I already had three smaller All-Clad sauce pans and wanted this larger one for medium quantities of pasta as well as boiling more potatoes for things like potato salad.  The build quality as with everything All-Clad is excellent and though quite heavy, the two handles make moving it, even when full very easy and safe.  The brushed finish is beautiful as is the interior finish.  It was shipped very quickly--I'm delighted with this purchase.