WhiteFlash

Whiteflash offers exquisitely hand crafted wedding bands, diamond engagement rings, anniversary jewelry, diamond earrings, diamond pendants and uniquely custom designed pieces from our assortment of loose diamonds featuring 'A Cut Above' diamonds. We have been named "Lord of the Online Rings" by Kiplinger's Magazine. Whiteflash - "A Brilliant Diamond Buying Experience".

Whiteflash offers exquisitely hand crafted wedding bands, diamond engagement rings, anniversary jewelry, diamond earrings, diamond pendants and uniquely custom designed pieces from our assortment of loose diamonds featuring 'A Cut Above' diamonds. We have been named "Lord of the Online Rings" by Kiplinger's Magazine. Whiteflash - "A Brilliant Diamond Buying Experience".

About Whiteflash: Whiteflash is the first company in the U.S. to offer an exclusive brand of Hearts & Arrows diamond and bring the sheer beauty of “super ideal cut” to the Internet. Brian Gavin, a 5th generation diamond cutter, and Debi Wexler, a computer entrepreneur, together founded Whiteflash in 1999 bringing to the Internet their brand “A Cut Above.”

WhiteFlash is a Green Vendor

During the 1990s, money from selling diamonds financed several vicious civil wars in African countries. Military warlords and rebel groups alike mined diamonds to buy weapons in Sierra Leone, Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Liberia. Diamonds from Republic of Congo and Côte d'Ivoire were also used to fund wars in neighboring countries. These gems became known as conflict diamonds or blood diamonds. Global Witness estimates that up to 15% of all diamonds sold around the world in the late 1990s were conflict diamonds. The United Nations imposed an embargo on non-government-certified diamonds from Angola in 1998 and did the same for Sierra Leone diamonds in 2000. In 2003, the United Nations, over 70 countries, and the international diamond industry launched the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme. This voluntary system is supposed to track rough diamonds from the mine to the retailer and ensure that they are conflict-free and legitimately traded. In addition, the U.S. created several laws such as the Clean Diamonds Act to ban importation of rough diamonds that are not certified by the Kimberly Process. The U.S. is the world's largest consumer of diamond jewelry -- we bought $33.7 billion worth in 2005! But most of what we import are cut and polished stones, according to Global Witness. While the Kimberly Process has made strides, it also has weaknesses that have been exploited. Some conflict diamonds are still getting onto the market, although thankfully in small numbers. Partnership Africa Canada reports how Côte d'Ivoire continues to launder blood diamonds through other countries and how lack of monitoring keeps retailers from always knowing what they're selling. You can look up the conflict-free diamond statements of some big-name stores online. Whiteflash and James Allen Professional Jeweler are among the many online retailers who sell conflict-free diamonds in accordance with the Kimberly Process.