Riley Tanton has well and truly cemented he's one to watch.
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The 17-year-old Canberra Grammar student has been named a finalist in the Australian Champion Small Business Awards for his watch label, Millenial Watches.
He originally applied for the fashion category in the awards, but was pushed by the judges to also apply for the young entrepreneur (under 30) category - and ended up as a finalist in both.
Tanton started Millenial Watches last year after not being able to find one he wanted for himself - and his first run of watches has virtually sold out.
"Things are going extremely well. I sold nearly all of the watches from the first order so that's 280 watches we sold in a couple of months. I've got another set coming and another whole different style and range is on the cards," he said.
For now, Tanton is focussing on his HSC later this year. Next year, he hopes to study business at Queensland University of Technology, and also possibly visit his manufacturer in China.
You can find the watches at millennialwatches.com.au.
