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Harry Winston, Site Of The $108 Million Jewelry Heist
The Paris shop of Harry Winston was knocked off by four thieves--some dressed in drag--just before it had closed for the day Thursday. They made out with €85 million ($108 million) in rings, necklaces and watches, making it one of the biggest jewelry heists ever. While the thugs pistol whipped some employees, no one was killed.
The boutique has been robbed before: In 2007, three bandits took more than €10 million ($13 million) worth of jewels from the Avenue Montaigne storefront, just off the Champs-Elysées.
What makes Harry Winston so appealing? We'll go with the paranormal on this one: The jeweler who loaned his name to the shop donated the Hope Diamond to the Smithsonian in 1958, where the effects of the curse some believe it bears have been negligible--until now!
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