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Phillips' Geneva Jewels auction: VII, held on November 9, 2026, in Geneva, achieved a total of CHF8,069,595 ($9,858,624). The sale sold 91 of 125 lots, a 73% sell-through rate by lot and 76% by value. The top lot was a 16.40-carat Kashmir sapphire and diamond ring, which sold for CHF1,935,000.
Phillips in Association with Bacs & Russo's The Geneva Watch Auction: XXIV, held on November 7 and 8, 2026, achieved a total of CHF 92,045,568 ($112,277,184), becoming the first live watch auction to surpass $100 million.
Phillips in Association with Bacs & Russo will offer Cartier Portico Mystery Clock No. 4 at The Geneva Watch Auction: XXIV on November 7–8, 2026, at Hotel President in Geneva, with an estimate of CHF 1,800,000–3,200,000.
Phillips will offer 16 watches from the Pucci Papaleo Collection of Rolex Chronographs at The Geneva Watch Auction: XXIV on November 7 and 8, 2026, in Geneva. Assembled over three decades, the collection traces Rolex chronograph development from the 1930s to the 1970s.
On September 7, 2026, Christie's announced the appointment of Remi Guillemin as Global Head of Watches, based in Geneva. Guillemin, who previously led the Americas and EMEA watch departments, will oversee global watch auctions and private sales.
On September 7, 2026, Christie's announced the appointment of Remi Guillemin as Global Head of Watches, based in Geneva.
Artcurial will offer the Louis Grandchamp des Raux collection at auction on October 24, 2026 at 4pm at Artcurial Beurret Bailly Widmer in Geneva. The sale brings together nearly seventy-five works by forty-four artists spanning Impressionism to Symbolism, the Nabis and the Pont-Aven School.
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