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They are made of the stainless-steel quality the Swiss manufacturer requires.
Sometimes, the case is fully finished in the Asian factory: They can make great quality cases who is matching the Swiss manufacture at a certain level.
The Germans are making very high grade cases: Personally, I would better appreciate a top quality hand worked German case, made from impeccable German stainless-steel from top grade alloy.
Those cases are housing movements from renown manufactures and are in my eyes, at the top of what you can get on a wrist.
I have been receiving pipes made in Asia in the oil industry.
They was in Duplex stainless-steel and was appearing totally good to me even I wondered where was my usual Swedish steel pipes...?
It went OK until the welder was complaining about a light foam effect in the melting bath of his TIG welding. No good...
This is due to impurities inside the alloy conception.
It makes the welding more difficult and supposedly not as good in quality as it should be.
Still, it passed the radiography test of porosity.
The best alloys are coming from Germany. No secret there...
It shows especially right now on the making of certain bronze alloys.
But an Asian steel will meet the minimum requirements for a watch case of good quality.
This said, the Asians been getting better those last years at producing quality cases and they would surprise you sometimes.
The main question there, is not anymore about the quality, but more about what is implied to the client somehow.
Misleading him to believe that a great brand name with a high price tag will supposedly deliver him some goods mainly manufactured by Swiss hands and therefor justifying the premium he pays.