recut
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Of more concern to the authorities is the fate of the jewelry: From the start, fears were voiced that the diamonds could be recut, the precious metal melted down and the evidence made to vanish.
The former was screened in a new 4K restoration with the addition of footage that hadn’t been seen since Chaplin recut the film in 1942, but with the retention of the score Chaplin composed for that version—here modified by Timothy Brock to match the restoration and performed by him and members of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music Orchestra.
But that doesn’t mean the jewels can’t be broken down for their gems and recut to mask their origins.
Those stones can be recut to make them less identifiable.
What can a consumer do to protect themselves and avoid purchasing a hot rock — maybe even a recut one from the Louvre heist?
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