i purchased these knifes to replace what was my current WUSTHOF set. I had this set for about 20 years, they are starting to show their age. I am defiantly not regretting this purchase what so ever.  I bought these for a couple reasons and that's they are a solid knife and come with a built-in sharpener. they will last for a long time. only complaint that I have. My bread knife came slightly damaged. its not going to affect its performance but the blade has what i would describe as a dip into the cutting edge. almost like it was ground in to far and also looks like its dented in that spot. I will also add that I like the fact that you can buy a new ceramic stone for the unit and not have to replace the whole thing just because of that.