Jewelry attributed to Zapatero: versions of €156.3M and €35,000

Jewelry attributed to Zapatero and a valuation that doesn't add up

A lot of confiscated jewelry and three names engraved in the catalog: Sonsoles, Alba, and Laura; the thread mentions two-centimeter police tags. The lots circulating via messaging app value the pieces at sapphires, rubies, and pear-cut Muzo emeralds, placing the total amount at €156.3 million, according to one of the tweets shared in the thread. The star piece, a sautoir "Double Goutte d'Émeraude," is described with two pear-cut Muzo emeralds of increasing size, a medium one of 8 to 10 carats and a smaller one estimated at 25 to 35 carats. So far, the story. From here on, the numbers start to clash.

What is the real value of the seized jewelry?

The valuation range is wide. There has been talk of a global estimate of €91 million and, at the other extreme, of €35,000 for the set of 103 jewelry pieces. Between one figure and the other, there is a difference of three zeros. It's not a nuance: it's an abyss of criteria.

The circulating catalog describes nine pieces divided into three lots: sapphires, €68.3 million; rubies, €53 million; emeralds, €35 million. The descriptions include Muzo pear-cut emeralds without oil treatment, marquise diamonds, and cascade settings. What is not present anywhere is the gemological certificate to back up the stones.

Madrid Jewelers Guild denies the €91 million hoax

The Madrid Jewelers Guild came out to deny the WhatsApp hoax that attributed a value of €91 million to the jewelry, according to a message in the thread.

The breakdown of the supposed catalog, with sizes and carats, circulates in messages within the thread and does not originate from an independent appraisal.

What the Tax Agency says about the jewelry case

In parallel, the Tax Agency (Hacienda) does not plan to join the case. The administration maintains that "there are not sufficient indications to justify opening this separate piece from a tax perspective," according to a tweet circulating in the thread.

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One detail remains that almost no one highlights. The least segarro anecdote is the one that best explains it. Behind the emeralds and sapphires in the catalog, according to a tweet circulating in the thread, is the name of Zapatero, who is presented as a former contract professor of Constitutional Law at the University of León, the one who used to arrive at class with El País under his arm. The Treasure of Frescazar is another treasure mentioned in the thread. This one has police tags.