Two of the 43 stolen items were described as a flower necklace with 272 diamonds and a pair of triple-hoop earrings with 216 gems.

A 50 year old suspect has been arrested, but the second gentlemen and two others who participated in the getaway are still at-large.

In 2003, Graff Diamonds suffered another heist, losing $38 million. Nebojsa Denic, a member of the infamous Pink Panther gang was arrested and convicted for that crime.

The players were honored with their rings on June 9, 2009 in a special ceremony.

Each ring has 63 diamonds with a total weight of 3.61 cts.
The (6) larger diamonds represent the number of Super Bowl games that the team has won.

The (14) other diamonds represents (7) conference championships and (7) other division titles.

The red, blue and yellow stones resemble the team’s logo.

One side of the ring has (6) Lombardi trophies with and the final score of 27-23. The other side of the ring has the name of the player, his number, the Steeler’s helmet with logo and the NFL logo.

The league allotted $5000 per ring, however, it has been estimated that the actual production ran over that allotment. The manufacturing company absorbed the extra cost for the bragging rights and future production of related jewelry.

He explained that for the past 120 years the diamond industry has been extremely resilient and noted that after every recession the industry has enjoyed an immediate resurgence.

Penny also said that there have been early signs of a recovery with an increase in demand for rough.  He believed that the 2009 holiday season would be stronger than it was last year.  However, he did not believe that holiday sales would reach former levels until 2010.

DeBeers has now confirmed that mining will begin again on July 1st.