Review on Xikar Xi3 Titanium Black Cigar Cutter - Teardrop Shape, 54 Ring Gauge, High-Grade 440 Stainless Steel With HRC 57 by Jevon Sterling

I currently own a Xikar Xi1 Titanium cigar cutter and feel the cutter is very good quality and provides a clean and undamaged cut to the cigar. The cost of this cutter was $32.I needed another cigar cutter for travel. I ordered the Xikar Xi3 Titanium Black cutter at a cost of $89. I expected the Xi3 to be superior to the Xi1 considering it is Xikar's premium snap type cutter.The reality is the Xi3 does actually have a solid one piece stainless steel cutter body (which is good) compared to the sandwiched 3-piece aluminum frame on the Xi1. The disappointment surrounds the blades. The Xi3 and the Xi1 utilize the same Xikar cutting blades.At nearly three times the cost of the Xi1, I had expected the Xi3 to have upgraded cutting blades.I feel the Xi1 to be the better value due to the cutting blades being the same as the Xi3 and 1/3rd of the cost.