Well, the plot thickens. One of my references is the PMWF Watch Shop. The Octo's that are being sold there are all equipped with ETA movements. Reto includes a nice discussion at the top of the "Octo" section regarding some of the points that you mention. He is a very vigilant watch enthusiast and would not sell any watch with any kind of fake ETA movement. I have a Croton 300 meter Super "C" with one of the faux-gold plated ETA 2836 movements (assembled in China) and it runs right along within specs. and is stamped ETA. The watch was less than $200 new. Sandoz also uses Asian-assembled ETA movements I believe.
I don't think ETA would tolerate any kind of fake signed/stamped movements for very long. I could be wrong, but OCTO and Sandoz and Croton would have been sued and shut-down by now I would think.
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