How do they get away with it ?

[willy]

Martin i do not try to put watches down at all . I am just giving you my honest opinion about them . It is up to the reader to judge , not me or you . Of course there are micro brands that have produced some worthwhile watches . But that was in the time of the old Swiss watchmaking tradition , where everyone supplied one another with for the most , handmade calibers and parts . Today most micro brands are using off the shelf standard bog calibers and parts made in China . Tell me where the value is in these watches ? Many of these watches are ok , and will maybe last for years . Most of them are made in the same factory , that spits out hundreds of different brands a year . You do know that Helson and many other brands are made in the same factory ? These brands are for the most started by using more money on PR than used on the watches . Where is the watchmaking skill or soul in products like this . They are off the shelf watches and nearly all dealers know this . So i just do not believe they will have any lasting value compaired to vintage micro brands .