I recently purchased a Wusthof 8758 2-Pc. Utility Set from Thee Cutlery. It consists of a 4022 3 inch paring knife and 5558 scissors in a box with a thin plastic tray/insert. After taking it home and looking at it, I see that neither the scissors, the knife nor the box is marked as to where it is made.
I thought this was illegal.
The following differences from the Wusthof site image were noted:
1. All the knives on the site are marked "Solingen Germany" right underneath "WUSTHOF". There is nothing marked in this area.
2. The C and the M in the length CM marking seem a little farther apart than normal European practice, and do not match the Wusthof site's picture.
3. The geometric design to the right is missing.
4. The red Wusthof label on the handle is just a thin sticker, with sharp corners, not raised with rounded edges like in the picture on their site.
5. The logo on the sticker is also off-center.
The picture on the Wusthof site shows the markings present on the knife, and the differences in the red logo. I could not find the scissors in their Gourmet line catalog.
There was also no literature or information of any kind on the box or enclosed inside. No warranty, no service info, no thank you for buying, no nothing.
My Android phone app for bar code scanning shows it to be a Wusthof Gourmet 2 piece Utility set 8758. The only other marking on the box is the Wusthof URL.
The set does appear on some other sites, such as Linens and things, and the pictures show the knife marked just like other Wusthofs.
The knife does not pass the newspaper test, and cannot be sharpened with either a Lansky or DMT to do so. In all fairness, this is my first of the Gourmet line.
Has Wusthof changed the blade marking of their German knives, leaving off the words Solingen Germany? Hard to imagine.
Has Wusthof gone to a sticker for the red logo on the handle?
Has Wusthof outsourced the production of these to a secret country?
Is this counterfeit merchandise?
I thought this was illegal.
The following differences from the Wusthof site image were noted:
1. All the knives on the site are marked "Solingen Germany" right underneath "WUSTHOF". There is nothing marked in this area.
2. The C and the M in the length CM marking seem a little farther apart than normal European practice, and do not match the Wusthof site's picture.
3. The geometric design to the right is missing.
4. The red Wusthof label on the handle is just a thin sticker, with sharp corners, not raised with rounded edges like in the picture on their site.
5. The logo on the sticker is also off-center.
The picture on the Wusthof site shows the markings present on the knife, and the differences in the red logo. I could not find the scissors in their Gourmet line catalog.
There was also no literature or information of any kind on the box or enclosed inside. No warranty, no service info, no thank you for buying, no nothing.
My Android phone app for bar code scanning shows it to be a Wusthof Gourmet 2 piece Utility set 8758. The only other marking on the box is the Wusthof URL.
The set does appear on some other sites, such as Linens and things, and the pictures show the knife marked just like other Wusthofs.
The knife does not pass the newspaper test, and cannot be sharpened with either a Lansky or DMT to do so. In all fairness, this is my first of the Gourmet line.
Has Wusthof changed the blade marking of their German knives, leaving off the words Solingen Germany? Hard to imagine.
Has Wusthof gone to a sticker for the red logo on the handle?
Has Wusthof outsourced the production of these to a secret country?
Is this counterfeit merchandise?
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