Mouawad is a family-owned international company of Lebanese origin that makes and sells jewelry, objects of art, and luxury watches.

He opened a small shop in Beirut in 1908 where he combined the trade of watch and jewelry repairs, with his passion for creating intricate clocks and fashioning one-of-a-kind pieces commissioned by wealthy clients.

[9] He was able to capitalize on the Middle East's increased oil wealth by making personalized jewelry for people in the area.

He expanded the brand into Europe, Asia, and North America and began producing watches in the early 1990s.

He's also contributed to jewelry education and research through support of the Gemological Institute of America whose campus in Carlsbad, California is named in his honor.

[11] Robert Mouawad acquired a historical residence in Beirut, Lebanon to host his collections of fine arts and antique pieces, and in 2006 established the Robert Mouawad Private Museum for his collections of books, ceramics, architectural elements, pottery, ancient weapons, carpets, jewelry, objets d'art and rare precious stones.

Robbery was not the motive for this crime as the young woman was believed to be a dancer at the Court of Tukoji Rao III.

It was first cut in 1904 by F. Freidman & Co. who made it a cushion-cut and named it after Queen Wihelmina of the Netherlands, which is incorrectly referred to as Holland.