Lets suppose the dealer than approaches Chinese customs to pick up the watch after you have paid the duties. The Chinese customs will be wary as to why this chap is getting a gift from you. They will do a search and find out what business they are in. Understand this, the Chinese government is a law unto themselves. You got to stop looking at China with western democratic ideals of individual freedom and rights.

So, I ask you, will the dealer put their entire business at risk for you by collecting from customs? Would you do it if it was your business. We note that nobody wants the customs delay. It has happened and its unfortunate and its unfortunate it is you. Again, I am very sympathetic to you and your cause as $500 is $500. But this is the nature of the rep world. Hence you will see that many posts here, particularly from the VIPs and mods, highly discourage sending the watch back to China. One ignores this to one's own peril.