DUBAI: Germany’s Phillips auction house is coming to Riyadh for the first time from Nov. 12 to 13. Phillips in association with Bacs and Russo, the auction house’s watch department, will showcase collectors’ watches at Tuwaiq Palace on the first stop of a world tour. Visitors in Saudi Arabia will get to see some of the world’s rarest watches including brands Rolex, Richard Mille, and Audemars Piguet. The exhibition, in collaboration with the Saudi Fashion Commission, will be part of Phillips’ World Tour featuring around 100 watches and visiting cities including London, New York, and Hong Kong. The Saudi event will kick off on Thursday with a private viewing for specially invited guests and the media. Fashion Commission chief executive officer, Burak Cakmak, said: “We are thrilled to be partnering with Phillips auction house as part of their rare watches tour and to have them in Riyadh for the first time. We hope this will be the first of many luxury apparel events, as we know there is a market here in Saudi.” The auction house exhibited its collection in Geneva between Nov. 3 and 7.