Any person who purchases a diamond can require a Kimberly Certificate for the diamond, which is an international diamond industry process that aims to verify that diamonds covered by such a certificate are not blood diamonds. You can read more about the process, below.
Every diamond should come with a certificate. If it doesn't it should be engraved on the diamonds themselves so other jewelers can tell.
Conflict diamonds are found and traded out for money that supports conflict, wars, civil unrest and possibly terrorism. Conflict-free diamonds are found and traded out by companies that subscribe to the Kimberly Process (read more about it, below), and who certify that diamonds in their shipments are conflict-free.
Yes. Most diamonds' "certificate" will be engraved on the diamond itself, so any jeweler can inspect it.
There are several companies that create synthetic diamonds or cultured diamonds. One such company that creates the best synthetic diamonds is New World Diamonds.
There are "Russian diamonds" - is the company/website name and it offer diamond simulants, not real diamonds. And there are Russian diamonds which is produced in Russian labs which are 100% real diamonds. To ensure the diamond is real ask for independent gemology certificate: GIA, EGL, IGI.
Blood diamonds find their way into any market by way of people who traffic in blood diamonds, which is illegal. The responsibility remains on the buyer, to demand a Kimberly Certificate for any diamond purchase, which is the best way anyone can protect themselves from participating in this illegal activity. It may not be a perfect process, but for the moment, it's our best option.
Yes, they are considered real man-made diamonds. A GIA certificate will indicate that the gems are manufactured in laboratories.
Debeers diamonds are the standard by which most diamonds are measured.
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