DIAMOND OVERVIEW

Diamonds are the hardest substance known to man - the only thing capable of cutting a diamond is another diamond. Made of pure carbon, diamonds form in the earth for thousands of years, making each diamond unique. The first diamond was discovered 4,000 years ago in India - Geraldonline is continuing the tradition by using an exclusive source of diamond jewellery in Mumbai in India.

The quality of diamonds is not judged by size - various criteria need to be considered when buying a piece of diamond jewellery. These qualities are the four C's - cut, clarity, colour and carat. See Buying a Diamond

You should also consider the setting you would like for your diamond - Geraldonline offers diamond rings in both yellow and white gold settings and a range in platinum.

At Geraldonline we have over fifty years experience in the jewellery industry internationally. If there are any questions you would like to ask us before you purchase a piece of jewellery please contact us – our team of experts will be happy to help you.

WE GUARANTEE ALL DIAMONDS ARE CONFLICT-FREE

What are Conflict Diamonds?

Conflict Diamonds are diamonds that are illegally traded to fund conflict. The term was defined when rebels in some African countries used diamonds to fund their movements against legitimate governments. When the problem was at its height, Conflict Diamonds accounted for 4% of the world’s diamond supply, but today it is less than 1%.

This reduction in their trade has been achieved by the diamond industry and governments adopting the Kimberley Process Certification System (2002) to assure that only legitimately sourced diamonds are traded.

Kimberley Process Certification

Rough diamonds traded between KP countries are transported in a tamper resistant container and accompanied by a government validated KP certificate. Once imported and ready to be traded, a written statement accompanies all invoices guaranteeing that the diamonds or diamond jewellery are being sold from legitimate sources.

Our Conflict Free Diamonds

All of our diamonds are guaranteed to be Conflict Free. Our diamonds are bought from manufacturers and site holders who buy the rough diamonds from Diamond Trading Council (marketing arm of DeBeers) who guarantee on their invoice (in writing) that their diamonds are conflict free.