We've been in 10 months. Who knows about 5 years from now but for now-- so far so good. No chipping or discoloration. We're on well water that's horribly hard with a lot of sediment. Before we got our soft water system I noticed water spots but even then they came off with windex. Since getting the softener the spotting issues are minimal. My one big problem is my 3 shower heads spotting right on the jets but they seem to come clean fairly easy (it's just I need a step ladder to reach them). So I agree with superchick that it's a matter of keeping ahead of the game if you have hard water. Our bathroom faucets are "Waterhill" from ShowHouse then we have 2 kitchen and 1 laundry "Aberdeen" pulldown faucets by Moen. If I had it to do over- I would buy ORB again. Here is a link that might be useful: Waterhill by ShowHouse

I really screwed up. I used a stainless cleaner on my Rohl faucet with a tuscan bronze finish. There were water marks on it and after rubbing it on, it took the finish down to the brass. Really stupid, and looks really obvious now. Do you know of any products that I could rub on the the faucet to somewhat mask the mark? What products do you use to get that oil rubbed bronze finish on metal. Of couse, it will be in a wet environment. I am really sick because it was an expensive faucet and was installed less than a year ago. I will call Rohl tomorrow for suggestions, but they don't warranty that finish. (probably for that exact reason) Any suggestions besides a light whipping?!

I think it looks great and will work just fine, so I'm mostly on board with the "let sleeping marble lie" faction. On the other hand, you know yourself best, and if it's something that you'll notice and be bothered by whenever you use the sink, it's probably worth it to fork over the money now for peace of mind later. That being said, I did get a positive reveal on my Whitehaven so that there's no gunk under the reveal and in hopes of using accessories. Erica L, do you know which drying rack that is? I've looked at some online but was worried that they might be too short to fit front-to-back. And anyone use a cutting board that fits snugly against the sloping inside face? (sorry to hijack)

I ended up here, because I'm redoing my kitchen and trying to make a decision about the faucet. I have various faucets throughout my house from Kohler, Moen, Restoration Hardware, and Newport Brass. I think the Restoration Hardware fixtures are made by Newport Brass, because we had to call them when we needed to replace. We've had them from 10-12 years, so I don't know the styles or even if they are made. Almost all are polished nickel, and the Kohler and Moen are always spotless, laundry room and bathroom, respectively. I'm not crazy about the pull down sprayer on the Kohler. The Moen Showcase (do they still make this line?) is in the bathroom, and I love it so much, because I can just pour water over it and it will dry spotless. It's amazing. It is wall mount, and I wish I had it in every bathroom. Because of my success with Moen, when I needed a faucet for my kitchen, I bought an inexpensive (relative to all the other faucets I have) Moen at Home Depot. It is the only non polished nickel faucet I have. It is stainless steel, still looks brand new (10 years+), and the pull down sprayer works wonderfully. Unfortunately, I'd never buy fixtures from Restoration Hardware again. They spot like crazy. The Newport Brass are slightly better, but they also spot. I'm looking at Kohler and Moen for my new kitchen, but the choices are limited in polished nickel. Now I'll look at California Faucets, too, but I'll skip Rohl, since someone mentioned the polished nickel spots so much.