https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A pearl and diamond pendant owned by Marie Antoinette before she was beheaded during the French Revolution sold for $36 million at an auction on Wednesday, shattering its pre-sale estimate of up to $2 million. https://www.thelocal.ch/20181115/marie-antoinette-pendant-fetches-36-million-shattering-estimate Thu, 15 Nov 2018 10:01:01 +0100 marie-antoinette-pendant-fetches-36-million-shattering-estimate Diamonds and pearls that once belonged to French King Louis XVI's Queen Marie-Antoinette and have never been seen in public are to go on sale. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180614/marie-antoinettes-exquisite-jewels-up-for-auction-in-geneva Thu, 14 Jun 2018 10:33:36 +0200 marie-antoinettes-exquisite-jewels-up-for-auction-in-geneva Swiss police said Saturday they have launched a manhunt for three men who robbed a high-end jewelry store in Zurich, making off with a stash worth more than one million francs ($1m). https://www.thelocal.ch/20160220/swiss-jewel-thieves-make-off-with-huge-booty Sat, 20 Feb 2016 19:20:46 +0100 swiss-jewel-thieves-make-off-with-huge-booty Three Algerians were handed jail sentences of up to 14 years on Wednesday for stealing jewellery worth 500,000 euros from Swiss luxury jeweller Chopard during the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160128/three-jailed-for-theft-from-swiss-jeweller-in-cannes Thu, 28 Jan 2016 09:35:15 +0100 three-jailed-for-theft-from-swiss-jeweller-in-cannes When Geneva-based jeweller Ronny Totah received an offer last November to view a rare Kashmir sapphire set for auction with an asking price of up to $12 million, his jaw dropped. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160119/geneva-jeweller-tracks-stolen-sapphire-to-us Tue, 19 Jan 2016 09:47:37 +0100 geneva-jeweller-tracks-stolen-sapphire-to-us A spectacular pink diamond, the largest of its kind to ever appear at auction, sold for $28.5 million on Tuesday, narrowly beating auction house Christie's estimate. https://www.thelocal.ch/20151111/pink-diamond-sets-record-at-geneva-sale Wed, 11 Nov 2015 10:20:08 +0100 pink-diamond-sets-record-at-geneva-sale A blue diamond weighing 12.03 carats and described by experts as internally flawless could sell for a record $55 million when it goes up for auction in Geneva in several weeks, Sotheby's said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150917/blue-moon-diamond-tipped-for-auction-record Thu, 17 Sep 2015 16:52:19 +0200 blue-moon-diamond-tipped-for-auction-record Police have arrested three men who held up a watch and jewellery shop in Vevey and assaulted its staff before fleeing without stealing anything. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150820/vevey-jeweller-hurt-in-fruitless-hold-up Thu, 20 Aug 2015 14:35:53 +0200 vevey-jeweller-hurt-in-fruitless-hold-up A man who has been swindling jewellery stores in Switzerland for at least four years has finally been arrested, according to a media report. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140711/jewellery-fraudster-caught-after-four-year-con Fri, 11 Jul 2014 14:55:00 +0200 jewellery-fraudster-caught-after-four-year-con The world's largest blue diamond will go under the hammer in Geneva next month, with the rare gem expected to fetch up to $25 million, auctioneers said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140425/largest-blue-diamond-set-for-geneva-auction Fri, 25 Apr 2014 19:22:00 +0200 largest-blue-diamond-set-for-geneva-auction Two armed robbers raided a jewellery store on Zurich's posh Bahnhofstrasse in broad daylight Tuesday, making off with jewellery and watches worth more than $110,000, police said. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140204/robbers-raid-posh-zurich-jewellery-boutique Tue, 04 Feb 2014 21:00:31 +0100 robbers-raid-posh-zurich-jewellery-boutique A spectacular and rare orange diamond, the largest known gem of its kind, was auctioned off on Tuesday for a record $31.5 million in Geneva. https://www.thelocal.ch/20131112/orange-diamond-sells-for-over-31-million Wed, 13 Nov 2013 00:11:00 +0100 orange-diamond-sells-for-over-31-million Sotheby's on Wednesday showed off a 59.6-carat pink diamond that will be auctioned in Geneva in November at a record asking price of $60 million. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130925/sothebys-seeks-record-price-for-pink-star-diamond Wed, 25 Sep 2013 14:51:00 +0200 sothebys-seeks-record-price-for-pink-star-diamond Christie's in Geneva is auctioning millions of euros worth of jewellery from the collections of "King of Tin" Simon Patino and Paris socialite Hélène Rochas this autumn. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130925/baubles-from-tin-tycoon-and-socialite-up-for-auction Wed, 25 Sep 2013 11:29:00 +0200 baubles-from-tin-tycoon-and-socialite-up-for-auction An investigation is continuing into the mysterious theft of 50 kilograms of gold bound for Zurich on a plane from Paris. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130924/fifty-kilos-of-gold-stolen-from-zurich-plane Tue, 24 Sep 2013 12:17:00 +0200 fifty-kilos-of-gold-stolen-from-zurich-plane A Swiss International Air Lines plane robbed of $1.2 million was carrying an additional $91.8 million when it flew from Zurich to New York over the weekend, America's ABC News is reporting. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130626/robbed-swiss-plane-carried-93-million-report Wed, 26 Jun 2013 18:53:00 +0200 robbed-swiss-plane-carried-93-million-report A diamond necklace from Geneva jeweller De Grisogono worth 2.5 million francs was reported stolen from Cannes on Thursday, just days after thieves made off with 1.4 million francs' worth of bling from Chopard, another jeweller from the Swiss city. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130523/swiss-diamond-necklace-stolen-at-cannes Thu, 23 May 2013 21:05:00 +0200 swiss-diamond-necklace-stolen-at-cannes 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. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130517/thieves-pinch-swiss-jewels-from-cannes Fri, 17 May 2013 15:31:00 +0200 thieves-pinch-swiss-jewels-from-cannes A pair of pearl earrings belonging to actress Gina Lollobrigida sold for an auction record of $2.39 million at Sotheby's Geneva on Tuesday as the veteran Italian star auctioned off some dazzling jewellery. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130515/lollobrigidas-pearl-earrings-set-auction-record Wed, 15 May 2013 10:39:00 +0200 lollobrigidas-pearl-earrings-set-auction-record Heavily armed thieves disguised as police stole diamonds worth over 50 million francs at Brussels airport from a Helvetic Airways plane bound for Zurich, officials said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130219/armed-thieves-steal-diamonds-headed-for-zurich Tue, 19 Feb 2013 12:37:00 +0100 armed-thieves-steal-diamonds-headed-for-zurich