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30 June 2021, 12:34 AM | #91 |
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TimepieceGentlemen - Gone already or just revamping
Just wondering if anyone had any insight into why the Timepiece Gentlemens website and IG are down and out. Noticed that Anthony's instagram is gone as well as Marcos.
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30 June 2021, 12:57 AM | #92 |
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30 June 2021, 01:04 AM | #93 |
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I know they said something about a new website coming, maybe they are making the switch over to the new site.
There is also confusion regarding The Timepiece Gentleman vs. Gentleman Timepieces branding. They could be taking this time to do a bit of rebranding...it wouldn't be a terrible idea. |
30 June 2021, 01:15 AM | #94 |
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This happened around midnight. Anthony’s last Instagram story was something along the lines of “just when you think you’ve caught up to me or figured me out, I pivot”. Things have been brewing for awhile, I think this is the start of their legal troubles.
Can you imagine if you were a person who sent your watch as consignment or sent them a $2k “investment” for their big store that isn’t going to happen? Even if it is a stunt they harm their creditability tremendously pulling something like this. I personally think they’re gone especially given all the employees IG pages are deleted except Dylan. Someone with an inflated ego like Anthony wouldn’t dare to delete his insta voluntarily given his following lol. |
30 June 2021, 01:18 AM | #95 | |
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Yes…Weird response man.
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30 June 2021, 01:22 AM | #96 | |
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Can you imagine how those folks feel who sent their watches for consignment or for their store investment of $2k each? |
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30 June 2021, 01:26 AM | #97 |
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I was considering sending one of my watches to them on consignment but changed my mind when I saw that they used the watches like it was their own.
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30 June 2021, 01:29 AM | #98 |
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I was in touch with them this week. They told me they were upgrading or re-doing their system and they are no longer responding. Thank god i didnt send them a watch!
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30 June 2021, 01:30 AM | #99 |
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I was in the same boat. I was considering using them to sell a watch but I actually got a better price from DavidSW.
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30 June 2021, 01:37 AM | #100 |
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It always bothered me that they did, in fact, treat their inventory as their own personal candy store. Sometimes even wearing several different watches on any given day. They received them pre-owned, only to wear and use them some more before selling them. Not cool in my book. And their lack of inventory control was atrocious. Anthony, well, he's Anthony. But never got a good vibe off of Marco. Combined, they just seemed like scam artists (to me).
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30 June 2021, 01:40 AM | #101 |
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30 June 2021, 01:44 AM | #102 |
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Pushing consignment sales instead of buying the watch is a sign of a cash flow problem. Personally I would never sell my watches on consignment. If the doors close (for whatever reason), your watch is gone.
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30 June 2021, 01:49 AM | #104 |
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The downfall of "Hype"?
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30 June 2021, 01:53 AM | #105 |
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If they are rebranding, HUGE mistake not giving people a heads up. Imagine having a piece on consignment with them, or having sent cash for a piece you haven’t yet received. This is a big F-you to those people.
If I had to guess, they are being sued over the $2,000,000 “raise” (scam) and the court issued an injunction requiring all means of conducting business—i.e. Instagram and website—to be suspended or shut down. |
30 June 2021, 01:54 AM | #106 |
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Revamping in grey market watch sales is very strange. To take down your site and Instagram before having something else built, also very strange. It was a matter of time before the entire thing imploded, i just thought it would be another year or two.
The YouTube channel was the worst idea he’s ever had. It gave direct insight into how poorly run that business is. Watching them wear their inventory is weird. I would buy a watch from those guys at 40% off. They are sketchy. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
30 June 2021, 02:00 AM | #107 |
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FWIW, their personal FB accounts are down as well. That doesn't inspire confidence.
Update: one of theirs is still up.
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30 June 2021, 02:01 AM | #108 |
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I just went to their site and got a notification that it is now a private site (whatever that means)
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30 June 2021, 02:01 AM | #109 |
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IG shows, user not found on both of Anthony’s pages. Even if they were switching their website over, I don’t know why they would wipe their IG page clean. I would imagine that is how a lot of customers interact with them. Maybe they are rebranding?!
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30 June 2021, 02:04 AM | #110 |
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Hopefully there are not too many people with consigned watches....didn't
one guy from LA give them upwards of thirty or forty watches? Was on youtube about a month ago
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30 June 2021, 02:05 AM | #111 |
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Well, normally they release a new video on Tuesdays...
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30 June 2021, 02:08 AM | #114 |
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I don't care if they wear their inventory so long as it's not on consignment or sold as brand new. If I recall, they don't wear those watches which are consigned or brand new. This seems par for the course with every grey dealer if you follow the social medias.
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Edited to add: so is the business's page, which is linked here. They have contact info available in case anyone needs to reach out to them.
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30 June 2021, 02:18 AM | #117 |
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Jesus. None of you know anything about anything...like a bunch of old women hunting and pecking in the park and gossiping about blindly...
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30 June 2021, 02:23 AM | #119 |
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That $2 mil raise was such a scam. I cant believe they are enough gullible people out there to just hand over 2k to these clowns. I am EU based, but id assume even in America there is some sort of regulation when it comes to fundraising of that calibre to retail clients. I assume some sort of business plan/ prospectus filing is needed. But im sure these clowns didnt even check.
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30 June 2021, 02:24 AM | #120 |
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I inquired on how the process worked and sent them some pics of my collection. They said( Marco) that they don’t have the funds to purchase out right but would sell them one at a time. Or they can get a investor to purchase all or most of them at a discount. I was thinking to my self why don’t Anthony just sell his “ personal stash” if its really his, to help his business grow. Business 1st, the flex can wait once you have a good foundation. Seem to me it was backwards. I really thought one million bucks was pocket change to these guys, especially when they are wearing some supper high dollar stuff while just chilling around the city. I was very disappointed to say the least. I was hoping they would succeed since it would be another avenue to get hard to get pieces, I guess we shall see.
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