I was excited when I ordered it online, but when this flatware set arrived, it did not meet my expectations.  I am happy enough with the set - the design is very pretty -   but the manufacturer needs to step up its quality control process.  Of the first few knives I examined, one had defects - tiny ridges or notches on a small area of the  edge of the blade where it should have been smooth.  This prompted me to examine all 65 pieces and I found several more pieces with similar problems.  It's a shame that a beautiful flatware set should have such defects.  The serving pieces are gorgeous, no defects there, thank goodness, and the utensils are a good weight, not too heavy, not light.  The knife handles could have been thicker but that's just my preference.  Mainly, I would have been thrilled if the set had no defects so I'm merely happy enough with it.  I won't need 12 settings all at once so the defective pieces won't have to be used much, if at all.