the globe thistime of year in a show of true love.
In honor of this special day, we decided to take a look at the"other" side of the jewelry business by reviewing some of thebiggest recent jewel and diamond heists from around the world.
Each of these heists required a lot more preparation andcreativity than those executed by Cary Grant’s character in “ToCatch a Thief.” The sheer daring of these robberies surely meantmonths of planning and finding teams of thieves who could executethe plans as flawlessly as the jewels they were stealing. Thefour C’s of diamonds might be color, cut, clarity and carat, butfor jewel thieves the process of selecting a target involves somuch more – daring, opportunity, an inside man, and the chance of aclean getaway and a huge payday.
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