I grew up in France and I am very familiar with FACOM tools, having only used them there. I've been in the US for a long time now and wish I could buy from this brand easily. I bought these pliers a few months ago and I understand the seller was from the UK so it took me about a month to receive them. Any other brand, no doubt. Nothing else comes close, at least not from anything available in the US. If there's a better brand I've never seen it and as a pro I've seen a lot. The only criticism I would like to make is that these tongs are too big for tight spaces. I have a couple of old 507s that I bought 30 years ago (laughs) that are smaller and just as good but have sadly been discontinued. I can't help but give this product 5 stars for reliability and practicality. .