I offered these knives to my parents. At first (after photo) they seemed to me pretty, though possessing myself more knives of this brand (my husband offered by WUSTHOF family in person) I could not necessarily that you can compare and that the quality is not the same, they are much lighter and therefore less solid when the edge for now they perform their primary functions. To see in time. Good sharpener. I think in this brand, several ranges exist which explains my comments.