Hello~
I have been using/testing this 180mm Gyuto for about 8 months with original sharpness out of box. I couldn't tell the heat treat hardness so far, because I haven't sharpened i yet. It's still sharp, which really surprises me. If you pay attention to the video at about 0:00:39 sec, you realise the toothy edge still bites my cutting board.
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