My Globemaster died. (Swiss no-name connie version)

Consider buying a cheap caliber 354 watch for parts. Start at $400ish on eBay. Even better, wait for a movment alone. Should be less. Hire a qualified WM to repair.

Agreed.

Did the watchmaker at least give you an idea of what was wrong? Watches do not just "wear out". A specific part may have broken, or there is a lot of dirt that is grinding down parts. I have seen a good number of cal. 35X parts on eBay. It's just a matter of finding out what needs to be replaced.
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From what I have heard, some watchmakers hate working on these bumpers...maybe this is one of them. Plenty of spare parts on eBay as well.

Very likely they don't want to be bothered, and I understand where the watchmaker is coming from to a degree.

If everyone put themselves in the shoes of the watchmaker, you might understand why they aren't interested. It's not about being lazy or having a lack of motivation - it's about making a living. Time is money.

Although many parts might be available scattered across eBay and the internet, the fact is when you already have more work than you could ever do, why would anyone take on a watch that needs a bunch of parts that they would have to go hunting for, when they can complete 3 other watches in the same time frame. You can order from a bunch of eBay vendors all over the world and wait who knows how long for it all to arrive, or you could place one order for all the parts needed from one source, and have them all here the next day.

Donor movements? Yes they are a source of parts, but remember they have to be bought, wait for them to arrive, then they have to be taken apart, cleaned, the parts inspected - all extra costs/labour compared to a few clicks of a mouse and having the parts needed in hand the next day. And how many donor movements have to be bought to find one with parts that aren't also worn out? Watches have weak spots, and often the worn part in the watch you are working on will be worn out in all the donor watches as well. Now you've ordered a donor movement, waited maybe a week for it to get here, taken it apart, and found you are no further ahead than you were before. So now what? Find another and risk it being bad also? Eventually you'll have someone asking where their watch is, and being upset it's not done when they assumed it would be.

I recently went through 10 donor movements I had on hand looking for a specific part to replace a worn one on a watch, and all 10 had the same part worn just as badly or worse. Wasted time going through all those, then I had to go find the part anyway after that. All time taken away from actually servicing watches.

None of this means I don't take on watches like the one above, but I take them in a limited fashion, because if those were all I took I would have to triple my prices, or not make any money. There are movements you just know are going to be a bear to get parts for, so when I'm asked to service one, I look at how many of those I already have in the shop, and decide if I can take another.

There's always another side to things like this, so I would encourage people not to take someone refusing your watch personally. You may assume they are lazy, unmotivated, or a bad watchmaker - they may just be a good businessperson that knows what they need to do to stay afloat.

Cheers, Al