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Bob Dylan will perform five shows at Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall in London from December 3 to December 8, 2026.
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Bob Dylan will perform five shows at Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall in London from December 3 to December 8, 2026.

On October 25, 2026, Lempertz announced its autumn 'Jewellery & Watches' auction, scheduled for November 19 in Cologne. The catalogue spans Parisian jewellery houses, Belle Époque pieces, and modern Cologne goldsmithing, with highlights from private collections.
Bonhams has appointed Reg Brack as International Director of Watches, US, based in New York. Brack will lead the auction house's watches business across the United States, overseeing business development, client engagement, and strategic growth.
On October 20, 2026, Phillips in Association with Bacs & Russo announced highlights for The Hong Kong Watch Auction: XXIII, running November 21-22, 2026, in Hong Kong. Leading the independent watchmaking section is an F.P.
Phillips in Association with Bacs & Russo will offer the Rolex Cosmograph Daytona Reference 6239 presented to Vic Elford after his 1968 victory at the 24 Hours of Daytona in The New York Watch Auction: XV on December 5–6, 2026, with an estimate of $100,000–200,000.
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 15, 2026, Phillips in Association with Bacs & Russo announced The Geneva Watch Auction: XXIV, set for November 7 and 8, 2026 at Geneva's Hotel President, with more than 220 timepieces. Highlights include a stainless-steel Patek Philippe Ref.
On September 7, 2026, Christie's announced the appointment of Remi Guillemin as Global Head of Watches, based in Geneva.

Artcurial's prestige auction series, held July 6-8, 2026, at the Hôtel Hermitage Monte-Carlo, achieved a total of €16 million across sales of watches, jewelry, handbags, and sculptures. The auction saw 93% of lots sold.
Artcurial Beurret Bailly Widmer held its annual auction in Basel featuring Swiss Art, International Art before 1900 and Important Watches. The three sales reached CHF 4.9M (€5.4M). A new world record was set when the Patek Philippe “Beyer. No. 17” Ref. 3940 sold for CHF 762,150 (€843,113).
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