Andreas Huber GmbH & Co. traces its origins to the watch and clock shop opened by Andreas Huber and his wife Xaviera on 13 October 1856 at Karlsplatz in Munich. The shop developed into a well-known Munich watch and clock business. In 1912, the Bavarian Prince Regent granted the company the title of “Hofuhrenfabrik” (Court Clock Factory). Alongside timepieces bearing the Huber name, the company sold its own Urania brand and manufactured timekeeping instruments, including equipment for transport and sport. During the Second World War, the company's workshops and shops were destroyed. Three stores reopened in Munich as early as 1946; the new headquarters on Residenzstraße began operating in 1950. When Andreas Huber II died in 1966, Martin Huber took over the business at the age of 25, supported by his mother, becoming the fourth generation to lead it. He continued to run it beyond the turn of the millennium and maintained the tradition of always offering at least one Huber timepiece of the company's own. He also became known as an author of books on horology, particularly standard reference works on Patek Philippe and A. Lange & Söhne. Around the turn of the millennium, the company operated three branches in central Munich. In September 2002, it was sold to the Swiss watch retailer Bucherer. Company address: Andreas Huber GmbH & Co., headquarters, Residenzstraße 11, 80333 Munich.