These are beautiful but Tojiro is still my go to for affordable bombproof kitchen knives. I know very few chefs who spend more than $100 on a knife that will get dropped, misused, borrowed, and generally beaten in a professional kitchen environment.
There can also be a cultural difference. Many, if not all Japanese chefs I've known in the States carry their own personal sets of knives, if not two that they switch every day. Some of the knives far exceeds the $100.