Sightholder


A sightholder is a company on the De Beers Global Sightholder Sales's list of authorized bulk purchasers of rough diamonds. DBGSS is controlled by the De Beers Group, the largest producer and purveyor of rough diamonds in the world. DBGSS was previously known as DTC. In May 2006, DTC released a list of the 93 sightholders on its website.
The DTC Sightholder list was further reduced to 79 companies worldwide in December 2007. The list of selected companies for the 2008-2011 contract period was published in April 2008.
The DTC list of sightholders for 2013 is as follows;