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Post WatchBox buying stake in De B
Oct 23, 2021,18:25 PM
Tim is selling the brand at a Watchtime Event in NYC…
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Much respect for Tim and his horological knowledge…
By: Lankysudanese : October 23rd, 2021-18:32
but he is an employee of a company which sells watches (old and new) and owns a major stake in this watchmaking company. So I’m not surprised. At least he’s always been passionate about DeBethune. When he was told to push Journe, he always made it clear t...
All of this is true.
By: Tim_M : October 23rd, 2021-21:31
I am a spokesman, after all. I also try to make clear my true passions and separate that from the sales pitch. Journe is a brand I respect without loving it -- along with several others -- but DB is where my heart lies. This just worked out really well fo...
Lol 😂
By: oyster case : October 23rd, 2021-21:19
🤣🤣🤣
By: Lankysudanese : October 24th, 2021-09:23
I don't work sales, but I do like to share watches from time to time.
By: Tim_M : October 23rd, 2021-21:47
In seven years of doing this, I haven't had to take a bank deposit or talk money with a single customer. Of course, I'm a spokesman for the brands we own but hopefully never a "pitch man." Both WB and DB have salesmen at Watchtime for that. My office has ...
Thanks for that background Tim.
By: ChetBaker : October 24th, 2021-06:56
Glad you will be able to continue to focus on the entertainment + education part, because no one does it better than you. Keep up the good work.
+1
By: Lankysudanese : October 24th, 2021-09:27
I do have a DB so I guess I'm a biased fanboi
By: Fastwong : October 23rd, 2021-22:16
Heck, I'd work cleanup and make coffee runs for the DB team if I could get on some kind of work for watches program 😁 As for Jacob, I just threw out a brand maybe more known for gem setting and maximum bling than engineering....I could be wrong though, ma...
That's definitely how I saw it.
By: Tim_M : October 23rd, 2021-21:42
Being able to just walk up to the DB display and start sharing watches is what I'd call a "good day at the office." The military and finance weren't nearly this much fun. Best, Tim
I have an open role at WT this year
By: Tim_M : October 23rd, 2021-21:40
Last night and most of today, I was roving on the floor just meeting folks. This morning, I launched the new Dream Watch 5 Tourbillon on my YouTube channel, so I made myself available to answer questions about that. I decided to spend some time explaining...
I was there today but missed seeing Tim!
By: Sfwatchlover : October 23rd, 2021-22:20
While at the Watchbox booth, I got to chat with Mike briefly and told him I watch his Market Warp every weekends. It was nice to look at a few watches that I have read about a great deal and only saw in person for the first time today at the WB booth. (I ...
To both your points, "independent" is a broad word...
By: K-Lo : October 24th, 2021-15:15
So we are at least talking about two interpretations: 1) financial; and 2) decision making. However, both can be related... If someone, something, or some entity gives you money (i.e., invest) to support your company, there can be decision making repercus...
Good to know.
By: Lankysudanese : October 25th, 2021-03:44
But yeah, my unedited comment was “so debethune was never quite financially independent then”
I hope to get there tomorrow
By: shafran : October 23rd, 2021-23:09
I go to watchbox every 6 weeks or so. I guess I trade in and out of watches too much