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| Cara Delevigne wears a diamond necklace and earrings from Chopard's 2013 Red Carpet Collection during the 66th Annual Cannes Film Festival opening ceremony and "The Great Gatsby" Premiere. |
Chopard downplayed the theft of some of its valuable jewels from a hotel room during the Cannes Film Festival. In a statement, the luxury jeweler and watchmaker said police reports estimating the value of upwards of $1.4 million was an exaggeration and the jewels were not from its 2013 Red Carpet Collection unveiled at Cannes and destined to be worn by celebrities at the many of the glamorous festival events.
However, company officials refuse to say what was stolen and the value, citing the ongoing investigation. A festival official reportedly said the Palme d'Or, the trophy designed by Chopard and awarded to the best director winner at the festival.
Prior to the theft, the company unveiled its Red Carpet Collection of jewels and watches during the opening night ceremony of the 66th annual festival and 'The Great Gatsby' Premiere with celebrities including Julianne Moore, Cindy Crawford and Lana Del Rey wearing pieces from the collection. Designed by Caroline Scheufele, co-president and artistic director of the House of Chopard, the collection features big diamond pieces along with delicate colored gem stones works set in 18k gold.
You don’t have to be a thief to view the collection. Below is an overview of the 66 pieces in the collection along with some of the celebrities who wore the pieces on the Cannes red carpet.
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| Diamond and 18k white gold necklace set with a 5-carat pear-cut diamond and 284 rose-cut diamond totaling almost 183 carats. |
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| Julianne Moore wears a Chopard diamond necklace. Photo credit: Venturelli/WireImage |
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| This Poppy Ring combines diamonds with more than 700 rubies, 640 tsavorites and 168 emeralds with 18k white and yellow gold. |
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| Cindy Crawford in Chopard earrings. |
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| 18k white gold set with two oval-shaped blue tanzanites (17cts), multicoloured spinels (15cts), tourmalines, amethysts and diamonds. |
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| Indian actress and model Freida Pinto. Photo credit: Michael Buckner/WireImage |
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| Pear-shaped 65-carat kunzite mounted on 18k white gold paved with diamonds. |
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| American singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey. Photo credit: Dominique Charriau/WireImage |
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| 15-carat heart-shaped Paraiba Tourmaline mounted on an 18k white gold ring set with more than 1,000 diamonds. |
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| Solange Knowles in Chopard 2013 Red Carpet Collection earrings. |
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| 18k white gold ring set with a 15-carat pear-shaped spinel and finished in diamond pave. |
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