It seems like this faucet is high quality...and about half of it is. Some of the smaller parts of it are really faulty and are annoying on a daily basis. I have the brushed nickel model and I purchased it around the holidays. It is now 6 months later. At first I was in love with it, but soon, the lever became loose, and it continues to do so. I have to take the cap off every few weeks and tighten the screw. Also, the little rubber washer that holds the removable sprayer on the faucet neck slips off every week. The soap dispenser is a nice idea, but the nuts that hold it on the sink periodically becomes loose and the plastic soap container falls below the kitchen sink.--not fun to clean up! My husband installed it and said it was pretty easy to install (he has installed quite a few faucets by now and is very qualified to do so). He was at first quite impressed, it is pretty heavy duty at first glance. Even with the few flaws I mentioned he doesn't have quite the disapointment in it as I do. But, I'm a stay-at-home Mom and use my kitchen sink ALL DAY. I can't believe anyone would pay nearly $600 for this at full price. I'm really diappointed.