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>>14611105
Their advantage is cheap labor. Think of how expensive it is to service even a relatively basic 3 hander anywhere in the West. Now how much would it cost to employ Swiss watchmakers to put together tourbillons all day at one of the high end houses? Labor costs are why the cheapest Swiss tourbillon starts at $16000 and Chinese start at $600. There will be a difference in finishing of course, but it's not a super complicated thing to manufacture as the Swiss will lead you to believe. And there are many people on WUS with Seagull tourbillons that have run fine for years, it's not really a polished turd.

Incidentally, the Swiss started out the same way - cheap labor costs and automation. The British were once the kings of watchmaking until the Swiss moved in, undercut them, and basically wiped out their industry.