Regardless of the retailer, when you purchase a diamond, you can ask for a Kimberly Certified diamond, which attempts to protect you from buying a conflict or blood diamond.
Spence Diamonds was created in 1978.
Terrorists, war lords, and criminals all sell conflict diamonds.
Their only public disclaimer on their Web site reads: "What is your policy regarding conflict diamonds? Jared the Galleria of Jewelry does not sell conflict diamonds."
You can read more about Blue Nile's Ethical Sourcing, below.
The website www.StopBloodDiamonds.org has lots of information about conflict-free diamonds and how to purchase them. The site contains links to diamond merchants in many parts of the world.
Spence Diamonds is unique for two reasons. The first reason is because all of their jewelry is hand crafted. The second reason that Spence Diamonds is unique is because it is set up so people may walk in try on the jewelry without even having to be around a salesperson.
Conflict diamonds from Liberia and Sierra Leone are barred from import by executive orders. It is difficult to identify conflict diamonds conclusively meaning that some diamonds sold int he US may very well be conflict diamonds.
Conflict diamonds are usually mined by humans digging in the soil.
Conflict diamonds can destroy, dismember and dismantle cultures.
Yes blood diamonds and conflict diamonds are the same thing. They can also be called converted diamonds, war diamonds or hot diamonds. Hopefully this answered your question.
People who mine conflict diamonds can be killed for a whim; conflict diamonds fund mayhem, war, civil unrest and other inhumane activities.
Though you do not need a license to specifically sell diamonds you do need a jewelers license to sell diamonds. If you want to sell diamonds it will require you to fill out applications for a jewelers license once you have completed that you are eligible to sell diamonds.