Once he saw he could make good money from this he learned everything he could about watch dealing and formed his company to what is known today as The Timepiece Gentleman. Anthony made the sale with this buyer and then did a few more flips after. He decided in order to meet the buyer at 8pm he was going to quit his job. However, Anthony would not be able to meet this buyer because he could only meet at 8pm the time Anthony was waiting tables.Īfter doing some thinking, Anthony told himself that if he were to make this sale and then do it again a couple more times, he would be making the same amount of money flipping watches as he would’ve working his two jobs. Selling this watch to that buyer would mean that Anthony would make a $1,000 profit which was a big deal considering he was only making $1,200 a week working mornings at a gym and waiting tables at night. Three days after buying another watch to flip, he again found a potential buyer. Anthony made a $500 profit from this sale and used the money to go buy another watch. The potential buyer met with Anthony and did in fact end up buying the watch. This offer was much more than Anthony was expecting so at first, he thought it was a scam. Shortly after listing the watch, he got contacted by someone interested in the piece offering $2,300. Anthony later ended up listing this watch on a reseller’s website. Anthony spent 16 months in jail, and it was after his second time in prison that he really made a big change in his life.Īnthony had given a close friend a watch to hold onto while he was in jail so when he was released, he would have some money coming out. While Anthony was living in Dallas battling alcohol addiction, he wound up getting arrested and sentenced to prison on two different occasions for a DUI. Anthony has shown a burning drive to succeed, change the path of his life and has knocked it out of the park every time he’d set his eyes on a goal. From battling alcohol addiction, jail time, the death of his brother, to starting up a luxury watch business that now is worth over 8-figures. They dress like high school kids which is weird to me because if you are in the business they are in, well I would want to present myself professionally to customers and potential buyers.įirst impressions are everything, no idea why people would give these guys their business to be honest.Written in partnership with Ascend AgencyĪnthony Farrer is a man who has overcome tremendous obstacles to achieve great success in his life. I follow along for the entertainment of the slowest train wreck of all time.īut if I was buying from these guys and spending that much money, I would expect a luxury experience. I’m never going to be interested in dropping tens of thousands of $$ on a watch but I get why people do. And the “gentleman” part of their name is a massive joke because they clearly don’t know how to conduct themselves in a professional manner at all which really comes through when you see Tony’s attitude is - this is my business, I run things, I’m not wasting my time with people…blah blah blah… There isn’t anything “luxury” about their customer experience at all. Timepiece Hypebeast would be a better name for these dudes that look the same as the kids in high school who were selling coke or pot in the parking lot. Of course, I don't really care about the "Youtube" crew or how they look, but there's only one claiming "Gentleman" anything up front. Same thing with "real" jewelers, luxury car dealerships, etc. Go to Avi & Co, DavidSW, etc., or any AD & you see staff that look professional and also get treated well in the process. Other "professional" used or grey market dealers dress and act like they are selling to a high end clientele, but TPG & the other "Youtubers" dress like backpack dealers or kids, certainly not professionals. They are not well dressed, well spoken or even particularly good salesmen. One can assume that's what AF envisioned when he picked the name and logo the problem is he can't even fake being one himself.įrom the TPG team, we see NOTHING that would indicate the "gentleman" aspect. For a dealer that sells high end luxury items, I understand the "gentleman" angle you are trying to appeal to high net worth individuals, typically male who enjoy watches and other luxuries for what they are, or as a display of wealth (or both).
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