I believe it's all a matter of price. About 8 years ago I went to Spain,toured the factory's and ordered 2 Grulla's. At the time landed price was about 7K Canadian each. I inquired last year about a 28 gauge built to the same specifications and was quoted almost 14K. The Grulla's have performed well with no problems and were very well finished but at the 14K mark there are a lot of other options.