After much research, I was very excited to try this product.  I purchased the black matte, 4 quart cocotte on 11-28-2016.  It arrived with chips along the rim of both the lid & the pot.  First replacement arrived 1 week later - same issue.  Second replacement 10 days later - same result.  Today, I received my FOURTH pot and it's even worse.  It will be shipped back on Tuesday.  If that's Staub's version of "excellent quality," I'd hate to see what they consider to be sub par.  It's very disappointing to see poor workmanship being called flawless.