I agree with you assessment RG. I thik the days of the 100% "Swiss" movement reps are gone in Repland. I still see some qality casework coming out of the factories (HBB, Oris Coste, MBK's) but the movements are turning Chinese.
I believe that we have entered the "Franken" period in Replica collecting. Taking the best available from both worlds to build a quality replica. In some cases it takes acquiring multiple versions of reps just to build a single decent version.
At least that is the mode I am in