I saw an ad for this deck, and purchased one based purely upon the back designs. It's like getting a pair of dress shoes, in addition to my everyday ones. As these are put out by U.S. Playing Card Co., they handle as comfortably as Bicycle cards, and Tally-Ho's. I pay close attention to prop design, color, and material. These cards won't make anyone a better handler-but they quietly telegraph a level of class and richness. The only downside to a deck like this is that there won't be gaffs with the Crown design to add-as there are with Bicycles.
A separate criticism I'll include has to do with a demo video used to promote these cards. It shows some very talented, young 'move-monkeys', performing all sorts of acrobatics with the cards. If anything, it would have made sense to give those boys some cards with jazzy, geometric backs, to match there staccatto moves. In short, the demo video has nothing to do with this deck, or the design.