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Master jeweler Stephen Portier said the Louvre robbers might recut the stolen gems, which would significantly decrease their value.
Authorities raced against the clock Tuesday as experts in art security told NBC News it could already be too late to recover the jewels.
A multibillion-dollar global black market deals in gold, diamonds and jewels stolen from museums and private collections.
No security cameras were monitoring the second-floor balcony where thieves gained access to the Louvre to steal historic jewels worth over $100 million, the museum’s director told a French Senate committee hearing.