I think I would take that witha pinch of salt. If he had both at that moment, he would have let you compare them. At the end of the day, its a competitive market and everything is priced for a reason. In this case its engineering quality, not sales hype. If you hold the Heym in your hands, you will know. And just for a bit of partisanship - who has the better reputation for engineering - the French or the Germans (after the Brits of course