““if you do something and you make him feel good, you did a chesed.”
– Really? Any Mekor for that?”
Are you sereious?
It is a passuk in the Torah “Veohavta lereacha Kemocha” If it is something you would want it is a mitzvah to do it for someone else.
Im not sure what Chillul shabbos has to do with anything.
As the quote attributed to the Salanter goes “Yenem’s gashmius iz deyn ruchniyus”
Now prioroizing tzedaka is a valid discussion. But if someone is sad that his watch was stolen, without question it is chesed to replace it and make him feel better.
Dont forget if an ashir loses his money the mitzvah of tzedaka is to support him to the level he was aquantaed.
Again as to whether given limited funds buying him the chauffeur he lost or replacing his watch trumps other aniyim who dont have food, Limud hatorah, Hatzolah, Hachnasa Kallah etc etc etc is a valid question and not one Im prepared to answer.
but as to whether this “qualifies as chesed” the answer is 100% absolutely unequivocally yes