Photo: Instagram
HIS PHOTO GIVES IT AWAY!
This photo reveals which watch Bouna Sarr had with her at the customs check.
Munich - First he was in trouble with customs, now with the public prosecutor's office.
The police are investigating Bayern star Bouna Sarr (31) for insults and attempted coercion. Tax evasion is also under investigation. All because Sarr allegedly failed to pay duty on a luxury watch when entering the country at Munich airport.
But which watch was it exactly? The authorities won't reveal this because of tax secrecy. Curious: Sarr himself revealed which brand of watch it was!
During the inspection in October 2022, Sarr got upset with the customs officers. He photographed two of them with his cell phone, pasted clown emojis over their faces and uploaded the photo to Instagram.
Also shown in the photo: the watch case. And the invoice!
Bouna Sarr may have had a lot of trouble at the border, but his photo on Instagram has revealed even more. It shows the case and the invoice for his luxury watch, which caused problems at customs control at Munich airport.
BILD showed the case to Munich watch expert Hubertus Reygers, who was able to clearly identify the trademark: "It can only be from Patek Philippe." This is confirmed by the invoice, on which the logo of the highly exclusive watch manufacturer from Switzerland is clearly visible.
The trademark from Geneva is considered the most exclusive watch brand in the world. According to Patek Philippe Germany, the most expensive watch in the standard range is available for 2.6 million euros. In March, a "Sky Moon Tourbillon" was auctioned in Hong Kong for 5.8 million euros - a world record for an online auction.
It is not surprising that a watch with this trademark caught the attention of investigators during a customs check at Munich Airport. The value of the watch is decisive for the import sales tax that must be paid when entering a country outside the EU. In the case of Patek Philippe, the value is inherently high. According to the company, the cheapest model is the ladies' watch "Twenty-4" for 15,702 euros. The cheapest men's watch is the Calatrava 6119 in white gold for 31,404 euros.
Bouna Sarr could therefore have to pay quite a large sum in import sales tax. For the Patek Philippe Aquanaut, which according to Watchcharts.com costs around 88,000 euros, that would be almost 17,000 euros. But as an FC Bayern Munich player, he will certainly be able to afford it.
But what does this mean for Bayern star Bouna Sarr? Due to tax secrecy, the authorities cannot reveal how much tax Sarr would have had to pay to import the watch. However, it can be assumed that the watch is a very expensive model, as it is a Patek Philippe, which is considered the most exclusive watch brand in the world.
The highest import sales tax that you have to pay for importing a luxury watch in Germany is 19 percent. This means that Sarr would have had to pay an additional 19,000 euros in tax on a watch worth 100,000 euros, for example.
However, as an FC Bayern Munich player, Bouna Sarr earns a very high salary and can easily afford such a watch. Nevertheless, he is now facing charges of insult, attempted coercion and possible tax evasion. It remains to be seen what consequences these charges will have for him.
It shows once again that a photo often reveals more than you realize. Bouna Sarr's Instagram photo with the two customs officers ultimately proved to be his undoing and led to criminal charges being brought against him. It remains to be seen whether he will learn from this incident and be more careful in future about which photos he shares on social media.
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