Unfortunately, bonafide Chinese businessmen finds the going tough when trying to convince that their products is equally good as those manufactured in the developed western countries.
This is no thanks get-rich-crazy fellow countrymen who would resort to various unscrupulous tactics to rip as much profit as possible from a sale.
It is not uncommon to have heard about the stocks arriving not matching up in standards as that of the sample product shown. And it is not uncommon to have heard the the phrase " you get what you paid for, so don't complain..".
Many of my business associates in the States were caught in this situation. One of them even have a half container load filled with rubbish instead of products delivered to him !
This is after all, the predicament envisaged by importers if they are dealing in cheap made in China products.
In the context of Chinese businessmen buying over foreign products, there's some pro and cons to it.
Take for instance, Volvo.
Many europeans swore not to drive another Volvo again when the car company was bought over by Geely, China.
But soon after this, with the much needed injection of funds for R&D, Volvo rebound and was again in the contention in the luxury car league. Same goes with Jaguar which was bought over by TATA, India.
So, if Seagull were to buy over a Swiss company, it has to be on truly business purposes and that the only influence on the business management is injection of fund in to the company so that it could remain a true Swiss company.
Watch is kind of a jewelry that very much depended on its heritage. If its diluted in anyway or being associated with an unequal standard label, the value and interest of the watch may drop.
