Update 2:After a series of exchanges and very responsive communication, Dalstrong customer service did right by me and was able to exchange a different knife for me. Their service attitude was impeccable and always returned my emails in a timely fashion. I applaud their service and their dedication to their customers.I ended up with a Shogun Series X chef knife in place of the Omega Series Kiritskue, but all is good and I was treated with respect and great generosity. Can't speak more highly for their customer service.************************Update 1:I have been in contact with Dalstrong customer service. They have been very responsive so far. Will update with new information after all is settled.***********************Original review:Overall, the knife is comfortable and initially feels well-balanced. The package is attractive, and I believe this can be a very nice knife if it is properly executed. However, my initial impressions were quite disappointing. It falls short of Dalstrong's claim of "Featuring all the precision, premium materials and workmanship you would expect from Dalstrong, only dialled up."Opening the package, the presentation was beautiful. Picking up the knife and the ergonomics of the handle immediately put a smile on my face. However, the initial wow ended there.1. I noticed some unevenness on the mosaic pin in the handle, which lead me to taking a closer look. While the brass pins were nicely arranged, the resin filling appeared to be chipped or not filled properly. They left pits and holes in the mosaic, which may lead to cleaning difficulties and bacterial buildup (see picture 1); these pits are apparent on both sides of the handle.2. Pulling the knife out of the supplied sheath was far more difficult than anticipated - that's because the blade was stuck to the sheath's glue. After some careful tugging, the knife came out, but glue residue was apparent on all sides of the knife - edge, spine, heel, and tip. Some of the glue was able to come off after light rubbing with my finger, while others will likely require more aggressive cleaning (see pictures 2-tip & 3-heel).3. Immediately noticeable after that struggle, was the imperfection from the forging (?), which left unsightly vertical bands just forward of the bolster. This was present on both sides of the blade (see pictures 3 & 4).4. While the G-10 handle scales were well-fitted to the handle in most places, the G-10 fell short of the bolster and there is a noticeable gap. Again, this is going to present difficulties with keeping the knife clean, and preventing bacterial buildup (see picture 5 & 6).5. The stand, while well stained and nice to look at, presented with two faults. One is a simple cosmetic dimple bu the Dalstrong plaque. Looks like someone was about to put a screw there, and changed their mind. The other is in the cradle for the knife's handle. It appeared to be unfinished and SO ROUGH! While these are not deal-breakers, as they do not hinder the performance of the knife, I thought it was worth mentioning.Overall, this can be a beautiful knife. Unfortunately, this specific knife may been one of the manufacturing and quality control misses. I will be contacting Dalstrong via their website to ask for a replacement, since they do not appear to contact through Amazon. (I hope they will read this review and make a comment as well.)If/When I receive a replacement, I will update this review.So this is a great knife for every day use. Got it for my wife as she was always buying the cheap ones from a chain stores. I used to be a butcher while I was younger and used a multitude of knives and none of them felt this good olin my hand.Size and handlerazor sharp, high quality packaging, beautiful design. Would be the perfect knife, except if it wasn't for the kind of material used to build the knife. Sharp as hell but what good is it if its weak internally. Almost feels like it would break if dropped. Might as well buy a wooden knife. Disappointing.Beautiful knife, almost to beautiful to use. I’d guess I’ve used it ever 3 days for a month. It’s definitely lost it’s sharpness quick, so that is disappointing.I purchased this knife a little over a year ago now, was a great Father’s Day gift. The packaging and display of this particular knife made just the opening of the box seem like part of the excitement. It, because of its own display stand, has been a conversation piece to all of our guests! The problem I have had with the knife, even though it is one of my favorite, most comfortable handled knives that I own, is that the blade did not hold up, and it’s only been a year! I am very particular about it’s usage, it has only been used on wood cutting boards and for vegetables! Unfortunately, I am guessing by the number of great reviews, that maybe I received one that was possibly ‘a lemon’? The edge of the blade has basically, bent and curled under about 2mm into the blade. I haven’t used it since this happened, since it basically chews up anything you try to cut. Closer to the tip, it didn’t curl under, so when you slice starting at the tip area and rock through the item you are cutting, it rips and shreds where the lip of the edge is curled under. Other than this issue, I would have given this knife 5 stars! The look of the blade with the flowing design is absolutely gorgeous! The handle with the wood so beautifully colored and the and the ornate metal mosaic rivet design on the handle is just beautiful, as well! Before the issue with the blade, this was my favorite knife for cutting vegetables! Changing to 5 stars! Dalstrong contacted me! They replaced the knife and holder, and sent me a pairing knife for my inconvenience! The one I purchased originally, was a limited edition, with a serial number of how many were first made, and the replacement was not a limited edition, unfortunately, but receiving the pairing knife, as well, more than made up for my loss! Thank you Dalstrong! I lOVE THE OMEGA SERIES!I had the pleasure of speaking to Brittany at Dalstrong Customer Services whilst deciding which purchase to go for. I ordered this knife along with their Gladiator Knife Set & block. Unfortunately the knife block set did not work out for me and was all returned, however this Omega Series knife is a sight to behold! Not only is this beautiful to look at, its razor sharp and so far suits all my needs! I would highly recommend this to anyone. Forget all these cheap knives elsewhere, set of 3 knives for £50, you get what you pay for - I've done it and they all need replacing as blunt in no time! This Dalstrong purchase is what I should have bought years ago, a knife that should last and is fit for purpose. Also, any issues then Brittany at Dalstrong is at the end of an email..... this company has the BEST customer service so you know what to do - order this knife, buy with confidence!I tried on numerous occasions to purchase this knife. What got sent out, numerous times is the Quantum Chef Knife. Dalstrong is investigating with Amazon to find out why they were sending out the incorrect knife. Once received I will change my rating of the knife.Sharpness out of the box was surprisingly dissapointing, I will need to pass it through my stones to get it to hair shaving point. For the topline of dalstrong products Is a big error to not have it propperly polished, in my case the choil and I own most of the shogun lineup and I can say all of them came in better conditions than the omega. The knife looks beautiful but it didn't have the attention to detail I was expecting, specially the sharpness got me quite dissappointed.it's a great knife. very impressive (great for instagram pictures :-) ). cuts everything (!) like it's butter. wonderful. my second dalstrong knife, and certainly not the lastI ordered this for a gift for someone and they loved it, it comes in its own case and has a stand with it. Cuts really nicely. A little bit heavy bit so smooth to cut with it it's worth it