I found myself another watchmaker after the local guy screwed a watch of mine. He scratched the dial. Nothing expensive though.
The compromise: He's on the other side of my country, will not do color matching and no receipt(that's sort of the country's fault) but where I live everything is basically one big tax evasion.
He takes in everything from Rolex to cheap Seikos and while the turnaround time can get quite long(He also has a contract with all the local jewelers) the job is done excellently and you get a warranty. In fact, what surprised me is the fact that I paid one week after receiving my watch, after I was satisfied.
He also told me, noticing that I am a fairly young guy, that he would love to have an apprentice but no one seems to be interested, so yes I'd say it really is a dying art. Too bad I don't have the patience, maybe in another life, who knows...
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