Over 95% of Distinctivediamonds.com stones come from Russia. The frozen Russian Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) produces 99% of all diamonds in Russia. From these latitudes, many experts believe, come the finest and clearest diamonds in the world.

The Russian diamond finds along with those in the Northwest Territories of Canada have challenged the geological wisdom about where diamonds are found. The natural processes that created diamond crystals have produced stunning clear stones from these frozen northern regions.

Conflict diamonds or blood diamonds are associated with diamonds from Central and West Africa. Reports of slave labor, torture and that diamonds from these regions are used to fund local wars have been in the news for the last ten years. Diamonds have been used to fund wars in countries such as Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, The Republic of Congo and Angola. The diamond industry through the UN mandated Kimberley Process is working hard to eliminate illicit trade in diamonds in these countries. For more information about conflict diamonds and the Kimberley Process visit www.diamondfacts.org

We work very hard to ensure our diamonds come from our reliable sources and have a genuine concern for the situation and plight of the people in countries affiliated with conflict diamonds. As well as being conflict free we are reminded by our clients that their diamonds seem to be clearer and display more brilliance than other diamonds. We work very hard to ensure that our diamonds are not only of the finest cuts but the finest polish too, which is a characteristic synonymous with Russian stones.

The minor (melee) diamonds we use in our jewelry also comes from Russia and for more commercial qualities our stones come from Australia, another big diamond producing country in the world. The majority of our diamonds are cut in either Belgium or Russia.

DistinctiveDiamonds.com condemns all individuals and companies who deal with illicit diamonds from Africa. Not all African countries that produce diamonds are associated with conflict stones such as South Africa, Botswana and Namibia. Again visit www.diamondfacts.org to see how diamonds have benefited many of Africa’s diamond producing countries.