Horological Meandering

DonCorson
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"home made"

Not home made, but hand made. 
Mr. Kiu's tourbillons were really made by hand.
Not industrial fabrication sterily decorated to perfection by hand.
For my money that is an advantage, age old hand crafts still being made today.
The sweat and soul of one man made that watch.
That impresses me more.

As to todays Chinese industrial tourbillons:
I do not have any industry knowledge of what is happening in China, but from what I have seen in Basel over the last couple of years I have the impression (remember this is my personal impression, it may not be true) that there are less and less people in China actually making tourbillon movements, they are all almost the same these days.  There are, however companies or brands taking these roughly made tourbillons and polishing them up.  This brand you are refering to, which I have never heard of before, may be one of these.

In general my take on these Chinese tourbillons is that they are fine and if you would like to take part in the tourbillon gazing, interesting timepieces.
They are, however, not haute horlogerie, but the proof that one can also make a tourbillon in a large quantity industrial production.  I have never taken one of these watches apart nor looked closely with a loup, but have heard that the timekeeping is not phenominal and that in many cases the watches can not be repaired, i.e. they use rivets instead of screws in many places (as did the Timex's that flooded the US market in the '60s and '70s).

I hope I have answered some of your questions,
Don