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Luxury Watch Founder: How PM Modi Changed His Business | Gaurav Mehta | FO555 Raj Shamani

Luxury Watch Founder: How PM Modi Changed His Business | Gaurav Mehta | FO555 Raj Shamani29 Aug1 h 45 min

<p>Checkout Jaipur Watch Company: <a href="https://jaipur.watch/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://jaipur.watch/</a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Get your hand-picked playbook here: <a href="https://www.figuringout.co/pdf/fo-555" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.figuringout.co/pdf/fo-555</a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Guest Suggestion Form: </p><p><a href="https://forms.gle/bnaeY3FpoFU9ZjA47" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/bnaeY3FpoFU9ZjA47⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Disclaimer: This video is intended solely for educational purposes and opinions shared by the guest are his personal views. We do not intent to defame or harm any person/ brand/ product/ country/ profession mentioned in the video. </p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Our goal is to provide information to help audience make informed choices. The media used in this video are solely for informational purposes and belongs to their respective owners.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>(00:00) - Intro<br>(03:51) - Paul Newman&#39;s Daytona: The $17.8M Rolex Story<br>(06:38) - How Gerald Genta Created the World&#39;s Most Iconic Watches<br>(09:15) - Do Watches Actually Make You Money?<br>(24:29) - Selling His BMW &amp; Borrowing Money to Fund the Dream<br>(29:14) - Building a Watch Supply Chain in Jaipur<br>(31:53) - Getting Rejected Everywhere: Building an Indian Watch Brand<br>(38:43) - The Facebook Ad That Changed Everything<br>(40:39) - His First Client, Retail Breakthrough &amp; Pivot to 5-Star Hotels<br>(47:49) - Hitting Rock Bottom: Years of Struggle With No Income<br>(52:44) - Shark Tank India, 50,000 Visitors &amp; the First Store<br>(57:26) - Scaling From ₹4 Crore to ₹10 Crore Through Retail<br>(1:06:15) - The Viral Modi Moment: PM Modi Was Wearing His Watch<br>(1:11:21) - How He Sold 1,000 Watches in One Week<br>(1:30:16) - Enamel Artistry &amp; the One-Year Wait for a Custom Watch<br>(1:33:23) - The First 3 Watches to Start Your Collection<br>(1:36:23) - Best Value-for-Money Watches, Including Vintage HMT<br>(1:37:28) - Designing the &quot;Tiger Walking at Night&quot; Statement Watch<br>(1:40:27) - The Real Cost of Success: 9 Years With No Income or Sleep<br>(1:44:20) - Outro</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>In today&#39;s episode, we sit down with Gaurav Mehta, Founder of Jaipur Watch Company, the coin collector who taught himself watchmaki