My knives are rubbish. But, when visiting my daughter and her partner over Christmas, I used their Global knives. VERY sharp, good weight, easy to handle. Scared me a bit, as I've not used decent knives in a while.
My friend has global knives and swears by them. I used to love my Kitchen Devil knives - they were incredibly sharp (dangerously so!) but I bought a couple recently and was less impressed.
I usually abhor "celebrity" kitchenware but a few years ago my niece bought me a set of 'Anthony Worral Thomson' knives and I must say they've served me well (I keep them well sharpened with a steel).
I've been told Ceramic knives are good and never need sharpening, but my sceptical side rather doubts this.
Well piggy there are others that are a lot more expensive. You pay for what you get.
As I said I have had mine for 32 years and they have been looked after
My parents bought my knives when I started training as a chef they live in a roll are washed by hand and never cut citrus (I have a cheap serrated one for that job)
My dad's old carving knife (1930's and sharpened on many a windowsill) is brilliant - but, alas, not available. The ones already mentioned are very good.
we also got a 1920s or 30s carving knife that was my grandmas mums, sabatier I think, which is still good and as stood the tests of time... its had 2 new handles and 3 replacement blades though