What Are Conflict Free Diamonds?
As the name suggests, conflict free diamonds are actually the gems that have been obtained from its original source without the performance of the acts of any child labor, conflict or violence. We all know that diamonds come with heavy cost and many responsibilities. While some people may ignore the concept of conflict free diamonds, there are majority of people who do not want to enter into any form of risk and believe in ethical and morale rules when purchasing diamonds. Their choice is to buy diamonds that are free of conflicts.
Like any other diamonds, conflict free diamonds differ in cuts, sizes, carats and shapes. The most important attribute of these diamonds is that they contain minimal amount of fluorescence. By taking a close look at all of these attributes at the time of purchase of a diamond, the customers can assure themselves of not entering any form of risk by buying a conflict diamond. Conflict Free Diamonds originate from authentic channels. There is a tracking system that monitors these diamonds until they have reached customer’s hands.
Let us now have a look at the monitored stages through which the conflict free diamonds go:
1. The first stage is mining, after which the mined diamonds are transferred to the official government diamond offices.
2. The officials at these diamond offices check the source from where the diamonds have been supplied. The diamonds are then packed into tamper resistant containers that have a unique serial number on them.
3. The diamonds are then imported into their specified destination where the officials of the customs office check the certificate on the container and put a seal on it.
4. Once the validity of the imported conflict free diamonds is confirmed, it is sent to the various trading companies that trade in jewels. During the process of trading, the conflict free diamonds go through many hands and are therefore accompanied with a warranty on invoices.
It’s just the ‘System of Warranties’ that can confirm the relation of zero conflict with any diamond. As mentioned, every time the diamond gets traded there is a warranty on invoices that is supplied along with it that confirms the fact that the diamond is free from any form of conflict. This is what is known as the ‘System of Warranties’. To re-ensure the safety factor, most of the companies have now started promoting the concept of growing diamonds in the laboratories so that they can be more aware of the exact origin and quality of the diamond.