Because diamonds are small enough to be extremely easy to transport but very valuable indeed, the diamond market is an ideal target for illegal smuggling operations. Coupled with the fact that most of the stones of sufficient quality to be used in fine diamond jewellery and watches are found in some of the poorest and most troubled places on Earth, there is a recipe for trouble.
In these days of heightened consumer responsibility, the way diamonds can be used by violent and vicious regimes to gain power and the money to buy arms has been brought out into the light. In the past these ‘conflict diamonds’ found their way into designer watches and diamond earrings all over the world. Even some unlucky people’s wedding rings, bought in complete ignorance of the deadly serious issue of conflict diamonds, have been tainted by it.
However, times change, and in this matter they’ve changed for the better. All diamonds coming into the EU now have to be certified to come from conflict-free, legitimate sources. No conflict diamond may now be knowingly sold here, either as part of any diamond jewellery or as a cut stone.
You can buy diamonds from ROX with the full assurance that they are conflict-free. We’re proud to be a part of the new, more socially responsible trade in precious stones. So much so that we even scrutinise all our gold suppliers to make sure their practices are safe for workers and environmentally sound. We make sure that our jewellery is ethical jewellery.
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