Just yesterday I got together with Tom Calisto. Tom is a local tool builder that you can find quickly with Google. He's been on the Woodwright Shop and taught numerous classes up in Virginia so he's on rock star status these days.
If you look at his tools you will know they are well made for sure. Looking at his prices for saws puts them out of reach for me so I looked at the Florip Dovetail Saw and his tool is almost half the price of Tom's saw. At 130 for the small saw, I expect high performance and longevity. The Western saws have the benefit of being easy to resharpen. That's a relative term Richard.. don't shoot me. Japanese saws are close to impossible to achieve the original sharp edge it once had.