I have
this Global in the Santuko variety. It was $90 when I got it (amazon had it for only a couple bucks less). I bought it at a local Sur La Table (a bump up from Williams Sonoma) only because I wanted to that style (look at the handle) first. Someone on Top Chef (a long time ago) was drooling over Global knifes & the other chefs were in agreement. I got that for my daughter! she was 7, & the main reason I got it for her is it was super light with a much smaller handle.
Anyway, that fucking knife is my go to if I'm not using the chef's knife. It's razor sharp & for some reason holds it's edge like nothing I've seen. The chef's knife MUST be sharpened before slicing tomatoes. The global? I seriously think I could dig a hole to plant a tree with the global, wash it, & slice tomatoes like melted butter all day. It's actually laughable. It feels like a light saber in my hand.
/globaljunkie