I think this is a mistake. I would never simply trust a dealer because he is well-known. Some dealers use a variety of watchmakers and often low-ball them, trying to turn as much profit on servicing as possible. Our local ("well-known" and "highly reputable") Rolex AD sends some non-Rolex watches to a local watch repair shop that is absolutely awful ... like dip-and-swish services. He sends vintage Rolex watches to a good independent watchmaker, but is only willing to pay for work/parts that are sufficient to get the watch basically running. In general I would not use a middleman to find a watchmaker at all, but if I did so, I would insist on know exactly who would be working on the watch, and I would also want some details about the person's experience/credentials, what type of work they do, etc.
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