I bought this because I wanted to have more space to fit all, at least most of the Zwilling J.A. Hackles (made in Germany) knives I am so proud to own. It was also important to me to have the logo, as all the knives are from the brand. I also was impressed that it had the swivel apparatus, however, I bought it because it seemed to be able to hold all the knives I have planed to use it for, so the swivel apparently was not as important to me.
So needless to say, when I received it, I liked that it has all the spots for all the knives, however, I didn't care that the swivel made it slightly too tall for my taste, moreover, I am not sure about others, but I felt the swivel made the block slightly more top heavy, causing it to likel tip over; moreover, the lining of the slots, felt haphazard, it made the knives look and feel a bit disorganized to the eye, as well as the setup of knives slots felt too close to each other.
So I ended up buying another brand knife block, the one I had been eyeing, when I ended up choosing initial the Zwilling brand, has almost the same knife slots "25," vs "26." moreover it came in the dark color that I preferred, the knives looked more uniform, and the block is shorter/compact, making it feel less top heavy.