If you spend a few minutes reading through the new member section here, you'll see that members STRONGLY recommend sticking with the trusted dealers lists on this site. Going elsewhere, you are on your own.
If your "friend" is looking for a beater, I'm not sure why he'd be interested in spending $1000 - $2000, when the Trusty Time version is quite nice, with the gold plating at $200 - $400.
With the TT plated version as a beater, the clasp plating will quickly wear off as mine has, even with a desk job. The rest of the watch looks fantastic though, but I'm out doing physical labor with it on.
My TT Sub keep s perfect time BTW......