De Beers released its sales timetable for 2017, maintaining its schedule of 10 sights a year. The company sells approximately 90 percent of its rough supply through its global sightholder sales division and the remainder through its auction platform. With two more sights left in 2016, the November sale begins this week in Gaborone.
The dates for 2017 are as follows:
Sight 1: January 17 – January 20
Sight 2: February 20 – February 24
Sight 3: March 27 – March 31
Sight 4: May 8 – May 12
Sight 5: June 12 – June 16
Sight 6: July 24 – July 28
Sight 7: August 28 – September 1
Sight 8: October 9 – October 13
Sight 9: November 6 – November 10
Sight 10: December 4 – December 8
