The thing is, as far as I know, people where meh/judgey about microbrands (if not Swiss..), but in the end it became part of the watch community. Microbrands may start with Japanese/Chinese movements, but if they go well, they tend to include Swiwss movements too (like Yema and Baltic).
In general, they are not Patek Philippe, but for a €€€, you can get a pretty nice watch that will hold for many years.