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Keeping conflict gold on the agenda

The recent decision to allow Zimbabwe to resume diamond exports has once more pushed the issue of conflict diamonds to the forefront of the ethical sourcing debate in the jewellery industry.

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Global Witness Leaves the Kimberley Process

One of the few ‘saving graces’ of the Kimberley Process (KP) – the scheme set up to break the link between diamonds and conflict – was the active involvement of Non- Governmental Organisations (NGOs). Read More >>

Dismay at decision to allow the export of rough diamonds from Zimbabwe

The recent news that Zimbabwe will once again be included within the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme is hugely disappointing.
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Ingle & Rhode on The One Show

Watch the clip below to see Tim Ingle of Ingle & Rhode interviewed about the ethical issues with diamonds for BBC1's the One Show. 

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Synthetic Diamonds: A Growth Industry

In contrast to fake diamonds, which are simply lookalikes made from other materials, synthetic diamonds are stones that have been created in the lab instead of by geological processes.

Man-made diamonds tend to be slightly less expensive than mined stones, and are a growing choice for bespoke jewellery. They share similar properties to natural stones, and their origins mean that they are by default conflict-free. Read More >>

How diamonds became a girl's best friend

Diamonds entered popular culture in a big way in the years following World War II. There were a number of reasons for this development, which saw a surge in the number of custom engagement rings and other pieces of jewellery featuring the stone. In 1947 De Beers ran an enormously successful advertising campaign based on the phrase ‘A Diamond is Forever’ – voted the best advertising slogan of the century in 2000. Two years later, the Broadway production of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes featured the song ‘Diamonds are a Girl’s Best Friend.’ Read More >>

A bright future for black diamonds

The unusual black form of diamond also known as Carbonado is becoming a more and more popular choice for bespoke jewellery. Naturally formed – though very likely in a different process to its sparklier clear cousin – the black diamond is a polycrystalline gem that is generally found in Brazil and Africa. It is usually black or dark grey, though brown stones are also known. Carbonado tends to be more porous than regular diamonds. Read More >>

Vivid Pink Diamond In Record Auction

A potentially flawless five-carat pink diamond has sold at Christie’s for a sum of $10.8 million – a record $2.1 million per carat. The previous per-carat record was set by a 7.03-carat internally flawless fancy vivid blue stone, which sold at Sotheby’s for $9.48 million, or $1.35 million per carat, in May this year.

‘Internally Flawless’ or IF-grade diamonds are extremely rare, having no visible ‘inclusions’ (imperfections), even under 10-times magnification. Read More >>

What Gives Diamonds Their Sparkle?

Diamonds are prized for several reasons - they are very hard, making them an important component in cutting technology - and they are intrinsically beautiful. Diamonds sparkle and shine like no other gemstone, which is why they are so prized by bespoke jewellery  makers. Manufacturers of fake diamonds try to recreate this characteristic and some come close, but never with complete success. So what makes diamonds sparkle?

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Zimbabwe warned over conflict diamonds

The KP -- an international diamond certification scheme --- recently concluded a fact finding mission on the 16 000 hectare Chiadzwa diamond fields that were discovered at the height of Zimbabwe's economic and political crisis and its findings put pressure on the coalition government to speed up its reforms.

Desperate villagers and diamond dealers descended on the fields controlled by the Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation (ZMDC) sometime last year where they were involved in illegal mining activities. Read More >>

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Keeping conflict gold on the agenda

The recent decision to allow Zimbabwe to resume diamond exports has once more pushed the issue of conflict diamonds to the forefront of the ethical sourcing debate in the jewellery industry.

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