jewelry

Richemont Q1 sales jump 20%, beating forecasts

Richemont Compagnie Financière Richemont SA, the Swiss luxury group behind Cartier and Van Cleef & Arpels, reported first-quarter sales of €6.33 billion for the three months ended June 30, 2026, a 20% increase at constant exchange rates that handily beat…

Napoleon’s lost diamond brooch sells for $4.4M

A diamond brooch abandoned by Napoleon Bonaparte during his retreat from the Battle of Waterloo sold for 3.5 million Swiss francs, approximately $4.4 million, at a Sotheby's auction in Geneva on Wednesday, far exceeding its pre-sale estimate.

Thieves steal Napoleonic jewels in 7-minute Louvre heist

Thieves armed with power tools executed a brazen seven-minute heist at the Louvre Museum on Sunday morning, stealing nine pieces of priceless Napoleonic jewelry and forcing the world's most-visited museum to close for the day. The audacious robbery occurred around…