I think you can buy these types of watches for a few bucks each from a Chinese watch maker. Pre-tariff dollars of course.
It's a grift as old as forever...for 40 years (or I dunno more?) there's been an aging, angry man buying "Jingoistic Patriot Validating Commemorative Coins (covered in no less than 1 MILLION gold atoms) of a late night TV ad with no sign of stopping. You know...because it's an 'investment'. Same thing.
"There's a sucker born every minute" - P.T. Barnum (allegedly)
It's a wonder the prior career of grifting didn't give them a clue
I have been told by more than one con artist that con artists are the easiest marks.
I’ve had similar experiences with sales people falling for other’s sales techniques. Somehow they don’t see it!