Our best wedding gift 27 years ago was a beautiful set of Henckels knives. I have heavily used them and finally the serrated knife’s wooden handle began to crack. Just replaced it with closest version I could find. I am sad to see how flimsy this new knife is in comparison. The thickness and weight of the blade is noticeably lesser than the original. On a positive note, the knife is quite sharp and perhaps some people prefer a lighter weight knife. I imagine that this new knife will never last as long as it’s predecessor and I’m sure that is by design.