Loss adjusters working for insurers Lloyd's of London said that the maximum reward would go to "the first person who can provide information leading to the recovery" of the gems.Four gunmen - three dressed in drag - made off with sacks of gems, watches and necklaces in a dusk raid last Thursday on the luxury Harry Winston boutique, near the Champs-Elysées.The Robbery, which was over in 15 minutes without a shot being fired, came a year after another smaller multi-million-pound robbery at the same store. A reward was also offered then, but to no avail.Police said they were dealing with "major professionals" who had meticulously planned their raid, even knowing the first names of some of the staff and making a bee-line for hidden safety boxes.Investigators have been studying film from security cameras within the shop and on the fashionable Avenue Montaigne outside, but have few clues due to the thieves' disguises. Witnesses were not even able to say in which direction the robbers escaped.The four men spoke French with east European accents.Investigators have suggested that the stolen jewels - once dismantled - could easily be sold in eastern Europe, described as a "new El Dorado for traffickers," although not at market prices.Harry Winston has sold jewels to some of the biggest names in showbiz over the decades, from Jennifer Lopez to Marilyn Monroe - who mentioned the boutique by name in the song Diamonds are a Girls Best Friend.Other famous customers in Paris have included the Shah of Iran and Jackie Kennedy.
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