This troubles me a bit. Everywhere else in the thread you say everything is near identical, but this tbh makes it sound like these movements will eventually break down or are not serviceable. How serious of an issue is what you're describing? Like, if I took a rep PAM with this movement into a local watchmaker, are you saying it would probably strip screws and break if he tried to service it? My understanding was these movements were pretty bulletproof.
Sorry to reply so late. The write up is not complete, I need to first finish up some watches I promised I would have done before I leave on holiday.
Just to clarify, when I say identical, what I mean is only visually to the naked eye. The Asian movements are serviceable without any issues, but, however the parts are inferior in their materials and overall construction compared to their Swiss counterparts. If you take an Asian movement to a watch smith to be serviced they should not have a problem doing so, if they decide to take on the work. Many will not take the chance on working with reps, or will wave responsibly for any damages done to the rep watch. That being said, if they take on the work and they are not careful the parts that go into the Asian movements are a great deal less forgiving than those in the Swiss. I hope to complete this thread after I return for holiday and have some quiet time, as there is still a great deal to go both in pictures and descriptions.