Our most ethical and environmentally friendly diamond option are our heirloom diamonds. These are diamonds that have been previously worn, or are found in vintage pieces of jewellery, that have been passed down through generations. We remove the diamonds from their original settings, sometimes re-polish or recut them, and then re-purpose them in new designs.Heirloom Diamonds: Antique cut diamonds come in two primary cuts: Old European cut, and Old Miner cut. The Old European cut is generally late 1800’s - early 1900’s. Old Miner is pre late 1800’s. The brilliant cut, which is the standard diamond cut in today’s industry, was developed in 1919, and is essentially a mathematical equation of facets to give ultimate brilliance. We don’t always have origins with these stones, but they are by far the most environmentally friendly natural diamond option.While we are continuing our efforts to work directly with artisanal diamond miners, we are still struggling to build direct and traceable sourcing. Our diamonds come from all of the same places that every ‘conflict free’ and ‘fair trade’ diamond supplier claims to get their diamonds.