![]() ![]() At the age of 48 he now fulfils his lifelong dream and turns his passion into his profession: The graduate specialist in media marketing has founded a trading company for luxury watches. Königbauer worked successfully in the publishing business, was Managing Director of the “Münchner Wochenanzeiger” for many years and by launching “Hallo München” took part in the most comprehensive implementation of an advertising paper in Germany. Königbauer says: “The only piece of jewellery a man can wear without hesitation is a mechanical watch.” If he leaves the house without a watch, he does not feel exposed but “somehow incomplete”. For him watches are an expression of an (his) attitude towards life. For him watches are much more than an item that indicates the time. Georg Königbauer has such an extensive knowledge about watches as other people might have about soccer or politics. ![]() Of course he can remember his first expensive watch: A “Tag Heuer” with gold and silver ornaments with a green leather band for 3500 German Marks. ![]() He wore it proudly to school and the fascination for watches has stayed with him ever since. For Georg Königbauer, who was born in Peißenberg in Bavaria, it was the first watch. For other boys it might be the first football or the first train set that they remember. For Georg Königbauer this whole story only seems like yesterday. It was a “Timex SSQ”, waterproof and impact resistant. The wish came true, the son got the quartz watch for Christmas. The watch remained intact and little Georg Königbauer said to his mother: “I want that watch.” Georg Königbauer was a young boy of seven or eight years when an ad on television caught his full attention: A man pulled his wrist watch over his fist and smashed a window. Company founder Georg Königbauer and his passion for watchesĮvery story has its origin, every passion has its key experience. ![]()
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