good points..............if your getting cold feet regarding your simplicity just drop me a line - I will help you.......LOL, no problem ;-)
true what Al says, though that there is a japanese watch maker (quite a young man as I remember) so you should be ok.
But I was speculating if the independants would repair each others watches - if say - one retired or passed away? Lets say if one had a Daniels, would Roger Smith do a repair/restoration or does the watch become a "museum/collection piece" and doesnt run - but is merely admired as what it used to be? This arrangement would be a way to give more "security" to the often very expencive AHCI pieces. But what about the less expensive pieces. Will they be worth a repair if a part had to be reconstructed by a third person. Sometimes (unfortunately) more is needed than just clean and oil - especially over time, parts get worn down.
Speculating...........
COD