Thieves pinch Swiss jewels from Cannes
AFP - [email protected]
Published: 17 May, 2013 CET.
Updated: Fri 17 May 2013 13:31 CET
Jewellery worth more than $1 million made by Swiss luxury watchmaker and jeweller Chopard and due to be loaned to stars walking the red carpet at the Cannes film festival were stolen from a hotel, French police said on Friday.
Thieves broke into the room of a Chopard employee, opened a safe and made off with the jewels, police said.
The robbery took place at the Novotel hotel in the centre of Cannes.
Geneva-based Chopard is one of the official sponsors of the festival.
The jeweller redesigned the festival's Palme d'Or award and each year creates jewellery sets for the "mounting the steps" ritual of movie stars and directors.
Comments
See Also
Thieves broke into the room of a Chopard employee, opened a safe and made off with the jewels, police said.
The robbery took place at the Novotel hotel in the centre of Cannes.
Geneva-based Chopard is one of the official sponsors of the festival.
The jeweller redesigned the festival's Palme d'Or award and each year creates jewellery sets for the "mounting the steps" ritual of movie stars and directors.
Join the conversation in our comments section below. Share your own views and experience and if you have a question or suggestion for our journalists then email us at [email protected].
Please keep comments civil, constructive and on topic – and make sure to read our terms of use before getting involved.
Please log in here to leave a comment.