The Real Crime Was That Ugly Tat Like This Cost Pounds 40m! [Edition 2]
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IS IT just me, or do the jewels stolen from Graff last week seem rather - how do I put this - ugly? And naff. When you think what you could buy for Pounds 40 million, the thieves' haul begins to look like something you'd find in a cheap Christmas cracker. Among the stolen items were gypsystyle earrings, a daisy chain of yellow and white diamond flowers, a waterfall necklace which looks like a chandelier in an out-of-town ballroom, an oversized watch so ostentatiously encrusted with stones it could belong to a James Bond villain, and a heart-shaped pendant that looks as if it might be on offer at a chain store. Are these really what the discerning billionaire would choose to spend his money on? Although they are all made of precious diamonds and platinum, they don't look it.
Not only that, but to most people they would be a liability - you would not dare to wear such attention-seeking pieces unless you hired a bodyguard to go with them. And these days there is such good imitation jewellery on the market that no one would ever be sure whether or not you were wearing the real thing anyway. No, the only real satisfaction to be had in diamonds, which like a new car lose much of their value as soon as they are paid for, lies in knowing that someone is prepared to fork out that sort of money on you. But if you do by any chance find yourself dating a billionaire, think what he could buy instead. For less than Pounds 10 million you could have an eight-seater jet. Or a 228ft superyacht with its own swimming pool, cinema and helipad. Or he could splash out on a Monet painting - not impossible to steal, but more difficult. Oh, and likely to go up in value, rather than down.See the full content of this document
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