Hey buddy
Sorry for the delay in my response. So I finally found the time to head down to speak to the watch maker in person and it turns out that it is just a one tiny section of the base plate that needs to be reshaped (as circled in the image below).
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From his professional opinion, he felt that the movement is still in good shape so his advice was not to waste money (as you have pointed out!). The quote of $750 includes a full movement service.
Thank you once again, you have been extremely helpful and I do genuinely appreciate your time. I am now patiently awaiting for him to be done with the repair and service, so that i can be reunited with my watch again.
I hope you (and every other reader on this forum) are having a great week.
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