Quequeg1yes, its true. the amount of milling and the use of titanium is an expensive process and hard on tooling. the steel iirc is a slight upgrade as well, still a budget steel but better than 8cr13mov. you could get a few more cut's using this acuto+/aus118 steel.
granted its not going to be for you or most people. not me either, but most people balk at prices when they dont see the big picture.
anonomouswell i'll definitely be jealouse of anyone who gets one, i love the original eros it's a sleek little knife and a improved, fancier, and slighly larger version is definitely up my alley but i just can't justify the steep price climb for myself. could be i'll talk myself into it over the next couple of days though..
granted its not going to be for you or most people. not me either, but most people balk at prices when they dont see the big picture.