In a daring daytime heist, the armed robbers made off with millions in jewels. 💎
The robbery took place at 1 p.m. local time at the Richemont-owned brand’s boutique on the Rue de la Paix, a fashionable street in the Second Arrondissement that is home to several other high-end jewelers. Just after lunchtime, a woman dressed in a green dress and two men wearing grey suits entered the store and threatened the staff with a handgun, according to authorities.
Once the cases had been emptied of an estimated €10 million to €15 million worth of jewelry, the trio left the store on foot. It’s unclear what happened after their exit, but police believe there may have been motorcycles waiting for them nearby. Fortunately, no shots were fired and no one was hurt during the robbery, which the British newspaper describes as having “gone off without a hitch.”
Piaget got its start as a watchmaker during the 1870s, but the house expanded to jewelry midway through the last century. Its pieces have been known to command more than six figures, like theRobb Report
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