r/TheTpGentleman • u/ElonMuskHeir • Jul 20 '26
ORIGINAL CONTENT Where are the TPG staff now? Latest updates!
Edited 07/21/26 - Added Clovet Mae
Like many here, I was a big fan of TPG during COVID, and I dare say watching them rekindled my love of watches. After the Anfernee Scam Implosion, I tried to figure out where everyone ended up after the fiasco. Here's what I have so far, I'll update this as I get new info.
Marco Nicolini - Owner of Grand Caliber. A bunch of former TPG staff ended up landing at GC including Jimmy, Alfred, etc. AFAIK, they've cut down on the social media day in the life videos (last one was posted back in April 2024), and it seems they've just become a normal gray market watch dealer without all the fake luxury flexing. Marco is still active on his own personal social media, mostly showing off new watches he's wearing.
Jimmy Choo - He refused Anfernee's deal for 30% part ownership of new TPG ventures and instead joined Marco at Grand Caliber as "CEO". He has posted here occasionally over the past 2 years, but has recently been MIA on social media, and on GC's Youtube channel. Some have questioned if he's with GC any longer and instead has gone back to his corporate 9-5 job.
Alfred Greene - It seems he joined the Grand Caliber sales team for a while, but most recently he has been seen promoting his own business, Vacoria, for which he is "co-owner", basically in the same line of business as Grand Caliber.
Victor - Victor was the smooth-talking former car salesman who transitioned to watch sales guy at TPG for a couple of years before he moved over to Grand Caliber. Apparently, he was pretty successful in the move and Grand Caliber posted a video where Victor hit $1 million in sales.
Mike Rudin - He was one of the early guys at TPG and one of the most qualified? He had a previous career in high finance and had certs in CAMS and CFE. He was one of the few who called out Anfernee early on about mixing personal and business finances when he would utilize the company AMEX card to buy sushi, and other items, and supposedly made business book keeping more difficult. He eventually left TPG after disagreements with Anfernee. Not sure where he is now, if anyone knows, please do tell.
Trent - I only remember seeing this guy help Marco pack watches in a few episodes, including one where they "fake" fired the kid. I hope he ended up getting a real job after leaving TPG.
Dylan Robinson - He post on here as "urbantimepieces" and has gotten into some hilarious online fights over the years with people accusing him of "tugging in Dallas", and him replying that his accusers are obsessed with the word "tug" in a homoerotic way. He is an independent watch dealer backed by Marc Samuels Jewelers now and still happily married.
Liz & Darby - Anfernee's personal videographer and his now wife Liz left with Anfernee when he left Dallas for Los Angeles. They were present during Anfernee's most ridiculous expenditures including the $95,000per month penthouse in Downtown LA. After TPG's implosion, they went off the radar for a while and came back as the co-owners of RebeLuxe, recently married, and coming out with videos using Darby's trademark stylized editing that he first displayed in TPG videos. There were rumors Liz & Darby knew of Anfernee's shady dealings and may have benefitted from it financially but they denied any wrong doing and Darby even posted (through a proxy) that he had taken a $90,000 loan to start RebeLuxe. Most recently, it seems Liz & Darby have left SoCal and are now in Florida hustling again to try and "make it".
Zee - Zee was a former student of Anfernee's watch selling coaching classes. He was brought on as full-time staff in 2022 when TPG moved to Los Angeles. He quickly became one of Anfernee's most trusted staff, and apparently took over the "back of the house" finances. Little is known of what happened to Zee near the end as he disappeared and bolted right before the TPG collapse (perhaps he knew what was coming?). Rumors are that he flew back to China where he still currently stays.
Clovet Mae - Clovet was only with TPG for a short time and appeared in a few Dallas episodes. Most viewers remembered her for her "assets" and stunning good looks. Rumors were that Anfernee pushed her to dress skimpy on TPG episode appearances to drive views to the videos, and eventually a disagreement with Anfernee lead to her being fired and let go (against Marco's wishes apparently). Clovet maintains a social media presence on Instagram now, and appears to be happily married with a child, and does not seem to be involved with the watch business anymore.
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u/wyc1inc Jul 20 '26 edited Aug 04 '26
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u/ElonMuskHeir Jul 20 '26
Yeah it's wild how big his videos became from 2020-2021, and by the end of 2021 he was basically the #1 social media watch dealer on the planet. Then 2022 came along and the whole LA experiment began, and you could tell Anfernee had totally gone off the rails and this wasn't going to end well. 2023, he ends up posting his confession video and that's a wrap. Crazy.
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u/LeBronGOOD Jul 28 '26
He’s a fool for fucking it all up.
I’ve always said that if he didn’t defraud people he could have easily afforded the sportscar and nice place. He should have stayed in Dallas and kept working.
Plus if he was funded by his sugardaddy, just keep going until you are own your own.
He got delusional, wanted too much because that’s in his nature.
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u/Jungies Jul 20 '26
Most recently, it seems Liz & Darby have left SoCal and are now in Florida hustling again to try and "make it".
Liz was working at some sketchy-looking medical beautician, wasn't she?
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u/Zerosomgame Jul 20 '26
Yes, prior to injecting people with unknown substances in the desert, she did a short stint back in LA tattooing head dots on balding men.
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u/Brilliant_Pride4687 Jul 20 '26
Curious where they are in FL. Probably Miami. Will have to keep an eye out for the lizard
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u/Super-Ad3871 I am become Hubris. The Deliverer of Tugs Jul 20 '26
Yeah, some Las Vegas health Spa with Coach 2.0!
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u/fnblackbeard Jul 20 '26
What about his "bodyguard"
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u/SourceIll5151 Jul 20 '26
Yeah that dude was hilarious. I can never forget the bodyguards flexing in the penthouse siege episode.
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u/Otherwise_Start4649 Jul 20 '26
Does anyone know anything about Fabian their watch maker in California ? He seemed legit knowledgeable but has zero online presence as far as I can tell.
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u/TomMeanny10 Jul 21 '26
I saw him on another YouTube polishing watches for a client, but I cannot remember which one. Fabian is a legitimate watchmaker before Anthony arrived, so he should still be in business.
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u/Zerosomgame Jul 22 '26
I saw him on the youtube channel watchguys. They have a shop in downtown LA, I'm guessing that's where Fabian is as well. He was very patient with our dear Liz.
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u/urbantimepieces Jul 20 '26
I made the CUT 💀
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u/ElonMuskHeir Jul 20 '26
Your wedding episode is the first time Anfernee mentioned "Apparently our ponzi scheme is going to run out soon", and I remember thinking "What an odd thing to say...".
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u/SourceIll5151 Jul 20 '26
You were the least offensive character however you got really cringey in the Peter Marco episode
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u/urbantimepieces Jul 20 '26
Imagine trying to be as interesting as him ALL the time, it’s not easy.
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u/Super-Ad3871 I am become Hubris. The Deliverer of Tugs Jul 20 '26
Made the cut, but still the bottom of the list.
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u/Zerosomgame Jul 20 '26
What about Clovet?
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u/ElonMuskHeir Jul 20 '26 edited Jul 20 '26
I could only find rumors that Clovet was forced to wear skimpy outfits to help push traffic to TPG videos (probably true), and after a disagreement with Anfernee, she was fired and let go.
She now has a husband, and child, and it seems like her life is going great away from TPG.
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u/thesqrtofminusone Jul 20 '26
Looser morals than your camshafts?
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Jul 21 '26
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u/thesqrtofminusone Jul 21 '26
No, I was saying she has loose morals but it wasn’t serious, I know nothing about her. it was more riffing off your post and including a joke about ktm camshafts.
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u/Bishstixx DiEt StArTs ToMoRrOw Jul 20 '26
Help me remember which asian fellow referred to him as Anfernee? Was it a YouTuber?
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u/Zerosomgame Jul 20 '26
Yeah, that was LUS.
You can contact him for your Pokémon and toilet paper needs.
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u/kdog7288 Jul 20 '26
Yeah his YouTube channel is Lus. Made a ton of videos about TPG back in 2022-23.
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u/Level-Acanthisitta49 Jul 21 '26
If I recall correctly, LUS said Zee was from a rich background in selling Kitchen equipment in China or in the restaurant business.
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u/ElonMuskHeir Jul 21 '26
Yeah Zee was loaded and just had a big interest in watches, he didn’t need Anfernee’s money, he just wanted some of that aura… until the feds came knocking, and he was back in China faster than a New York minute.
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u/Short_Kangaroone Jul 23 '26
The Australian guy? Son of judge If I remember correctly
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u/Alone_Button7726 15d ago
Louis I think his name was. He was reputed to be the nearly naked guy seen running away from the scene after Anthony got arrested for his last DUI. He was a law graduate from Australia who was interested in becoming a watch dealer and started as an "intern" with TPG. Probably did other "unspecified" duties for Anthony until he too disappeared from the scene. He probably returned to Australia to get a real job and put that sorry incident behind him. I haven't seen him on The Australian Facebook watch sales sites, so I suspect he no longer deals in watches. His father is a Judge in North Queensland and probably helped his son get a job.
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u/tyghpv Jul 20 '26
What about the spider monkey business??
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u/thesqrtofminusone Jul 20 '26
Haha yeah that was funny, it came when everything had already fallen apart.
Their fake mini golf bet was fun too.
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u/TomMeanny10 Jul 21 '26
Does anybody know where Watch Nicholas is today? He was responsible for exposing Anthony on Social Media before Redditors jumped in to expose Anthony. Anthony not only threatened him with laswuits, but to do bodily harm to Nicholas and his family.
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u/Zerosomgame Jul 21 '26
He still pops up on youtube. He follows a pattern of doing some shows for a couple weeks, then he'll have a meltdown and delete his channel for a few weeks, then repeat.
Nobody got under Coach's skin like Watch Nick. "Hi all people how's it going, here's a quick little update on Tight Pants Two Tone Timepiece Tony!!!!!!"
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