Yes Chinese chevrons are usually a synonym for junk among many people.
However I bought them because I found them attractive snd well made with no drilled core like the ones they had previously made.
I think these are overall better made that many of their Venetian counterparts, and they were also inexpensive.
Looking at the blue and yellow ones, I have a hard time to see a difference with the ones from the Conterie , just maybe a stronger blue.
JP