The titanium nitride coating is very durable, it even held up fairly well to being used as a bottle opener (one small scratch).I like the fact that I do not have to worry about this one, if I do lose it (I do not think breakage is an issue) it will be cheap to replace.For the price, I have not seen another knife I like better.The only thing I do not like about this knife (and I am not sure if they are