Conflict or "Blood Diamonds" are those brought to market by either illicit trade or used to fund war or conflict, they were mined at sometime in the last 50-60 years. Most conflict Diamonds originate from areas such as Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Angola, Liberia, Democratic Republic of the Congo or The Republic of Congo. Most of the antique and vintage pieces that we offer predate this period and are therefore conflict free. Whilst modern mined Diamonds have to adhere to the Kimberley Process (a mine to market system to trace and track a Diamonds journey) there are still shortfalls and this process is still not a guarantee your new Diamond is conflict free. Therefore the only way of ensuring your Diamond is conflict free is to buy antique or vintage that predates the 1970s. This is one of the many reasons we specialise in vintage pieces!