Recommended Reading: Arnold Schwarzenegger Detained Over Audemars Piguet Watch At Munich Airport
Watch-related news spread across the Internet today as movie star and former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger was held by customs officials at the Munich airport over what is purported to be an undeclared Audemars Piguet wristwatch. According to reporting by CBS News, Schwarzenegger was en route to Austria, where his climate charity, the Schwarzenegger Climate Initiative, was hosting an auction at the Austrian World Summit. The watch – apparently a unique AP made specifically for the Arnold – was set to be auctioned off there.
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It appears as though Schwarzenegger was held up for a considerable amount of time (most outlets have it at three hours) where a multitude of issues over payment of the tax bill for the watch mounted. Here's a quote from the CBS report just to give you a taste:
"The actor was never asked to fill out a declaration form, the source said, and tried to pay the taxes for the watch at the airport but the credit card machine wasn't working, the source said. Schwarzenegger was then brought to an ATM to withdraw money but the limit was too low, and then the bank was closed, so customs officers finally brought in a credit card machine that worked, the source said."
Arnold Schwarzenegger, seen here in Tokyo for the premiere of The Terminator: Dark Fate. Photo: Getty Images
Although the Schwarzenegger Climate Initiative claims to have intended to properly declare the watch after the auction has been completed, it looks as though it won't be going with him to Austria and will remain at the Munich Airport.
For full details and reporting from CBS, read their full coverage here.
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